Ironwood Urology’s Blog

The prostate is a walnut-sized organ that produces a fluid that nourishes the sperm. Several factors such as age, genetics, and lifestyle can cause the prostate to increase in size.

The good news is you now have minimally invasive options, such as that powered by the da Vinci® robotic technology, which has been touted by experts for the superior outcomes it delivers.

Patients who have prostate cancer may be recommended by their urologist to undergo hormone therapy to boost their cancer treatment. Hormone therapy – or androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) – for prostate cancer aims to reduce the body’s production of testosterone, which can help prostate cancer grow in a man’s body.

Peyronie’s disease (PD) is a benign condition that occurs when scar tissue builds up within the shaft of the penis. Peyronie’s disease and erectile dysfunction (ED) are two closely related conditions, in that the former is essentially one of the most common underlying causes of the latter.

A urologist is a doctor whose focus is on diagnosing and treating issues affecting the urinary tract – and, in men, also the reproductive organs.