Kidney cancer develops in the kidney tissue cells and is diagnosed through urine and blood tests, as well as with X-rays, ultrasounds and MRI. The National Cancer Institute states that on occasion a biopsy will be used to test for kidney cancer,...
Prostate pain when sitting is most often associated with inflammation of the prostate, or prostatitis. According to the Prostatitis Foundation, pain or discomfort, between the penis and rectum (perineum) that feels like you are sitting on a golf...
Impotence describes a group of conditions that interfere with man’s ability to have a satisfying sex life. Hormone conditions, medications or psychological issues can cause decreased sexual interest, or libido. Difficulties controlling the...
Controversy surrounds the usefulness of the prostate serum antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer screening and the interpretation of its results. Factors such as age, race, medical history and even the type of PSA test used can greatly affect the...
A vasectomy is a surgical operation performed on males to produce sterility. During the operation, the sperm duct, which is called the vas deferens, is cut. This operation prevents sperm from being ejaculated from the urethra, causing sterility. A...
According to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, more than 5 percent of the population will have kidney stones. Men are more likely than women to acquire stones, particularly between the ages of 40 and 70. For...
According to the American Urological Association, an estimated 10 percent of Americans will suffer from a kidney stone during their lives. A kidney stone is a solid mass of crystals that forms when the urine contains too much of certain...
Surgical removal of the prostate is used to treat both prostate cancer and an enlarged prostate, according to MedlinePlus. When treating an enlarged prostate, all or part of the gland can be removed in an open procedure or in one of several...
Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or benign prostatic hypertrophy, are the medical terms for the condition commonly known as an enlarged prostate, according to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, or NKUDIC. The...
The prostate gland is an accessory organ of the male reproductive system. The gland produces fluid that flows into the urethra during ejaculation. The prostate gland rests below the urinary bladder, encircling the urethra, which carries urine and...
Prostate cancer is a common disease in men, making up 70 percent of all cancers in males. According to 2007 information from the American Urological Association, annually, almost 200,000 cases are diagnosed and 30,000 men die from this disease....
The prostate is a walnut-shaped gland that sits at the base of the penis and makes the liquid part of semen. When it becomes inflamed, due to a bacterial infection or some other cause, it can become painful and pinch the urethra, making it...
A perineal wound, as described by the American Urological Association Foundation, is the injury or trauma of the perineum, which is the area between the anus and scrotum in males, and the area between the anus and the vagina in females. A perineal...
A vasectomy is a fairly minor surgical procedure that involves severing of the sperm duct in order to cause male sterility. In the event that the patient wants to regain fertility, this procedure can be reversed. The vasectomy reversal can be done...
Interstitial cystitis, or IC, can be ulcerative or non-ulcerative. The non-ulcerative form involves hemorrhages along the bladder wall with general signs of inflammation. The ulcerative form involves actual sores or ulcers along the bladder wall,...
Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis, also known as chronic pelvic pain syndrome, causes pain and urinary problems involving a man's prostate gland, urinary tract and genitals, according to MedlinePlus. This form of prostatitis is not caused by a...
Chronic prostatitis is a difficult-to-treat condition that causes pain in the pelvic area and urinary symptoms, including a burning during urination or a frequent need to empty the bladder, according to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases...
Bladder infections, also called cystitis, occur when bacteria from the rectum or skin enter the urethra, the tube that empties urine from the bladder to the outside out of the body. The bacteria travel into the bladder and, sometimes, into the...
The adrenal glands are located on top of both kidneys and serve a vital function for several processes in the body. The American Urological Association Foundation explains that when the adrenal glands are functioning improperly, the cause...
Bladder inflammation, known formally as interstitial cystitis, is a chronic condition involving the bladder and surrounding organs of the genitourinary system. Often confused with a bladder infection, bladder inflammation causes mild to severe...
Urinary retention, the inability to empty the bladder, may be acute or chronic. Acute urinary retention is the inability to urinate at all and requires immediate medical attention, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and...
Vitamin treatments have long been used to help boost fertility levels in men. Eating healthy foods and taking certain vitamins will prime the body to be ready to successfully create a pregnancy. There are several vitamins that provide benefits...
Of the three kinds of surgery that can be performed on kidney stones, uteroscopy is the least invasive because it involves no incisions. A ureteroscopy involves the use of a small instrument with a fiber optic camera (called a ureteroscope). This...
Normally, urine flows from the kidneys through the ureters to the bladder, where it remains until it is passed out of the body via the urethra. Illness or injury may necessitate urinary diversion surgery, which creates a way for urine to bypass...
Prostate biopsy is a diagnostic procedure used to test abnormal growths and tumors in the prostate of male patients, states the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse. The prostate, a walnut-sized gland that produces the...
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) reports E. coli is the most frequent cause of urinary tract infections among Americans. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common ailment affecting all age groups of...
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that sits below the bladder and wraps around the urethra in males. As a man ages, the prostate can grow and develop cancer cells. Removing the prostate treats the cancer. Removing a portion of the prostate can...
Localized prostate cancer affects the prostate (a small gland in the male reproductive system). According to the Mayo Clinic, prostate cancer is found in 1 out of 6 men in the United States, and is considered the most common cancer in men. If...
Irritable bladder or overactive bladder produces a sudden, uncomfortable urge to urinate that is sometimes associated with urine leakage, notes the Mayo Clinic. The pathology of overactive bladder is unknown but the condition may be linked to...