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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Symptoms or signs may include: Chills and high fever; Frequent, painful urination; Back, side (under the ribs), and groin pain; Nausea and vomiting; Very young children (younger than two …

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Bladder Diary. An assessment tool that allows patients to record how much liquid they drink, how often they urinate and when they experience urine leakage. This piece is also formatted for …

Until a few short years ago, Rob, who is in his 80s, had been relatively free of health problems. He was an active guy, skiing and hiking in his beloved Washington State mountains. Then what …

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 …