In research conducted by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, men taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, such as aspirin were less likely to have their prostate grow to the point where it made urination painful, or impossible.
Michael Lieber, a Mayo Clinic urologist who worked on the study, explains, "This study suggests that men's urinary health may be improved by taking NSAIDs."
According to Bloomberg, the finding may help men avoid the ailment, which strikes one in four males aged 40 to 50 and almost half at 70 to 80. A healthy gland isn't much bigger than a walnut. In a malady called benign prostatic hyperplasia, the prostate can grow as large as a peach, pressing on the tube that carries urine.
Jenny St. Sauver, the study's lead investigator, tells the news agency, "We're definitely not recommending that people go out and start taking aspirin or other NSAIDs to prevent prostate disease."
