Life After Radio Frequency Therapy

After the therapy, you may have minimal discomfort that can be relieved with over-the-counter pain medicines. You can return to most normal activities within 2 to 3 days,¹ and most men notice their symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) improving within 4 to 12 weeks.

RF therapy is a single-event, in-office treatment for enlarged prostate that can eliminate your urinary symptoms for up to 5 years – without daily BPH medication.^2,3 With RF therapy, you can put the focus back on your life, not your prostate problems.

Recovery

RF therapy is a minimally-invasive, in-office treatment for urinary problems due to an enlarged prostate. The treatment is designed to be performed without general anesthesia. There’s no need for a hospital stay. Most men go home the same day. You can expect to return to most of your normal activities within a day or two.

Results

After RF therapy, most men notice an improvement in their enlarged prostate symptoms within 2 to 6 weeks of treatment.^2,3 Results may vary depending on the severity of your urinary problems and the size of your prostate.

It can take up to 3 months to experience the full improvement of your enlarged prostate symptoms.⁴ Follow your doctor’s instructions about when to stop taking your BPH medication.

RF therapy provides long-term relief of urinary symptoms due to enlarged prostate. In a recent medical study, RF therapy was shown to effectively treat enlarged prostate symptoms for up to 5 years.^2,3 Only 14% of men treated in this study needed to have the more invasive transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) surgical procedure within five years of their treatment with RF therapy.²

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References

Campo B, Bergamaschi F, Corrad P, Ordesi G. Transurethral Needle Ablation (TUNA) of the prostate: A clinical and urodynamic evaluation. Urol 1997; 49:847-850.
Hill B, Belville W, Bruskewitz R, Issa M, Perez-Marrero R, Roehrborn C, Terris M, Naslund M. Transurethral needle ablation versus transurethral resection of the prostate for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia: 5-year results of a prospective, randomized, multi-center clinical trial. J Urol 2004 Jun; 171; 2336-2340. (In this study of 65 patients, 13 were evaluated 5 years after RF therapy. Only 14% of 65 patients needed further treatment for BPH symptoms and went on to have surgery (TURP).)
Zlotta A, Giannapolous X, Maehlum O, Ostrem T, Schulman C. Long-term evaluation of transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) of the prostate for treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia: clinical outcomes up to five years from three centers. Eur Urol 2003; 44:89-93. (In this study of 188 patients, 121 were evaluated 5 years after RF therapy. More than 75% did not need additional treatment for BPH symptoms.)
Naslund. Transurethral Needle Ablation of the Prostate, Urology 1997; 50:167-172.

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Last updated: 3 Aug 2008