What is prostate ? Prostate is a lemon sized reproductive gland, found only in men, below the bladder. Its function is to produce fluid which helps providing nourishment to sperms in semen. Urinary passage goes through prostate, before reaching the penis. What all diseases can occur in prostate ? BPH (BPH (Enlarged prostate) Symptoms), Prostatitis (InfectionContinue reading “Prostate cancer – Part I”
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Prostate cancer and PSA testing
Prostate is a small walnut sized organ present in men and is the part of male reproductive organ. It helps in the male fertility. Normal prostate size varies from 15-20 gm. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men after skin cancer. PSA (Prostate specific antigen) is the blood test which is specific forContinue reading “Prostate cancer and PSA testing”
Hematuria
•Hematuria is passing blood in urine. •Can be Gross (visibly red urine) or microscopic hematuria (blood present in urine examination). •Even single episode of hematuria warrants investigation as upto 50% patients with gross hematuria and 33% with microscopic hematuria show some underlying cause. •Various causes leading to hematuria include BPH (enlarged prostate), urinary tract infections,Continue reading “Hematuria”
Dr Varinder Attri - Urologist and Andrologist 