Inventions to Treat BPH
It is estimated that at some point in their lives, 8 out of 10 men will experience the uncomfortable symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate. However, this occurrence isn’t anything new. Doctors have been working to find cures and develop treatments for this very common condition for centuries. In fact, in our last few articles, […]
Advances in Prostate Care
In the early 20th century, located right here in our neck of the woods, a young doctor was developing a prostate procedure that would revolutionize the way prostate conditions are treated and open the door to the many other treatments that would follow. This man was urologist Dr. Hugh Hampton Young, who due to his […]
Early Physicians and BPH
There are many physicians to which we owe a debt of gratitude for their contributions to the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia. Most historians agree that the prostate was first anatomically described in the mid-1500s by the Italian doctor and anatomist Nicolo Massa. In his book, “Anatomiae libri introductorius,” which translates to “Introduction to Anatomy,” […]