Prostate health patch

There is currently no high-quality clinical evidence-based medical evidence proving that the Prostate Health Patch can cure prostatitis, prostatic hyperplasia and other organic prostate diseases. It only has an auxiliary effect in relieving discomfort for some people with mild pelvic swelling and frequent urination caused by mild to moderate pelvic floor muscle tension, and it absolutely cannot replace standard clinical treatment.

I met a 32-year-old Internet back-end programmer in the clinic two months ago. When he came in, he was restless and kept moving his buttocks. He said that he had been urinating frequently for a week recently, and while browsing a short video, he saw a blogger promoting a certain "nano-penetrating prostate health patch", claiming that it could reach the gland directly when applied to the Guanyuan point, and it would cure prostatitis in three courses. I immediately bought four boxes for 398. After applying the patch for 20 days, my frequent urination did not improve. My perineum became so dilated that I couldn't hold it even during a half-hour meeting. There was also a red rash on my belly where the patch came into contact. When I came to the doctor, I felt aggrieved. I thought the problem would be solved without taking medicine, but I didn't expect it to get worse.

Don’t tell me, I’m not going to kill all such products in one fell swoop. Practitioners in different fields do have quite different evaluations of them. I know a few friends who are engaged in external treatment with traditional Chinese medicine, and I feel that its effect cannot be completely denied - many prostate acupoint patches produced by regular pharmaceutical companies contain substances such as borneol, mint, salvia, and safflower that warm the menstruation and activate blood circulation. They are affixed to the Guanyuan and Zhongji points of the lower abdomen. Nearby, on the one hand, local warm stimulation can relax the tight pelvic floor muscles. Many young people's prostate discomfort is not really organic inflammation, but the pelvic floor muscles spasm after sitting for a long time or drinking cold beer. After the muscles are loosened, they will naturally feel better. ； On the other hand, according to the theory of acupoint application in traditional Chinese medicine, transdermal stimulation of acupuncture points with drugs can also play a role in dredging Qi and blood in the lower Jiao. They have done clinical observations on small samples before, and the symptom relief rate for chronic non-bacterial prostatitis is almost 60%. However, the sample size of such studies is generally small, and there is no double-blind control, so it cannot be taken as a generally applicable conclusion on the table.

Of course, from the perspective of Western medicine, this logic is a bit untenable. After all, the anatomical structure is here. The prostate is hidden deep in the pelvic cavity, blocking the pubic symphysis in front and adjacent to the rectum in the back. The straight-line distance from the skin of the belly to the prostate is at least 3 to 5 centimeters. The penetration depth of ordinary external patches is only to the dermis layer at most, and cannot even penetrate the muscle layer of the abdominal wall, let alone directly reach the prostate gland. Those who promote "targeted detoxification" and "melting hyperplasia" are basically gimmicks to collect IQ taxes. What's even more embarrassing is that many micro-businesses sell three-no patches. In order to make you feel "effective" as soon as you put them on, they illegally add large doses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or even glucocorticoids. In the first two days of patching, the slightest pain is completely gone. After using it for a long time, the skin will become allergic and ulcerated, or the local immune state will be disrupted, which will turn a small problem into a big problem. Like Xiao Zhang mentioned above, who use it and it gets aggravated. I encounter two or three in my clinic every month.

To be honest, when I was working the night shift, I would sit for seven or eight hours writing medical records and admitting patients. Occasionally I would feel my perineum was a little loose. I would never buy a "patented formula" patch that costs hundreds of yuan. I would go to a convenience store and buy a pack of ordinary warm baby for ten yuan. I would stick it under my lower abdomen through my autumn clothes and apply hot compress for twenty minutes. The discomfort would be relieved quickly. To be honest, the principle is no different from those of legal and compliant prostate health patches. I don't know how much better the price-performance ratio is.

If you really just stayed up a few late nights and had a spicy hot pot meal, you have a slight urination frequency and a loose belly. You went to the hospital to check the prostate B-ultrasound and the prostate fluid showed no abnormality. It is absolutely okay to buy a health patch to try to relieve the discomfort. Just be careful to choose a regular one. Don’t buy products with national medicine approval or mechanical brand names like those in WeChat Moments and live broadcast studios that don’t even have production batch numbers. If the product is not relieved after a week of application, or even painful urination, hematuria, or difficulty urinating, stop immediately and go to the urology department to register. Don’t hold on to it and delay things.

Don't believe those nonsense that "enough treatment with a patch can cure prostate hyperplasia radically". Prostatic hyperplasia is a degenerative disease in middle-aged and elderly men. To put it bluntly, the glands naturally enlarge with age, just like when people grow gray hair and wrinkles as they age. A topical patch can shrink the enlarged glands? It's simply impossible. In severe cases, take alpha-blockers when you need them, and do electroresection surgery when you need it. Don't rely on folk remedies to delay treatment. Oh, by the way, many young men in their early twenties now also have prostate discomfort. Don’t be embarrassed to go to the hospital. Get up after sitting for an hour to get a glass of water and walk for two steps. Sitting less often, holding back urine, and having a regular schedule are the most economical and effective "prostate health patch".