Just so I understand, are you a Urologist ? That is where the info on the side effects came from.....my Urologist, not this forum.
As for the other supplements, yes, they typically don't do much.
Edit:
The end result of the MRI is that the finger test isn't very accurate. There isn't a size issue. I have, what they call, a high 'neckline' ?? Essentially, pushing uphill through a smaller than normal passage. Age ends up making things more difficult, thus I'll most likely get cut on later this summer....essentially, lowering the slope of the hill...