Can Prostatitis Go Away on Its Own? The Short Answer

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Prostatitis does not always go away on its own. The short answer depends entirely on which type you have. Acute bacterial prostatitis almost never resolves without antibiotics. Chronic prostatitis sometimes improves without treatment but often returns. Nonbacterial prostatitis may come and go on its own, but symptoms can last for months. There is no single … Read more

What Medicine Shrinks the Prostate? Here’s What to Know

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Two main types of prescription medicine can shrink an enlarged prostate: 5-alpha reductase inhibitors like finasteride (Proscar) and dutasteride (Avodart), and alpha-blockers like tamsulosin (Flomax) which relax prostate muscles but do not actually shrink the gland. Only the 5-alpha reductase inhibitors have been shown in clinical research to reduce prostate size over time, typically by … Read more