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If you have recently gone through a hernia surgery, then it may take months for the healing to take place. In addition, you have to cut down your physical activity to prevent any injury to the abdominal wall. If the healing process fails, you need another surgery.

In late December 2005, Davol, Inc., recalled Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch because it caused abdominal pain, chronic enteric fistulas and bowel perforation. The FDA received at least 80 reports that blamed this hernia patch for being responsible for serious injury, including death. So can hernia patch affect the prostate? So far, there are no official reports for such incident.

As men grow older, their prostates grow naturally. As the result, they suffer from enlarged prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia. Even though conventional treatments can reduce the size of the prostate but you should prepare for their side effects. If you use drugs such as Finasteride, you may experience lower sexual desire and impotence. In avoiding these adverse effects, you may opt for other methods in reducing enlarged prostate naturally.

Medical experts cannot explain the cause of natural growth of the prostate glands during the aging process. They assume that dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is the main cause. Prostate enlarges when the conversion of testosterone DHT with the help of 5-alpha reductase enzyme occurs. The surplus of DHT in the prostate gland promotes its growth.