From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2006-09-14 17:40:12 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] RE: Prostate Problems
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
I have not heard that saw palmetto might have led to Propecia; I think that=
may need checking. There have been multiple herbal approaches used world-=
wide, though I confess to not following them or setting them to memory I ha=
ve heard of some so if there is a phytochemical origin for that med it migh=
t not be saw palmetto.
Even among humans the effect of saw palmetto is thought to be only modest a=
t best. =
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For a ferret, given the risk of hydronephrosis and death from a blockage, u=
sing something weak like saw palmetto might be a bad move.
For ferrets with enlarged prostates:
Lupron
Melatonin implant
Proscar/Propecia
Casodex is an alternative
Flomax is sometimes used
There may be other things to help. Look up related posts by AFERRETVET in =
the FHL archives. Addy is in my sig lines.
These have info:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=3DSG6795
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=3DSG5436
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=3DSG16791
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=3DSG12819
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=3DSG10132
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=3DSG9678
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=3DSG8354
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=3DSG7311
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For more info (specifically on saw palmetto):
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=3Dpubmed&cmd=3DRetrieve&do=
pt=3DAbstractPlus&list_uids=3D16930496&query_hl=3D1&itool=3Dpubmed_docsum
BEGIN QUOTE
Curr Urol Rep. 2006 Jul;7(4):260-5.
Links
Saw palmetto and lower urinary tract symptoms: what is the latest evidence?=
Avins AL, Bent S.
Northern California Kaiser-Permanente Division of Research, 2000 Broadway, =
3rd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612, USA. avins@itsa.ucsf.edu
The use of dietary supplements for treating a wide range of health conditio=
ns has grown rapidly in the United States. In the field of men's health, th=
e most common dietary supplement used is an extract of the berry of the saw=
palmetto plant, with which men commonly self-medicate in order to treat lo=
wer urinary tract symptoms. Throughout the past two decades, substantial li=
terature has emerged examining the biologic and clinical effects of saw pal=
metto extracts. Several lines of evidence suggest that saw palmetto may exe=
rt physiologic effects consistent with a beneficial clinical effect on the =
mechanisms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Although most clinical studies =
tend to suggest a modest efficacy benefit of saw palmetto, more recent stud=
ies are less consistent and the precise clinical value of saw palmetto for =
treating lower urinary tract symptoms remains undefined. Overall, there app=
ear to be few safety concerns with short-term use of this herbal medicine, =
although large-scale and longer-term safety studies have not been performed=
. Higher-quality studies are currently underway to better define the potent=
ial benefits and risks of plant-based extracts for treating symptoms relate=
d to benign prostatic hyperplasia.
END QUOTE
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=3Dpubmed&cmd=3DRetrieve&d=
opt=3DAbstractPlus&list_uids=3D16813360&query_hl=3D1&itool=3Dpubmed_docsum>=
found no difference between saw palmetto and a placebo
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=3Dpubmed&cmd=3DRetrieve&d=
opt=3DAbstractPlus&list_uids=3D16965237&query_hl=3D1&itool=3Dpubmed_docsum>=
>No association was found between this level of use of saw palmetto and ris=
k of prostate cancer development [hazard >ratio (HR) =3D 0.95; 95% confiden=
ce interval =3D 0.74-1.23] or with increasing frequency or duration of use.=
Here is a small, very short term study done after saw palmetto was called i=
nto question in relation to one case of liver toxicosis:
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=3Dpubmed&cmd=3DRetrieve&d=
opt=3DAbstractPlus&list_uids=3D16854576&query_hl=3D1&itool=3Dpubmed_docsum>=
More study would be needed but that particular rat one did not find such li=
ver problems.
etc.
-- Sukie (not a vet, and not speaking for any of the below in my private po=
sts)
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