<a href="http://www.southcountyurological.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/iStock_000021295863_Small.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-286" alt="dogs" src="http://www.southcountyurological.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/iStock_000021295863_Small-300x144.jpg" width="300" height="144" /></a>A new treatment for enlarged prostates in dogs may actually help their human masters.

A small study successfully treated 20 dogs having an enlarged prostate with a non-surgical treatment. Treatment was pulsed, electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) given through a medical device held above the skin where the prostate is located. Therapy was given twice a day for three weeks. Each session lasted about five minutes.

On average, the dogs' prostate reduced in size by 57 percent during the three-week treatment span with no side effects such as a reduced libido or testosterone levels. The study was published in the journal,  <em>The Prostate.</em>

PEMF produced both an electrical and magnetic field. It's considered a complementary therapy -- not mainstream medicine.