Why Do Patients Want a Better Experience?

Patients who take BPH medication are not guaranteed a significant improvement in symptoms, and some might feel that surgery is too big a step to proceed. Even watchful waiting comes with risks.

The UroLift® System is a proven option for patients seeking an alternative to BPH medications or major surgery.

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  • Patients on BPH medication
    are not satisfied

    48% of patients on medications do not have a clinically significant improvement in symptoms (<4 point IPSS improvement)1

    Side-effects include headaches, dizziness, asthenia, nasal congestion, loss of libido, ejaculatory dysfunction, and erectile dysfunction2

  • Surgery is a big step
    for patients

    Surgery with general anesthesia comes with operative risks: transfusion, significant hematuria2.

    Catheterization for days3

    Risk of permanent complications2: urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction and urethral stricture

  • Watchful waiting
    comes with risks

    Bladder outlet obstruction may result in irreversible bladder damage if left untreated4,5

    87% of men who elect watchful waiting experience a worsening of symptoms over a four year time period6

Find out how UroLift® compares to other treatments

Basic Areas to Cover With Patients7-9

  • Understand severity of BPH symptoms

  • Consider patient experience after treatment and durability of BPH symptom relief

  • Explore potential treatment options

    • Non-invasive: Medication and Monitoring

    • Minimally Invasive: Prostatic Urethral Lift (PUL) using the UroLift® System

    • Moderately Invasive: Thermotherapies and Lasers

    • Most Invasive: Surgery

  • Understand patient treatment goals and preferences

    • Short vs. long-term relief, speed of recovery, need for hospital stay/ post-op catheter, and downtime

    • Side effects during and after treatment

    • Preservation of sexual function

    • Total cost of treatment across lifetime

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Patients who seek medical advice might not be fully aware of the treatment options available and will need time to make a decision. Providing materials that they can bring home to discuss with their loved ones will be beneficial.

References

1.

Wei, et al, J Urol April 2010; AUA 2010 abstract

2.

AUA Guidelines 2003

3.

Bachmann, Eur Urol 2014 May

4.

Tubaro, Drugs Aging 2003

5.

Mirone, Eur Urol 2007

6.

Djavan, Urology 2004

7.

Mayo Clinic Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Accessed 1 Dec 2021

8.

Loloi et al. Res Rep Urol 2021

9.

Fogaing et al. Medicina (Kaunas) 2021

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