What is PROSTIVA RF Therapy?

A treatment that may free you from a lifetime of daily medication

PROSTIVA RF Therapy is a safe, in-office procedure with few side effects. The therapy uses low-level radio frequency energy to destroy excess prostate tissue. This may improve urination and free you from the bother of BPH symptoms for 5 years.9

PROSTIVA RF Therapy offers:

  • Improved flow of urine and relief of urinary symptoms9
  • Few reports of sexual side effects like impotence and abnormal ejaculation6
  • Durable 5-year results9, 10*

In addition, PROSTIVA RF Therapy:

  • Can be done right in your doctor's office10
  • Is usually done with local anesthesia only (only the affected area is numbed)6
  • Takes less than an hour (with some additional preparation and recovery time)6
  • Lets you get back to many of your normal activities within a day or two11
  • Is covered by Medicare in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, as well as by many private insurance companies

Most importantly, PROSTIVA RF Therapy may free you from a lifetime of daily medication.

Watch an animation of how PROSTIVA RF Therapy works Watch an animation of how PROSTIVA RF Therapy works
Urologist James Young, M.D., explains PROSTIVA RF Therapy Urologist James Young, M.D., explains PROSTIVA RF Therapy

* In November 2005, the Food and Drug Administration granted 510(k) clearance for PROSTIVA RF Therapy, stating that it is substantially equivalent to TUNA® Therapy (the previous name of this therapy). This Web site refers to data gathered using any one of several previous models of Medtronic's RF therapy equipment.

"I had a problem with going to the bathroom frequently at night for years. After RF therapy, the flow is very good. Trips to the bathroom are not very frequent."

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