Prostatitis is a common urologic condition that many clinicians find difficult to treat effectively. It has been estimated that up to half of all men suffer from symptoms of prostatitis at some time in their lives. The prostate is a walnut sized gland that is located beneath the urinary bladder (see picture below). The prostate surrounds [...]
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Testicular pain is a fairly common condition treated by urologists. Frequent causes include infection of the testicle (orchitis) or epididymis (epididymitis), post surgical pain, trauma, tumors, hernia, torsion (twisting of the testicle), varicocele, hydrocele or spermatocele. Most of these conditions are easily diagnosed and treated. Occasionally the pain, even when treated appropriately…READ MORE
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One of the most common problems a man faces with increasing age is difficulty with urination. This is usually caused by a benign enlargement of the prostate. The prostate is a walnut shaped gland located beneath the urinary bladder deep inside the male pelvis. It surrounds the urethra (urine channel) like a donut. The prostate begins [...]
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An ejaculation and ejaculatory dysfunction are the terms used to describe the inability of a man to have an ejaculation. This condition typically results from neurologic diseases, traumatic injury, or as a complication of surgery. The nerves that are responsible for carrying the signal for ejaculation exit the spinal cord and course along the aorta [...]
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Impotence or erectile dysfunction is a very common problem that affects 20 million (1 out of 5) American Men. Erectile dysfunction is the result of a single, or more commonly a combination of multiple factors. At one time impotence was thought to be the result of psychological problems, but we now know that 90% of [...]
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Peyronie’s Disease or penile curvature is a build up of fibrous “plaque” or scar within the elastic covering (tunica albuginea) of the erectile tissue of the penis. The penis is a highly vascularized organ that is divided into three compartments. The paired copra cavernosa are the structures that contain the erectile tissue. They corpus spongiosum contains [...]
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It has now been 20 years since the pioneering discovery by Patrick Steptoe, M.D. and Robert Edwards resulting in the birth of Louise Brown. To date there have been thousands of healthy children conceived, and born, utilizing the technique of IVF. The first cases of IVF performed in the late 1970′s and early 1980′s were [...]
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Agglutinaton – Occurs when sperm clump or stick together. This may occur when either husband or wife develops immunity to the sperm. Can only be seen with a microscope. Asthenospermia – A condition in which the sperm do not move (swim) at all or …READ MORE
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