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P R E S E N T E D B Y 
The Positive Effects of Micronized Flower Pollen
on Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)
Reprinted with permission from a book titled SwissFlowerPollen:
researched, written and published by the
National Life Extension Research Institut.
Causes for Urination and Impotance ProblemsProstate cancer is not the only condition that can cause urination and impotence problems. An enlarged prostate can be responsible for such urination problems as pain while urinating, frequent daytime and sleep-robbing nighttime trips to the bathroom, urine hesitancy or poor urine flow, loss of bladder control and impotency. Swiss Flower Pollen has been used effectively in Europe by men suffering from a BPH or prostatitis.
Statistics Concerning BPH and Prostate Cancer
By 40 years of age, 20-40% of men worldwide experience a benign enlargement of this sexual gland. By age 50, 68% of men in America suffer with prostatitis. By age 70, 80% of the men in industrialized nations are afflicted, while 99% of the men in China 70 years and older battle prostatitis. The World Health Organization reports that 80% of men suffer from prostate problems at some point, and 33% of these will require surgery. For those men who contract prostate cancer, 37% will die from the disease.Symptoms of BPH or Prostatitis
This enlarged gland exhibits various tell-tale characteristics, most notably that of causing urination problems by restricting urine flow and poor emptying the bladder. This occurs as the gland increases in size and compresses the urinary tract. Other more irritating urination problems usually occur as well, such as pain while urinating, frequent daytime and sleep-robbing nighttime trips to the bathroom, urine hesitancy or poor urine flow, loss of bladder control and impotence.Possible Causes of Enlargement
Current research seems to indicate that the hormone 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone is involved in enlargement and the accompanying urination problems. Too much dihydrotestosterone may lead to the problems associated with enlargement BPH.Traditional Treatment Protocols
The most widely used medical treatment today is surgical removal of the gland. Over 350,000 of these procedures are done every year in America. This surgery requires a hospital stay of several days, and a substantial recovery time. Since it is a secondary sex gland, hormonal drugs have been used to shrink and reduce inflammation. Hormonal inhibitors and neurological blockers are commonly prescribed. These drugs may often have unpleasant and undesirable side effects, especially in elderly patients.New Help for Achieving and Maintaining Prostatic Health
In Europe, many herbs and plants, under license to pharmaceutical-quality manufacturers, have been used to provide nutritional factors associated with solving problems of BPH. Swiss micronized pollen has been used for this purpose for over twenty-eight years. Pollen has been considered an effective nutritional aid to help this secondary sexual gland as reported in scientific studies. Pollen apparently affects the dihydrotestosterone pathway, and either limits production or helps flush it from the system, but more research is needed in this area.Studies on BPH and Micronized Pollen
Dr. Erik Ask-Upmark, M.D., first learned of pollen years ago. One of his patients had suffered from prostatitis for over five years. After taking pollen, his symptoms were gone in a short time. While away from home, this man forgot his pollen tablets. The prostatic pain and symptoms returned. He rushed home, began taking pollen tablets again, and the symptoms disappeared in only a few days.[1]Professor Gosta Jonsson performed a test on twelve prostatitis patients. After he treated them with pollen tablets, ten men, 83%, obtained relief from their prostatitis symptoms. The two men who didnÕt get relief had other physical problems which might have interferred with the results.[1]
Dr. Erik Ask-Upmark and Dr. Gosta Jonsson were among the very first researchers to establish a link between BPH relief and flower pollen.
Recent pharmacological studies and controlled clinical trials performed at prestigious university centers in England, Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Sweden show that flower pollen can have a significant nutritional effect on BPH and inflammation. These studies would indicate that pollen is as effective as most forms of pharmacological medication.
Taken daily, pollen can help provide welcome nutritional symptomatic relief from urination problems and aid to reduce the amount of urine retained in the bladder. Dr. A.C. Buck of the Department of Urology at the University Hospital of Wales, and his team of eight researchers, performed two very significant studies of pollen and the prostatic gland.[2,3]
Feeling that flower pollen would possibly be of value, Dr. Buck and his associates performed a test to ascertain its benefit. The scientists developed a double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the effect of a six-month course of supplementation using flower pollen. Test subjects were men who were on the waiting list for surgical treatment.
The results indicated a 69% success rate in those men using pollen. A subsequent study indicated a success rate for pollen of 78%. Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia or mild to moderate outflow obstruction improved significantly. It is important to note that while prostatic hyperplasia takes several years to develop, the above test subjects experienced these successful results in six months or less, and while taking only 240 mg of pollen per day. Dr. Buck surmised that a longer duration of treatment or a larger amount of pollen may produce a more pronounced benefit.
Additional Studies with Pollen and Prostatic Problems
Additionally, following several reports that flower pollen was an effective agent for prostatic problems, Dr. Buck undertook the following test. This study showed that of the nine cell lines tested, the human prostatic cell lines were growth-inhibited by flower pollen, whereas the non-prostatic cells showed varying degrees of resistance to the pollen. The positive effect of the pollen on prostatic cell lines was even more pronounced in the hormone-independent models, suggesting that flower pollen might have a place in the control of abnormal growth in hormone-insensitive cells.[4]Simply stated, this study shows that flower pollen can nutritionally help with certain difficult prostatic problems. In Europe, pollen formulas have been used for years. Pharmacies and grocery stores routinely stock pollen as an over-the-counter nutrient supplement, especially for prostatic problems. Pollen has been used nutritionally throughout Europe and Asia for years to help solve prostatitis and the urinary problems associated with BPH.
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Habib, F., et al., ÒIn vitro evaluation of the pollen extract, cernitin T-60, in the regulation of prostate cell growthÓ, British Journal of Urology, 66(4):393-7, 1990.
