Nonsurgical treatment turns back the clock, shrinks enlarged prostate

Monday, April 15, 2013 - 14:50 in Health & Medicine

Men with a common condition that causes frequent nighttime trips to the bathroom can get relief with a minimally invasive treatment that shrinks the prostate, suggests a new study. The early findings hail from the first prospective US trial of prostatic artery embolization, which reduces blood flow to the prostate, thus shrinking it.

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