Varicoceles: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment - Urology Care …
A varicocele is when veins become enlarged inside your scrotum (the pouch of skin that holds your testicles). These veins are called the pampiniform plexus. Ten to 15 of every 100 males have a varicocele. It is like getting a varicose vein in your leg.
Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment - Urology Care Foundation
During routine visits to your health care provider, you are often asked to give a urine sample for testing. Many tests are routinely performed on it, like checking for sugar (diabetes), bacteria (infection) and blood. Blood in the urine that you do not see is called “microscopic hematuria.”
Nocturia: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment - Urology Care …
Nocturia is when you wake up more than one time each night to go to the bathroom. Some causes of Nocturia are polyuria, nocturnal polyuria, bladder storage problems, and mixed nocturia.
Priapism: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment - Urology Care …
Priapism is a rare condition resulting in an uncontrolled erection lasting for an unusually long time. It can be painful. Sexual stimulation can be involved, but there are often other causes such as medical conditions, medications or recreational drugs. Immediate treatment is important to prevent tissue damage and erectile dysfunction (ED).
Prostate Cancer – Early-Stage - Urology Care Foundation
Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate gland. It is the second-leading cause of cancer death for men in the United States. About 1 in 35 men will die from it. Growths in the prostate can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer).
Spermatoceles: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment - Urology Care …
Spermatoceles are also known as spermatic cysts. They are fluid-filled masses, often painless, and they grow near the testicles on the epididymis (tube that stores sperm). They tend to be benign (not cancerous). These cysts are found near the top and behind the testicle, but are separate from the testicle. They can be smooth, filled with a …
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI): Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment ...
A UTI is when bacteria gets into your urine and travels up to your bladder. UTIs cause more than 8.1 million visits to health care providers each year. About 40% of women and 12% of men will have symptoms of at least one UTI during their lifetime.
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Overactive Bladder (OAB): Patient Guide - Urology Care Foundation
The urinary tract is the important system that removes liquid waste from our bodies: kidneys: two bean-shaped organs that clean waste from the blood and make urine ureters: two thin tubes that take urine from the kidney to the bladder bladder: a balloon-like sac that holds urine until it's time to go to the bathroom urethra: the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.
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