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 …
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 …
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The Urology Care Foundation is the world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation, and the official foundation of the American Urological Association. Collaborating with physicians, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
4 GET THE FACTS * All words that appear in blue Italics are explained in the glossary. What is Erectile Dysfunction or ED? Erectile dysfunction, or ED, is the most common sex problem men …
What is Prostate Cancer? Prostate cancer develops when abnormal cells form and grow in the prostate gland. Unlike benign (or non-cancerous) growths, these are cancerous (malignant).