The Prolieve System Treatment is NOT a good alternative for you if you have any of the following conditions. Please inform your physician if:
- You are not able to feel pain. Microwave treatment is not indicated in patients whose response to pain has been reduced. This reduced pain response may result from surgery, regional or local anesthetic, or other relevant condition that is determined by the physician upon evaluation.
- A catheter cannot be passed through your urethra.
- You have a urinary infection.
- You have a prostate infection.
- You have undergone a procedure to insert a penile or urinary sphincter implant.
- You have clogging of the arteries with intermittent claudication or Leriches Syndrome.
- You had your prostate removed.
- You have been diagnosed with cancer of the prostate or the bladder.
- You have metallic hip or leg implants.
- You have an implanted cardiac pacemaker, or defibrillator.
- You are interested in having children.
- You have had any history of pelvic radiation.
- You have an abnormality of your blood that prevents it from clotting.
- You have any kidney disease.
- You cannot urinate without help of some kind.
- You have stones in your bladder.
As with any medical treatment, only your doctor can determine if the Prolieve System Treatment is right for you.
