Table 4. Blood parameters and vascularisation; prostate size ≥ 70 mL.

	Group A ≥ 70 mL (placebo)	Group B ≥ 70 mL (dutasteride)	p value
Hemoglobin before HoLEP, (g/dl) ± SD	14.14 ± 2.02	14.21 ± 2.31	0.48
Hemoglobin after HoLEP, (g/dl) ± SD	12.40 ± 1.99	12.52 ± 2.11	0.49
ΔHb ±SD	1.74 ± 0.22	1.69 ± 0.17
Hematocrit before HoLEP, % ± SD	43.02 ± 3.89	42.59 ± 3.43	0.64
Hematocrit after HoLEP, % ± SD	40.19 ± 4.00	40.25 ± 3.77	0.77
ΔHt ±SD	2.83 ± 0.54	2.34 ± 0.49
MVD	26.83 ± 2.12	20.76 ± 0.79	< .05
VEGF index	8.54 ± 1.18	3.21 ± 0.54	< .05

HoLEP: Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate; MVD: microvascular density; VEGF index: vascular endothelial growth factor index; SD: standard deviation.