1.   Although DHT causes hair follicles to atrophy, it has the opposite effect in the prostate, where DHT triggers prostate enlargement.

2.   Besides retaining a thick head of hair even as they reached old age, the men also never suffered from acne or prostate enlargement.

3.   For the millions of men suffering from benign prostate enlargement, saw palmetto seems like a godsend, alleviating the symptoms of frequent and difficult urination without causing impotence.

4.   In men with less serious prostate enlargement, the savings would probably be even less.

5.   It is available by prescription as Proscar, but currently approved only to treat prostate enlargement.

6.   Side effects include acne, hair loss, prostate enlargement, shrinkage of testicles.

7.   The herb saw palmetto, taken by many men to relieve symptoms of prostate enlargement like frequent urination, got a more positive report.

8.   The study is designed to see whether finasteride, a drug used to treat benign prostate enlargement, also can prevent prostate cancer.

9.   They had a small prostate gland throughout life, did not develop benign prostate enlargement or prostate cancer.

10.   However, other conditions, such as non-cancerous prostate enlargement, can also make PSA levels shoot up.