Medication "Penester". Instructions for use

Means "Penester", the price of which is approximately 500 rubles., Is intended for the treatment of prostatic hyperplasia of the benign type. The drug is a specific and competitive inhibitor of the intracellular enzyme 5-alpha-reductase (steroid), which converts testosterone to 5-dihydrotestosterone-an active androgen, which promotes the growth of prostate tissue and the formation of benign hyperplasia. Under the influence of the medicament, the severity of the symptoms of pathology is significantly reduced. Due to its influence, the concentration of dihydrotestosterone decreases both in prostate tissue and in plasma. The active substance of the drug does not bind to androgen receptors. The drug "Penester" does not affect the plasma content of lipids, cortisol, prolactin, estradiol, thyroxine, thyroid-stimulating hormone.

Indications

The "Penester" agent recommends the use of a benign type for prostatic hyperplasia . The medication effectively reduces the size of the gland, increases the rate of urine outflow and reduces the manifestations of pathology. The drug prevents the risk of acute fluid retention in the urinary tract and the resulting likelihood of surgery.

Means of "Penester". Instructions for use

The medicine is prescribed inside. The recommended dose is once a day for five milligrams. The drug is consumed regardless of food intake. The duration of treatment is at least six months. After six months, the effectiveness of therapy is evaluated.

Medication "Penester". Instructions for use. Adverse Reactions

The medicine provokes in some cases an increase in the content of follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormone, testosterone. Nevertheless, in the analysis, the indices remain within the norm and increase by approximately 10% relative to the initial level. When taking medication, gynecomastia, a decrease in libido, soreness in the mammary glands, a decrease in the amount of ejaculate, impotence are observed. As practice shows, the frequency of negative consequences is not more than 3-4%. In the course of therapy, the severity of adverse reactions decreases.

Contraindications

The "Penester" agent does not recommend using the instructions for obstruction in the urinary tract, prostate cancer, in childhood. No medication is prescribed for women, it is contraindicated in hypersensitivity.

additional information

Before the start of the therapeutic course should be deleted pathologies that can stimulate prostate hyperplasia of a benign type. Such diseases, in particular, include cancer of the gland, prostatitis (infectious), bladder hypotension, urethral stricture, and also some changes in the urinary system that develop on the basis of certain diseases of the nervous system. Women during gestation, at reproductive age and during lactation should avoid contact with the drug with impaired integrity, especially with crushed tablets. The ability of a drug to inhibit the conversion of testosterone can adversely affect the development of male genital organs in the fetus.