Water vapour therapy is a simple yet effective form of treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia and is deemed extremely safe due to steam being the only substance used. The therapy takes a mere ...

Recently, to my surprise, I came down with bladder cancer. I am a healthy 66-year-old man who is 5 feet, 11 inches tall, 215 pounds, and a lifelong ...

Kidney stones rank right up at the top of the most painful health conditions, according to patients asked to rate their discomfort on a scale of 1 to 10. Kidney stones are hard pellets composed ...

Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury is the first New England hospital to treat men with enlarged prostates using the HYDROS Robotic System.

Kidney stones are solid masses formed in the kidney that must be passed through the urethra. For all patients, the pain is extreme, but for men, it has been compared to childbirth, given the small ...

while men may confuse it with muscle strain. 2. Frequent urge to urinate An increased need to urinate, especially if not linked to fluid intake, could signal a stone near the bladder. Women may ...

Kidney stones are a growing global ... kidney–ureter–bladder radiography (KUB), and abdominal ultrasonography on the same day. Men receiving androgen therapy, those with kidney abnormalities ...

Bladder Stones: Bladder stones are hard mineral deposits ... The restricted passage can make it difficult to pass urine. “Men should seek medical help for acute urinary retention, where there ...

Mysuru: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), or prostate enlargement, is a common issue among elderly men ... bladder emptying. If untreated, BPH can lead to complications such as bladder stones.

Surgery may be necessary. Urinary stones, such as bladder stones, form when salts or minerals, such as calcium, build up in the urine, and the body has trouble getting rid of them. These minerals ...

Most cases of bladder stones affect men aged 50 or older because of the link with prostate enlargement, but both men and women can get them.

It may sound a little odd, but you really can get stones in your bladder. They’re hard little masses made up of minerals from your urine. They’re most common in men 50 and older. Sometimes ...