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When the effects of an enlarged prostate only marginally bother the patient, medical treatment can be foregone for the time being. Regular medical checkups by an urologist, however, are absolutely necessary in order to ascertain the need for treatment in a timely manner. Today, there are many different strategies for treating an enlarged prostate. Because the treatments have varying advantages and disadvantages, the therapy is discussed and decided together with the patient. Usually, the therapy is geared toward the various stages and symptoms of the illness. In general, one differentiates between drug and surgical treatment. An overview of the treatment possibilities: EFFECT Drug Treatment Minimally Invasive Therapies: TUNA, TUMT, ILK Transurethral Resection TURP Greenlight PVP (KTP Vaporisation) Improvement of the symptoms average good good very good Improvement of the obstruction slight good very good very good Duration of the symptoms after therapy depends on the complication medium to long medium short Overall degree of complications low low high low Catheterisation required no rarely always rarely Sexual dysfunction low reversible low high low Duration of treatment months / years one session one session one session Type of anaesthesia none local anaesthesia general anaesthesia spinal anaesthesia general anaesthesia all types of anaesthesia possible Long-term stability of the treatment results only while medication is being taken satisfactory very good very good  table for printing