Prostate Problems

UK sources of information and / or support

 The leaflets section of Patient UK

Includes leaflets called:

• Prostate Gland Enlargement
• Prostate Cancer
• Bacterial Prostatitis
• Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
• The PSA Test for Prostate Cancer
• International Prostate Symptom Score

 Prostate UK

A national charity dealing with all prostate diseases, both benign and malignant (cancer). It funds relevant research, provides grants for the training of medical professionals, and campaigns to increase public awareness of prostate diseases. Its website is instructive and covers prostate diseases as well as ongoing research.

 BodyTalk

Website with audio tapes which you can hear online. Doctor Hilary Jones explains a wide range of medical conditions, including prostate enlargement, in easy to understand terms. You can hear Hilary explaining the condition to you, and because it is broken down into shorter sections, you can listen again to any part you didn't quite understand.

 Potassium-titanyl-phosphate (KTP) laser vaporisation of the prostate for benign prostatic obstruction

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Potassium-titanyl-phosphate (KTP) laser vaporisation of the prostate for benign prostatic obstruction .

 Medicine Guide for Prostatic Hyperplasia (benign)

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

 British Prostatitis Support Association (BPSA)

The BPSA is an internet based, UK focused, organisation for information, support and campaigning related to the prostate disease of Prostatitis / Chronic Prostatitis.

 London Urology Online

Straightforward details on a variety of urological topics, including prostate problems, are available for free use.

 Consultant urologist website

Website of a consultant Urologist. However, the website contains useful general information about prostate diseases.

See also the Patient UK prostate cancer page.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.