Steam Therapy for Enlarged Prostate
Steam therapy is a safe and minimally invasive treatment option for patients living with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH, also known as enlarged prostate). It offers an effective treatment step between medication and surgery.
BPH is one of the top 10 most common and costly conditions affecting 14 million American men aged 50 or older, with nearly a million new diagnoses each year. BPH causes significant quality of life issues including lack of sleep, anxiety, challenges with sexual function and limits to daily activities.
How does it work?
Rezum uses the natural energy stores in water vapor, or steam, to treat the enlarged and obstructive prostate tissue that causes BPH symptoms such as frequency, urgency, irregular urine flow, weak urine stream, straining, and getting up at night to urinate. The water vapor is delivered into the targeted prostate tissue and condenses, causing the tissue to expire. In the weeks following a Rezum procedure, the body's natural healing response eliminates the treated tissue, shrinking the prostate. As the extra tissue is removed, the urethra opens back up, reducing BPH symptoms and improving the patient's quality of life.
Benefits of steam therapy include:
- Preserves sexual function
- Offers a rapid return to normal activities.
- Provides lasting symptom relief
- Performed in the office