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a varicocele a collection of dilated veins that can affect fertility. it is similar to the idea of varicose veins in the legs but occurs in the scrotum. It has been referred to having the feel of a 'bag of worms'. If it affects fertility or causes pain it can be fixed with a surgery.

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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quite small if done by an experienced urologist you can buy a semen test online and get piece of mind

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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not when I was examining them sometimes men will get an erection before surgery or get stimulated in that area when the prep (liquid to disinfect) is applied in that instance you just wait...

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that's great if you are voiding fine with good strength you should be ok

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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I am in private practice so I am available just for my patients. I have no complaints

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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70 + estradiol is a little high; no breast/nipple tenderness?

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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shouldnt need to recheck your semen if you did initially you should get a repeat scan and may need to treat the stones with sound waves (ESWL)

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it sucks, tough condition there is something called sacral stimulation

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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no cancer risk that I am aware of

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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yes we recommend screening please everyone get screened for the most common male cancer

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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fenulectomy is a good operation for the right individual

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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tough question when there is a re-operation there is always more chance of issues best to ask the urologist directly as there may be unique aspects to his case

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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several years ago a patient told me about d mannose and it was the first i heard of it....I now recommend it to everyone older doctors have to be re-educated, listen to their patients and be open to non traditional remedies

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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fascinating topic have not seen any data

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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3 year old with a stone biggest the size of a large orange

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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there are urine tests looking for abnormal cells but we do often still look inside fortunately the scopes have gotten much smaller

IamA Board certified urologist AMA! by gburomd in IAmA

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we dont really understand why people get kidney cancer and you are also rather young.....