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Rezum or HOLEP

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andyr0
andyr0

Was considering HOLEP in the UK but I now see that REZUM has been approved by NICE. I know some on here have had HOLEP but has anybody had REZUM and if so what was the outcome?

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  • kenneth1955
    kenneth1955 andyr0

    Posted

    Andy  There are less side effects with Rezum  It is worth looking into  Ken
  • joseph34828
    joseph34828 andyr0

    Posted

    Rezum didn't work for me at all.  That was two years ago. Last year  I had the PAE in India; it seemed to stop the growth, but didn't get rid of it. I'm planning for the HoLEP next.

    • hank1953
      hank1953 joseph34828

      Posted

      If you're not concerned about retro ejaculation (almost certain) and small risk (usually only for few months), than HoLep would be a great choice. Hank

    • derek76
      derek76 joseph34828

      Posted

      As they  say ' You've tried the rest now have the best'

      Why did the first two not work for you?

    • kenneth1955
      kenneth1955 joseph34828

      Posted

      One of them should have did something.  Are they sure the prostate is the problem  Maybe it's your bladder not the prostate  Take care  Ken

  • ken19524
    ken19524 andyr0

    Posted

    Please search on this website for a thread called "Rezum have you had this done?".

    Right now Rezum should, in my opinion, be the first procedure for BPH. That assumes that you have had the appropriate testing to establish that the problem is an enlarged prostate that is cutting off the flow of urine. Rezum works for the majority of patients that have 'typical' BPH problems. And if, for some reason it doesn't work well for a particular reason, it does not preclude getting another procedure done later. 

    Holep will almost certainly give a patient retrograde ejaculation, and some patients have problems with erections. Rezum, on the other hand, does not give erectile dysfunction, and very few patients will get the retrograde ejaculation. 

     

    • uncklefester
      uncklefester ken19524

      Posted

      I've read in multiple places that HOLEP can improve erections. The one thing that that I like about HOLEP is very little retreatment. 

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