90% of patients with Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy do not want surgery. They take expensive medications rather than go under the knife. The fear of surgery is unfounded. Though the procedure is not without risk, post-operative results are very satisfying. To the present I have not heard of any mortality. The cost of medication usually surpass that of operative expense. However, because of fear surpass all other options the patient prevails of taking the alpha-blockers. The medication has a lot of side-effects including dryness of the mouth and constipation. Some patients develop depression of hepatic function. But all these are temporary and the side-effects disappear upon discontinuing the medication.
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