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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

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Take the IPSS test & find out the severity of your symptoms

Get your IPSS score & check the severity of your symptoms

The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) is the questionnaire doctors use worldwide to measure urinary symptoms. It takes about 2 minutes.

Question 1 of 70 pts so far

Incomplete emptying

Over the past month, how often have you felt your bladder was not completely empty after you finished urinating?

Not at all0
Less than 1 time in 51
Less than half the time2
About half the time3
More than half the time4
Almost always5
Terrible6
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Your IPSS report
0/ 35
Mild0–7You
Moderate8–19You
Severe20–35You

Mild symptoms

Many men with mild symptoms simply keep an eye on them with their doctor. If they still bother you, it’s worth a conversation.

Surgeon Captain Dr. Rochan Pant

Surgeon Captain Dr. Rochan PantInterventional Radiologist · 1000+ PAE procedures

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The IPSS is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. If you can’t pass urine at all, or see blood in your urine, seek medical care right away or call us on 022 4897 2433

How your score reads

0–7Mild symptoms
8–19Moderate symptoms
20–35Severe symptoms

Seven questions, each scored 0–5, for a total out of 35.

The condition

An enlarged prostate is common, and it isn’t cancer

The prostate is a walnut-sized gland below the bladder. With age it slowly grows and squeezes the urine tube — so the flow weakens and night-time trips increase. Doctors call it Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).

Illustration comparing a normal prostate, where the urine tube is open, with an enlarged prostate that presses on the urine tube and blocks the flow of urine from the bladder
Normal: The urine tube is open and urine flows freely.Enlarged: The prostate squeezes the duct, restricts urine flow.

50%

of men over 50 have some degree of BPH

90%

of men over 80 have BPH symptoms

Prostatic Artery Embolization (PAE)

A non-surgical procedure to treat BPH (Enlarged Prostate)

Why men choose PAE

  • Same-day discharge
  • No cuts or stitches
  • No general anaesthesia
  • No risk of sexual dysfunction
  • No urine leakage (incontinence)

How PAE works..

Illustration of prostatic artery embolisation: a thin catheter travels through the arteries to the prostate, and an inset shows tiny beads blocking the small arteries that feed it. The enlarged prostate is shown before treatment and smaller after.
  1. 1A tiny catheter goes in through a small pinhole in the wrist.
  2. 2It’s guided to the arteries supplying blood to your prostate.
  3. 3Tiny beads are injected in the target artery to reduce the blood flow to your prostate (see the picture)
  4. 4Over the following weeks, the prostate shrinks naturally.
  5. 5Normal urine flow is achieved as the pressure lifts.

PAE is globally approved by

American Urological Association

National Health Service (UK)

Society of Interventional Radiology

British Society of Interventional Radiology

Indian Society of Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Compare

PAE vs Surgery (TURP)

How Prostatic Artery Embolization (PAE) and Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) compare.

Compared on
PAE

Non-surgical

TURPSurgery
How it’s done
A catheter travels through your wrist, reaches the prostate artery & partially blocks the blood supply, the prostate shrinks naturally.
A scope passed through the penis to cut out a part of your prostate.
Hospital stay
Day care — go home the same day
Usually 2-3 days
General anaesthesia
Not needed — only local anaesthesia
Yes
Peeing through a catheter
No catheter
Catheter for 3-4 days post surgery
Erectile dysfunction
0%
6% risk
Retrograde ejaculationSemen goes into the bladder instead of coming out — a “dry orgasm”
0%
Up to 75%The most common long-term effect
Urine leakage
0%
7% risk
Urinary tract infectionAfter the procedure
No riskNo instrument passes through the urethra
About 4%
Urethral stricturesScar tissue narrows the urine tube or bladder neck
No riskNo instrument passes through the urethra
About 4%May need another procedure
Older age, other illnesses or on blood thinners
Usually suitable
Often not suitable due to increased risk
TURP source 1 ↗TURP source 2 ↗

Your specialist

Meet your doctor

Surgeon Captain Dr. Rochan Pant, interventional radiologist at C3 Medicare

Surgeon Captain Dr. Rochan Pant

Interventional Radiologist

MBBS, MD (Radiodiagnosis) · Indian Navy (Retd.)

30+ yrs

experience

1000+

PAE procedures

18

papers published

Qualification

  • MBBS — Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, 1988
  • MD, Radiodiagnosis — AFMC, Pune, 1995
  • Trained in peripheral & neuro-interventional radiology at Bombay Hospital & Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai

Indian Navy

  • Served as a medical officer in the Indian Navy, rising to the rank of Surgeon Captain
  • Awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) by the President of India
  • Commendation from the GOC-in-C, Southern Command

Experience

  • Former Director, Imaging & Radiology, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai
  • Professor of Radiodiagnosis, MUHS Nashik, since 2010 — postgraduate teacher and DNB / IR-fellowship examiner
  • Former Vice President, Indian Society of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Expert in liver-cancer treatment (TACE, RFA), stroke and aneurysm intervention, portal hypertension and aortic aneurysm repair
  • 18 published papers; speaker at national and international conferences
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FAQ

Questions men ask

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Is PAE a surgery?

No. It’s done through a small puncture in the wrist, guided by imaging. There’s no cutting and no stitches.

Will I need to stay in hospital?

Most men go home the same day and return to normal activities within days.

When will I notice a difference?

Most patients see improvement within 2–4 weeks, as the prostate gradually shrinks.

Is PAE right for me?

Our specialist reviews your symptoms and reports first. Book a consultation to find out.

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