5 Signs of an Enlarged Prostate
If you’re a man over age 50, and you notice you’re making urgent, frequent trips to the bathroom—even though you have difficulty urinating when you get there—you are not alone. You are likely burdened by an enlarged prostate, a condition that causes blockage of the flow of urine. This occurs when rapidly multiplying prostate cells […]
Age-Old Advice Still Best for Bladder Infections: Drink More Water
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a microbial infection that impacts any part of the urinary tract. The majority of UTIs affect the bladder and the urethra, which comprise the lower urinary tract. This type of UTI is also referred to as cystitis. UTIs can also affect the upper urinary tract, comprised of the kidneys […]
Should You See a Urologist for a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)?
You’ve got to urinate–all the time–and it hurts when you go. Memorably uncomfortable and distracting, a urinary tract infection (UTI) can radically disrupt your life. Although the body is built to keep bacteria from entering the urinary tract, sometimes those defenses break down. Then, bacteria make their way through the urethra, enter the urinary tract […]
Why Aren’t There More Female Urologists?
Of all the medical specialties, the number of women in urology is lowest. In fact, according to the American Urological Association’s 2016 census, only 1,032—8.5 percent of the more than 12,000 practicing urologists in the U.S.—are women. This is not much improvement in the history of women in the profession, which began in 1962 with […]
Five Reasons You May Need to Pee So Much
If your life is a constant search for a bathroom, you are not alone. Frequent urination is a fact of life for millions of people. Sometimes, it is due to a medical cause, which is important to understand. Other times, there are various other conditions (such as pregnancy) or even lifestyle habits that can create […]
New Study Supports Prostate Cancer Testing
While controversy has long loomed large regarding prostate cancer screening, a new study strengthens the case for testing as a method to reduce deaths from this cancer. This study has resolved the divided results of two earlier landmark clinical trials. The two earlier trials, one in Europe and the other in the U.S., were the […]
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month was created to increase awareness and prevention and to educate men on all aspects of this topic, from screening to diagnosis and treatment options. Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer occurs in the prostate, a walnut-shaped gland in the male reproductive system. The prostate is located underneath the bladder and surrounds the upper […]
Does Testosterone Replacement Therapy Increase or Decrease Cardiovascular Risk?
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is typically the first line of treatment for low testosterone. Low testosterone (known informally as low T and medically as hypogonadism) is a condition that occurs when the body doesn’t produce enough of the testosterone hormone or has a decreased ability to make sperm (or both). In adults, this disorder can […]
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Lifestyle Changes That Can Help Reduce BPH Symptoms
About half of all men age 50 and over will face a common diagnosis: benign prostatic hyperplasia. BPH, as it is known, is the most widespread cause of prostate enlargement. As men grow older, the likelihood of BPH increases—by age 70, as many as 90 percent will develop it. In fact, experts in the field […]
Grandma’s Kidney Stone Remedies – Not All They’re Cracked Up to Be
Kidney stones are—in the most literal sense—a pain. They are tiny, hard mineral/acid salt deposits that form in the kidneys. Though they usually have no singular cause, they typically form when the urine becomes concentrated, allowing these elements to crystallize and stick together. Why they form and what they’re made up of depends on the […]