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PubMed ID:
21954478
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2011
Affiliation: Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford St, Ninth Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA. mbarry@partners.org
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1364
Authors:
Gerber GS,
Meyerholz D,
Sharp V,
Kreder KJ,
Jones C,
DeVore P,
Maroni PD,
Wilson SS,
Crawford ED,
Clark-Pereira J,
Downey J,
Avins AL,
Hoffman FA,
Betz JM,
Meyers CM,
Nyberg LM,
Kusek JW,
Stavris K,
Colberg JW,
Koch G,
Litwin M,
Lux WE,
O'Leary MP,
Williams JE Jr,
Reda D,
McCullough A,
Siemens DR,
Morales A,
Nickel JC,
Schoenecker N,
Velez M,
Helfand B,
Brannigan R,
McVary KT,
Huynh C,
Hamilton L,
Goldberg H,
Barry MJ,
Meleth S,
Lee JY,
Kreder KJ,
Avins AL,
Nickel JC,
Roehrborn CG,
Crawford ED,
Foster HE Jr,
Kaplan SA,
McCullough A,
Andriole GL,
Naslund MJ,
Williams OD,
Kusek JW,
Meyers CM,
Betz JM,
Cantor A,
McVary KT,
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Urological Symptoms (CAMUS) Study Group,
Barry MJ,
Williams OD,
Meleth S,
Cantor A,
Lee JY,
Wilt TJ,
Fong HH,
Gray M,
Foster HE Jr,
Rodriquez M,
Buckley N,
Te AE,
Kaplan SA,
Whitmore K,
Gardner V,
Andriole GL,
Carter S,
Beaver A,
Hornberger B,
Roehrborn CG,
Markowitz-Chrystal G,
Naslund MJ,
Eno M
Studies:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Urological Symptoms
Saw palmetto fruit extracts are widely used for treating lower urinary tract symptoms attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); however, recent clinical trials have questioned their efficacy, at least at standard doses (320 mg/d).
