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What is Erectile Dysfunction or ED? Erectile Dysfunction: A man is supposed to have erectile dysfunction if a man regularly obtains it difficult getting a firm enough erection to be able to have a reproduction.  There are some Physical Causes of Erectile Dysfunction: 1. Heart Diseases 2. Diabetes 3. High Blood Pressure 4. Hormonal Disorders 5. Obesity 6. Sleep Disorders  Psychological causes of erectile dysfunction: 1. Depression 2. Stress 3. Relationship Problems 4. Guilt  Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction : There are many treatments available for Erectile Dysfunction . Treatments are: 1. Medication:  There is a Drug available in the market, which is PDE-5 (phosphodiesterase-5) inhibitors, Viagra, Avanafil. Taking these pills will not automatically produce an erection. These pills allowing some men to function normally. There are also some side effects of these pills like flushing, nasal congestion, headache, visual chang...

What are the Kidney Stones?     Kidney Stones are the small, hard pieces of material that form in the kidneys.  Symptoms:    Some kidney stones will not have any symptoms. Symptoms can include pain when trying to urinate, urgent need to urinate, urinating more often than usual, blood in the urine, cloudy or smelly urine, nausea, vomiting, fever, and chills. The small stones easily pass through the body without causing any pain. But the Large stones do not pass easily, they need treatment.  Top things you should know about the kidney stone are: Not all kidney stones are alike. The Kidney stones come in all shapes and sizes. Its range starts from a grain of sand to a golf ball. The stones are small and hard crystals that form inside your kidneys when salts and other minerals in your urine bond together. Pain is the main symptom:  Some kidney stones are really small and cause no pain. But other stones pass through the urinary tr...

Male infertility is a major problem and it can occur if a man is not able to sustain an erection and can not carry a healthy and mature sperm to fertilize an egg.  Symptoms of male infertility The problems of male infertility are related to the perm quality or sperm count. Another problems that may arise due to the following reasons: Abnormally shaped sperm Sperm with poor motility Poor sperm quality Sperm that cannot attach the head to the egg Sperm that cannot penetrate the egg Low sperm count is a common male infertility problem. Usually men have 20 million sperm per milliliter of semen, while a count of 10 million sperm per milliliter or lower is considered too low. At times, men suffer from azoospermia, a condition where the ejaculate contains no sperm. While most of the men have high sperm count but they don’t have the ability to release the sperm and therefore their sperm become unable to fertilize the egg. A related condition is retrograde flow of sperm. Whe...

Most of the time, we listen that women suffer from urological problems like incontinence and bladder infections. Whereas men may also suffer from these problems more often than you think. If the problem is severe enough, it can affect a man’s dignity, confidence and quality of life. Below are the reasons, a man should consult to a urologist: 1. Incontinence: Urinary incontinence is a leakage of urine and it occurs when an individual can’t control their bladder or lose control of their bladder. There are several treatments for incontinence, including medications, physical therapy, or surgery. 2. Urinary Tract Infection: Urinary tract infection occurs when a man experiences painful urination or cloudy urine. Firstly, a urologist will test the urine to make sure it is a UTI and rule out other problems, and in most cases, prescribe a round of antibiotics. 3. Prostatitis: Prostatitis is an infection in the prostate. The Symptoms are fever and chills; painful urination; and pain in ...

As we know that it can be difficult to talk about your urological problems with others, but you should have to tell someone or consult to the doctor if you find out any one (or a combination) of the following symptoms: urine leakage; frequent need to urinate; frequent bladder, urinary tract, or vaginal infections; inability to pass urine or empty your bladder completely; pressure in the vagina or pelvis; progressively weaker urine stream; pelvic or lower abdominal pain; and/or pain or bleeding with sexual intercourse. These symptoms may be indicative of more serious female urology and urogynecology problems that, if left untreated, could be cause a severe problem to your quality of life. The Urology specialists Dr. Anshumaan V Kapoor and Dr. Rajan Sharma at Kapoor’s Kidney & Urostone Centre Pvt. Ltd. knows very well that health is most important and, for this reason, they will help you to feel comfortable at every stage of treatment – from the initial consultation to post-proced...

The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the rectum. Once your prostate cancer has been diagnosed, your doctor has a lot to think about before choosing a treatment plan according to your disease stage. It’s important that you also think carefully about each of your choices for treatment plan. You will want to gain the benefits of each treatment option against the possible risks and side effects. Which treatments are used for prostate cancer? Depending on each case, treatment options for men with prostate cancer might include: Watchful waiting or active surveillance Surgery Radiation therapy Cryotherapy (cryosurgery) Hormone therapy Chemotherapy Vaccine treatment Bone-directed treatment These treatments are generally used one at a time, although in some cases they may be combined. Which doctors treat prostate cancer? The main types of doctors who treat prostate cancer include: Urologists: surgeons who treat diseases o...

Urology has become one of the growing fields of medical and research science. Catheterization and continence are the two urology aspects which are affecting million of people in all over the world every day. The urological system of women’s and men’s are very much different and the symptoms and causes are based on personal anatomy. The functioning way of urinary catheters of men and women is mostly the same to drain the urine from the bladder, but the design of the catheter is very different in both men and women. In men, a urinary catheter is inserted through men’s personal part, but in women, the catheter application is based on bladder position which changes every time with obesity, age, childbirth etc. Incontinence is the inability to control urinary function. These types of incontinence vary between women and men. If the urinary incontinence is not normal, then it is symptomatic of urological issue. Gender Based Common Types of Incontinence and Reason are: Stress Inc...