Carter: Many people with this huge gland need something to shrink the size, and that's where medicines like Avodart and Proscar come in handy. There are side effects with all of these medications.

As Mount Sinai explains, as palmetto “appears to work like Proscar and Avodart” by preventing testosterone from being converted into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which is needed for prostate growth.

That's where the 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors come into play, the Avodart and the Proscar, and that they actually shrink the gland. And sometimes the combination of the two is what works for most men.

Like Propecia, another drug Avodart, was also designed to treat enlargement of the prostate by blocking DHT and may help treat hair loss. "Sooner or later, there will be a fabulous drug which ...

Carter: Many people with this huge gland need something to shrink the size, and that's where medicines like Avodart and Proscar come in handy. There are side effects with all of these medications.