Estimation of the Effect of Tamsulosine on Posteyculator Pain

Abstract

The objective: determination of the effect of tamsulosin on the reduction of symptoms associated with post-ejaculatory pain (PEB) in persons with chronic prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia.Materials and methods. On the basis of the State Institution “Institute of Urology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, outpatient supervision for year included 150 male patients from 31 to 57 years old, who were selected from a common cohort for the first time to see a urologist for people with symptoms of ESP. The patients were divided according to the principle of nosology: 47 with chronic abacterial prostatitis in unstable remission (group I), 51 with chronic bacterial prostatitis in unstable remission (group II) and 52 with BPH grade 1 (group III).Results. In individuals of the І, ІІ and ІІІ groups, the disappearance/sharp decrease in the symptoms of PEB by 90 days was, respectively in 83,0%, 94,1% and 71,1% of patients from the primary data. Also, when interviewing patients, they indicated a decrease in the severity (strength) of post-ejaculatory pain, mainly during the first 30 days of treatment.Conclusion. The use of tamsulosin is an effective strategy aimed at reducing the manifestations of post-ejaculatory pain, complicating the course of chronic prostatitis of any origin and benign prostatic hyperplasia.