Mission

Our mission at Veru is to provide urologists and their patients with the highest quality urological products and services, with a focus on Prostaphane. We are dedicated to improving the lives of individuals suffering from urological conditions and committed to supporting the medical professionals who treat them. Our knowledgeable and compassionate team is always ready to assist with any questions or needs that may arise. We strive to be the trusted and reliable partner for all of your urological product needs.

What is LUTS?

Male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are a common complaint affecting quality of life (QoL). They can be divided into storage, voiding and post-micturition symptoms. Age has a strong association with symptomatology and most old-aged men will have LUTS but of mild severity, causing minimal bother. There is generally a fear in patients that LUTS are associated with prostate cancer, whereas no definite link exists.

LUTS may not only be caused by bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), bladder dysfunction, such as overactive bladder (OAB), underactive bladder, anatomical and functional problems of the lower urinary tract can be responsible for a similar clinical picture. Quite often, one sees a mix of these anatomical and functional problems in these cases.

LUTS are caused by an interplay of detrusor instability, reduced bladder contractility and BOO commonly due to benign prostatic enlargement (BPE). Symptoms can be divided into storage type, such as altered bladder sensation; increased daytime frequency; nocturia; urgency and urinary incontinence; voiding symptoms, such as hesitancy, intermittency, slow stream, splitting of stream, straining and terminal dribble; and post-micturition symptoms, such as post-micturition dribble and feeling of incomplete bladder-emptying.

Most of the patients will present with a mix of these symptoms. A lot of these complaints will impact the patient’s, as well as their partner’s, quality of life.