Bales G T, Christiano A P, Kirsh E J, Gerber G S
Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Illinois, USA.
Urology. 1999 Jul;54(1):86-9. doi: 10.1016/s0090-4295(99)00028-x.
To assess awareness and use of phytotherapeutic agents in treating lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).
A survey was conducted of 1280 patients presenting to the University of Chicago Hospitals urology clinic. The questions pertained to age, race, educational level, and use of prescription and nonprescription medications for urinary symptoms.
Of 1264 patients filling out the surveys correctly, the 51 to 60-year-old age range demonstrated the greatest percentage of use of these agents. Whites were nearly twice as likely as their African American counterparts to use medicinal botanicals. Men with college or graduate school degrees were 1.5 times as likely to use medicinal botanicals in treating LUTS. More than 50% of men using phytotherapeutic drugs were also taking prescription medications for the urinary symptoms.
There is significant use of phytotherapeutic agents in men with LUTS, although there is variability in their use between patient groups. American physicians need some understanding of these agents to best advise and treat their patients.
评估植物治疗药物在治疗下尿路症状（LUTS）中的知晓率和使用情况。
对前往芝加哥大学医院泌尿外科诊所就诊的1280名患者进行了一项调查。问题涉及年龄、种族、教育程度以及用于治疗泌尿症状的处方药和非处方药的使用情况。
在1264名正确填写调查问卷的患者中，51至60岁年龄段使用这些药物的比例最高。白人使用药用植物的可能性几乎是非洲裔美国人的两倍。拥有大学或研究生学历的男性使用药用植物治疗LUTS的可能性是其他人 的1.5倍。使用植物治疗药物的男性中，超过50%的人也在服用治疗泌尿症状的处方药。
LUTS男性患者中植物治疗药物的使用较为普遍，尽管不同患者群体之间的使用情况存在差异。美国医生需要对这些药物有所了解，以便为患者提供最佳建议和治疗。
