Pumpkin seed oil and urinary

What 3 graded rows on pumpkin seed oil agree on for urinary, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the Pumpkin seed oil page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Pumpkin seed oil page, with its PubMed record.

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3 rows · 1,549 people

Split. 1 row found an improvement and 2 had mixed results.

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Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside. Outlined: mixed results.

From the rows

The best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 1,431 people (2015) and reported mixed results.

The rows run from 45 to 1,431 people, published from 2014 to 2021: 3 single studies.

1 improved · 2 mixed

Grade DOveractive bladder symptom score · Improved
Open-label trial · n 45 · 2014 · Adults with overactive bladder
10 g oil/day · 12 weeks
Overactive bladder symptom scores fell from baseline at 6 and 12 weeks.
Row on the Pumpkin seed oil page · PubMed 24872936 (opens PubMed)
Grade CProstate-related urinary symptoms · Mixed
RCT · n 1,431 · 2015 · Men aged 50–80 with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of BPH
10 g/day seed or 1,000 mg/day extract · 12 months
Response rate (IPSS drop of 5+ points) with the extract did not differ from placebo. Whole seed: 58.5% responders vs 47.3% on placebo, a difference the authors called descriptively significant and in need of confirmation.
Row on the Pumpkin seed oil page · PubMed 25196580 (opens PubMed)
Grade DProstate-related urinary symptoms vs tamsulosin · Mixed
RCT · n 73 · 2021 · Men aged 50 or over with BPH (Iran)
360 mg twice daily (720 mg/day) · 3 months
Symptom scores (IPSS) and quality of life improved in both groups, but IPSS fell more with tamsulosin at 1 and 3 months. No side effects were reported with pumpkin seed oil.
Row on the Pumpkin seed oil page · PubMed 34666728 (opens PubMed)