Editing Benign prostatic hyperplasia (section)

=== Alternative medicine ===
While [[herbal remedies]] are commonly used, a 2016 review found the herbs studied to be no better than [[placebo]]s.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Keehn A, Taylor J, Lowe FC | title = Phytotherapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia | journal = Current Urology Reports | volume = 17 | issue = 7 | pages = 53 | date = July 2016 | pmid = 27180172 | doi = 10.1007/s11934-016-0609-z | s2cid = 25609876 }}</ref> Particularly, several reviews found that [[saw palmetto extract]], while one of the most commonly used, is no better than a placebo both in symptom relief and in decreasing prostate size.<ref name="pmid16467543">{{cite journal | vauthors = Bent S, Kane C, Shinohara K, Neuhaus J, Hudes ES, Goldberg H, Avins AL | title = Saw palmetto for benign prostatic hyperplasia | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 354 | issue = 6 | pages = 557–566 | date = February 2006 | pmid = 16467543 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMoa053085 | s2cid = 13815057 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref name="pmid18423748">{{cite journal | vauthors = Dedhia RC, McVary KT | title = Phytotherapy for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia | journal = The Journal of Urology | volume = 179 | issue = 6 | pages = 2119–2125 | date = June 2008 | pmid = 18423748 | doi = 10.1016/j.juro.2008.01.094 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Franco JV, Trivisonno L, Sgarbossa NJ, Alvez GA, Fieiras C, Escobar Liquitay CM, Jung JH | title = Serenoa repens for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic enlargement | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2023 | issue = 6 | pages = CD001423 | date = June 2023 | pmid = 37345871 | pmc = 10286776 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD001423.pub4 }}</ref>