Ironwood Urology’s Blog

If you’re one of the approximately 661,000 Americans living with kidney failure (also known as end-stage renal disease), you may have come to an important decision point: whether or not you should get a kidney transplant.

Every year, approximately half a million American males choose to have a vasectomy. A vasectomy is a type of permanent birth control.

Your first visit with a urologist can be the turning point for your urinary and prostate health. So, make sure you’re ready for physical exams and urinary tests.

If you’ve recently been diagnosed with advanced bladder cancer, you may have been told that you will require a cystectomy (a surgical procedure to remove your entire bladder or a portion thereof) to stop or delay the cancer’s progression.

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection in some part of the urinary tract. While UTIs are more common in women, it can certainly occur in men, as well. It can affect your kidneys, bladder, ureters, or urethra.