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28 and diagnosed with prostate enlargement, having urinary retention.taking one table of tamsulosin once a day .is ok if taking saw palmetto with it?
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OK but ineffective: Traditional herbal medicine take for wide spectrum of conditions. Well conducted clinical trials have demonstrated saw palmetto to be no more effective than placebo for treating effects of prostate enlargement. Thus likely will neither harm or help.
Answered 2/8/2014
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