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February 18, 2014
Over the last few weeks I was discussing prostate cancer. Last session, I discussed the principles of treating prostate cancer. This week, I will disc...
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February 11, 2014
Every week I see at least 10 men in my office with a new onset of impotence. After going though a thorough history and physical examination, I will us...
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February 4, 2014
I have spent the last two weeks discussing the very common "kidney stoneâ. I have explained why an ultrasound by itself is insufficient to diagnose ...
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December 3, 2013
Andropause or the male menopause is the term applied to the psychological and physical changes that the male body and mind undergo around the age of 4...
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November 26, 2013
Premature ejaculation (PME) is a condition when the man or woman "comes too quicklyâ and leaves the other partner dissatisfied. In other words, spee...
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November 12, 2013
Peyronieâs disease is an abnormal curvature of the penis caused by fibrous or scar tissue in the tough coating that makes up the covering of the ere...
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October 22, 2013
This week I am again looking at the prevention of stones. A few weeks ago, I emphasized the need to drink fluids, in the tropics. I said not just wate...
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October 15, 2013
Some time ago, I did an article on chlamydia that generated a few questions and comments. One lady asked: "Doc, can women over 40 get chlamydia?â Th...
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October 8, 2013
Herpes is the single most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) worldwide. It is estimated that 20-40 per cent of the adult US population is inf...
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October 1, 2013
This week Iâm looking at what causes stones and how to prevent them. There are many causes of stones, but it eventually boils down to a high concent...
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September 24, 2013
The testes Also called the balls, nuts, seeds, grains or testicles, these organs are egg shaped, but the size of the red âBequiaâ plums. They are ...
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September 17, 2013
I have spent the last two weeks discussing the very common "kidney stoneâ. I have explained why an ultrasound by itself is insufficient to diagnose ...
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September 10, 2013
Two weeks ago, I started on the issue of kidney stones and their diagnosis. Since then, I have been down with the "fluâ and a subsequent cough, whic...
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August 13, 2013
Every day, there are patients who come to my office, or visit the emergency room or other doctors' offices, with the diagnosis of kidney stones. These...
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August 6, 2013
Over the last three weeks I have looked at the signs and symptoms of kidney disease. I looked at pain in the flanks, swelling of the feet and body, an...
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July 23, 2013
Two weeks ago I discussed one of the symptoms of kidney disease, namely pain. This week, I will be discussing other signs and symptoms, namely hematur...
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June 25, 2013
Every day, I get asked if I "deal with kidneysâ or if "I see women alsoâ. This is over 10 years after coming back to this country. It means that s...
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June 18, 2013
Itâs amazing that after weeks of writing about prostate cancer, I still meet men who continue to ask: âDoc, how do I know that I have prostate can...
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May 28, 2013
This week is our final article in the prostate cancer series, in which we discuss advanced or late stage prostate cancer. This is prostate cancer that...
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May 7, 2013
A few weeks ago, I discussed the treatment of a 53-year-old man whose prostate cancer was discovered when it had not spread and who opted to have radi...
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April 23, 2013
Every week I see at least 10 men in my office with a new onset of impotence. After going though a thorough history and physical examination, I will us...
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April 16, 2013
ANYONE who has ever had sex would attest to the fact that the most important sex organ is the brain. It is in the brain where desire starts; it is whe...
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March 19, 2013
Over the last few weeks I was discussing prostate cancer. Last session, I discussed the principles of treating prostate cancer. This week, I will disc...
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February 19, 2013
Last time I mentioned that the patientâs cancer aggressiveness (grade), extent of spread (stage) and PSA affect how we treat his prostate cancer. I ...
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February 5, 2013
Men generally do not like to have a rectal examination and most do not like going to the doctor;, but it is very important when treating prostate canc...
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January 22, 2013
Over the last few weeks, I have been discussing the various aspects of prostate cancer. Today we discuss the treatment, which as you would expect, wou...
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January 8, 2013
I hope you enjoyed your long Christmas vacation. This week we will continue with our discussion with prostate cancer. So, you have had your biopsy or ...
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December 11, 2012
I was discussing the possible side effects of having a prostate sample test. I discussed the most common, but milder and self-limiting side effects su...
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December 4, 2012
We have previously discussed the causes of male erectile dysfunction or impotence. This week we look at treatment of psychological impotence.{{more}} ...
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November 27, 2012
We have been discussing the diagnosis of prostate cancer using transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsy. Last time, I explained what the p...
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November 13, 2012
Over the last few weeks I have been discussing prostate cancer. The main point about prostate cancer is that there are no specific signs to let you kn...
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October 30, 2012
Q. Oh, by the way Doc, whatâs a PSA? A. The PSA or Prostatic Specific Antigen, as it is called, is the blood test that we presently use to tell us a...
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October 23, 2012
Over the last few weeks I have been discussing prostate cancer and its associations. I have reiterated that we really do not know exactly what causes ...
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October 16, 2012
Andropause or the male menopause is the term applied to the psychological and physical changes that the male body and mind undergo around the age of 4...
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October 9, 2012
I know a lot of men are looking forward to this article, because sex is always a tabooed topic in our society; hence there is a lot of misinformation ...
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October 2, 2012
We are continuing with prostate cancer and what causes it. So far we discussed the effects of diet, exercise and age on prostate cancer. This week we ...
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September 18, 2012
Two weeks ago, I started discussing the issue of prostate cancer and its causes. I said that there were associated causes, but that the real cause was...
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September 4, 2012
Prostate cancer has become very topical. Everyone wants to know what causes prostate cancer, how do you know you have it, what are the signs of prosta...
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August 21, 2012
Two weeks ago, I started talking about the enlarged prostate and its effect on sexuality. I have not touched on the sexuality issue, because a non-pro...
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August 14, 2012
Over the last two weeks, I have looked at abnormal prostate conditions, namely prostate infections called prostatitis. These infections may be acute o...
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August 7, 2012
A few weeks ago we spoke about acute prostatitis or a swelling of the prostate gland caused by an infection. This week I will discuss chronic prostati...
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July 17, 2012
Last week I looked at the structure of the prostate gland and its function. I emphasized that along with the seminal vesicles and testicles, they form...
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July 3, 2012
The prostate gland is an organ only found in the male species and men in particular. There has been a lot said about the prostate gland in the last fe...
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