PREVENTION OF PRECIPITATED ACUTE URINARY RETENTION

摘要

This invention is concerned with the prevention of precipitated acute urinary retention in a subject male susceptible thereto by the administration of an inhibitor of 5 alpha -reductase to the subject. The present invention also provides for a method of reducing the risk of precipitated acute urinary retention by the administration of a 5 alpha -reductase inhibitor to the subject at risk therefor.