Capodice Jillian L, Katz Aaron E
Center for Holistic Urology, Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
World J Urol. 2006 Sep;24(4):378-82. doi: 10.1007/s00345-006-0093-z.
The use of botanicals and supplements have markedly increased in men that are seeking increased protection against the potential onset and symptomatic relief of lower urinary tract symptoms that are commonly experienced with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). While this implies a positive trend and considers that men are taking a more active role in health and prevention, dialog between the patient and the clinician is often deficient. This may be due to a number of factors including both the patients' inability to report about the use of certain agents and the clinicians' inability to ask. Moreover, the sense that natural agents may lack side effects coupled with ineffective communication between the doctor and patient could result in potential adverse interactions. We have performed a comprehensive search of articles published from 1990 to 2005 using the Medline databases in order examine clinical data on the most commonly researched herbs for BPH. We provide a brief update on the state of the research.
在寻求增强对良性前列腺增生（BPH）常见的下尿路症状潜在发作的预防及症状缓解的男性中，植物药和补充剂的使用显著增加。虽然这暗示了一种积极趋势，且表明男性在健康和预防方面发挥着更积极的作用，但患者与临床医生之间的沟通往往不足。这可能是由于多种因素造成的，包括患者无法报告某些药物的使用情况以及临床医生不会询问。此外，认为天然药物可能没有副作用以及医患之间沟通不畅可能会导致潜在的不良相互作用。我们使用Medline数据库对1990年至2005年发表的文章进行了全面检索，以研究关于BPH研究最多的草药的临床数据。我们提供了该研究现状的简要更新。
