A leaky bladder can be embarrassing and troublesome to deal with. Studies show that an average of 7% of men and 10% of women experience bladder leakage, with this percentage increasing drastically in older patients. However, with medical treatments and lifestyle modifications, bladder leaks can be controlled. What Causes Bladder Leaks? Bladder leaks, also known
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Important Considerations Before Getting a Vasectomy
Opting for permanent birth control is not always an easy decision to make, even if you do not want to have children in the future. However, having a vasectomy is much quicker, cheaper, and less painful for a man than tubal ligation is for a woman. A vasectomy prevents your sperm from entering the seminal
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If you’ve been told you have prostate cancer, you’re probably getting a lot of different options and opinions from various sources. You may even be told that most men get prostate cancer at some point, and it’s slow-growing, so you should “just ignore it.” Even though most men eventually do get a slow-growing type of
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Millions of Americans live with kidney problems without having the faintest idea about it. You may not feel any sign until your disease is advanced, and this is why kidney problems are often known as “silent killers.” It is important to catch the early signs of kidney disease to prevent permanent damage to your kidneys.
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Your urinary system consists of two kidneys, two ureters, a bladder, and a urethra. The urethra goes straight through the prostate in a man, and the prostate produces semen fluid during insemination. Because a man’s urinary system and sex organs are so intertwined, men tend to see urologists much like how women see gynecologists. Urologists
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