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| microscopic damage | 11/17/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: my name is christian and i am 39 years old,i needto ask: 1)is there anything in the medical ...
A: There is no good test for microscopic damage to the penis. If there is no problem with voiding or ...
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| PSA | 11/17/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I am a 52 year old male in good health. At my annual physical 18 months ago my PSA was 1.3. November ...
A: Garth: The issue is not that the ratio is not valid. The issue is that it hasn't been proven to be ...
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| Urine Burning | 11/17/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: Please help me. My urine is burning, and yellowish. It was in the hot, and it is still in this cold ...
A: Fayyaz: It would help to know your age, medical history and gender. It may not be obvious, but ...
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| microscopic damage | 11/17/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: my name is christian and i am 39 years old,i needto ask: 1)is there anything in the medical ...
A: Christian: These are actually good questions. There is very little in the medical literature about ...
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| PSA | 11/17/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I am a 52 year old male in good health. At my annual physical 18 months ago my PSA was 1.3. November ...
A: Garth: The issue is that at age 52 we don't like to see a 100% increase in the PSA, regardless of ...
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| Vacuum Pump Trama | 11/17/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: Several months ago I tried out a vacuum pump that my friends bought me as a gag gift. I used it ...
A: Stu: While anything is possible, it's quite unlikely that the vacuum pump caused this problem. The ...
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| Possible Penis Nerve Damage | 11/17/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: Recently I participated in a long distance bike race. I was not used to being on a bike for such a ...
A: Brian: You're not off base. The pressure from the bicycle seat is pointed directly at the ...
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| Adult Buried Penis | 11/16/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I was recently diagnosed with adult buried penis by an out-of-area urologist while seeking a consult ...
A: This kind of surgery is rarely done. When it is, it is often done by a plastic surgeon although ...
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| Prostate 'twitch' | 11/16/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: First of all; thank you in advance for taking the time to read my question. Secondly; it concerns ...
A: Daquan: The prostate cannnot "twitch" so I'm at a loss to understand what is happening to you. You ...
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| Pain after hydrocele surgery | 11/16/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: Last month I was operated (hydrocele,right side) to drain liquid and to reverse the sac. I was ...
A: Rizwan: The next course of action is to go back to the surgeon. It's impossible for me to ...
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| catheters | 11/15/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: What is the difference between a males and a females catheter? If the females catheter is smaller ...
A: Richard: There is no such thing as a male or female catheter. The difference in size depends on ...
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| erection problem | 11/15/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I just purchased for the first time a penis pump, after just an half hour intermitant use my penis ...
A: JW: It's not likely to have caused any permanent damage, but it depends on just how you used the ...
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| Bleeding through my Penis | 11/15/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I got up this morning with an erection and went to the bathroon to urinate. I felt a pop and ...
A: RT: It's possible you "burst a blood vessel", but that cannot be concluded from the information ...
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| Possible prostatitis | 11/15/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: Let me just start by saying I am a 34 year old married male with no history of health problems. . ...
A: Dave: Saying Relexin is similar to PEENUTS is like saying a Ferrari is similar to a Fiat. One has ...
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| Red brown crytal like spots in seaman | 11/15/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I am a 60 yrs old male with chronic on going bouts with blood in seaman and a PSA that is showing a ...
A: David: Most likely this is just some old blood in the semen. As you know, blood in the semen is ...
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| Cystoscopy | 11/15/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I had a cystoscopy recently. There was some lubricant on the device, but they did not use any type ...
A: Ed: Well, I use some anesthetic gel prior to the cystoscopy, but there is evidence that it doesn't ...
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| Vas Deferens | 11/15/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: My husband has been through a battery of testing in the past two months due to pain and blood in ...
A: Roxy: I have not heard of any condition causing blood in the vas deferens. A prostatic ultrasound ...
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| proscar after turp | 11/15/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: i am 58 years old had problems off an on since my late twenties really got bad about 4 years ago ...
A: David: Neither the alpha blockers, Proscar or Avodart is going to help you after the TURP. ...
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| Possible prostatitis | 11/15/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: Let me just start by saying I am a 34 year old married male with no history of health problems. . ...
A: Dave: You realize that if two urologists are stumped, it's unlikely I'm going to solve the problem ...
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| blood blister on penis | 11/14/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: after having sex there is a large blood blister that forms on my penis under the head on the fleshy ...
A: Tom: The blood blister suggests a skin problem. Using lubrication is one solution, a condom is ...
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| Numb | 11/14/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: Dr. I need some help the lower half of my penis is a bit numb no tingling or anything like that just ...
A: CL: The fact that part of the penis is numb is serious. It could indicate a problem with the ...
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| Blood in Semen | 11/14/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: My wife and I have been consulting with a fertility clinic. During some lab tests prescribed by her ...
A: Todd: Your thinking is correct. At worst, this represents a mild case of prostatitis which is ...
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| less pressure while urinating | 11/14/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: When we were young the pressure at which urine used to pass is strong but now at 43 , i see that the ...
A: Simanta: It could just be that your prostate is growing and reducing the flow. If the flow is as ...
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| testosterone replacement therapy | 11/13/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: 33yr old male History of high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I've been having erection ...
A: Sean: Your ED problem is almost certainly psychological. This is due to the fact that masturbation ...
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| Swollen Urethra, Painful Ejaculation | 11/13/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I'm 21. I was found positive for chlamydia two years ago, and I was treated for it, but the pain ...
A: David: It is not possible to determine the nature of your problem from the given description. I ...
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| Urinate often, unique symptoms | 11/13/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I have a set of symptoms I have not seen anywhere, exactly. I am a 43 year old male. I have to ...
A: Michael: It is not unsafe to take the meds described by your physician. Serious side effects and ...
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| BPH vs. Prostatitis | 11/13/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: In the last week of September I passed two (2) kidney stones within a week of each other. After the ...
A: You have two urology opinions and a history that suggests both prostatitis and BPH. Since ...
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| urinary track infection | 11/13/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: Im a 25 year old female and after sex with my ex-boyfriend i would have a UTI. But after we broke up ...
A: Brooke: Urinary tract infections in women after sexual activity is common. This can be lessened by ...
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| hard lump in shaft of penis | 11/12/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I have recently started to worry about a small, hard lump in the shaft of my penis. It is a small, ...
A: Jesse: I don't know what the lump is. Even if I thought I knew, it would be very inappropriate to ...
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| White 'stuff' in urine | 11/12/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I'm a 20yr. male and I've had a recurring problem for a while concerning a white 'solid' like ...
A: Rick: Sorry, but I can't determine what this substance might be from your description. A ...
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| Prostate and Blood work | 11/11/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: .. I have a question on my prostate... and blood work... I have been having a lot of pain in the ...
A: The PSA is not very helpful until the Prostatitis is over. We urologists don't generally look at ...
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| testicular pain | 11/11/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I have had a dull pain in my right testicle for 30 years since I was age 27, ultra sound proved no ...
A: Cecil: No, I don't believe it either. You may or may not have BPH, but even if you do, it doesn't ...
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| ED | 11/10/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I always experience erectile dysfunction and it is worsening by the day, for the last 2 months I did ...
A: Daniel: Venous leak is a condition that occurs alone or in combination with other problems to cause ...
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| Painfull Urination and white discharge | 11/10/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I am 28 and around February this year I noticed some painful sensation after urination and when i ...
A: Kelly: Your last question, about what medication I will prescribe, is the easiest so I will start ...
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| ED | 11/10/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: I always experience erectile dysfunction and it is worsening by the day, for the last 2 months I did ...
A: Daniel: It sounds like you really do have ED. The very poor maintenance suggests at least a ...
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| genital pain | 11/10/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: ive been having pain from my genitals to my lower abdomin. ive had a cyst before on my testical, and ...
A: Matt: Obviously I can't tell exactly what the cause of your pain is without a full exam. Equally ...
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| ED/High Cholestrol/High LDL | 11/10/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: As u advised, I consulted a urologist and discussed all my situatin. In his first prescription, he ...
A: Muhammad: Lexotanil is a tranquilizer, much like Valium. It has no specific activity on erection ...
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| ED/High Cholestrol/High LDL | 11/10/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: As u advised, I consulted a urologist and discussed all my situatin. In his first prescription, he ...
A: Muhammad: High cholesterol has been linked to increased hardening (narrowing) of the arteries. The ...
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| urethal diverticula surgery | 11/9/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: 9 weeks ago I had surgery to remove a urethal diverticuli still in very much pain and urenate every ...
A: Jackie: Nine weeks is a long time to have continuing pain, but urethral diverticula are hard to ...
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| Penile sensitivity | 11/9/2008 | Stephen W. Leslie, MD |
Q: In Dec 2005 I was diagnosed as incurably impotent due to smoking. I was able to gain, but not ...
A: Keith: Just for the record, smoking doesn't cause ED although it can exacerbate the problems that ...
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