TREATMENT	INDICATIONS	COMMENT
Watchful Waiting	Mild to Moderate symptoms, or intermittent symptoms	Involves yearly check ups
Alpha blockers	Moderate symptoms	Side effects include stomach upset, headache, dizziness
5 alpha reductase inhibitors	Moderate symptoms	Small risk of sexual side effects
Combination drug therapy	Moderate symptoms	Combined benefit and side effect of both drugs
Transurethral microwave heat treatment	Moderate to severe symptoms	In-office procedure using local anesthesia. Side effects include small risk of temporary urinary frequency
Transurethral needle ablation	Moderate to severe symptoms	Requires general or spinal anesthesia. Side effects similar to transurethral microwave heat
Laser prostate surgery	Moderate to severe symptoms	Outpatient procedure. Requires general or spinal anesthesia. Side effects include temporary urinary frequency
Transurethral resection (TURP)	Severe symptoms	Inpatient hospitalization. Requires general or spinal anesthesia. Potential for significant bleeding, temporary urinary frequency, rare incontinence
Open surgery	Severe symptoms	Usually performed for extremely large prostate glands