AboutStephen W. Leslie, MD Expertise Questions concerning erectile dysfunction, kidney stones and prostate disorders including prostate cancer. I have a special interest in kidney stone disease prevention.
Experience Full time practicing urologist with 20 years experience. Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at the Medical College of Ohio. Editor in Chief of eMedicine Urology internet textbook. Author of only book written for patients by a urologist on the subject of kidney stones "The Kidney Stones Handbook". Inventor of the "Parachute" and "Escape" kidney stone baskets and the "Calculus" stone prevention analysis computer program.
Organizations American Urological Association, Ohio State Medical Association, Sexual Medicine Society
Publications Men's Health, Journal of Urology, Urology, Healthwatch Magazine, Emergency Medicine Monthly, eMedicine, "The Kidney Stones Handbook", and numerous articles in various newspapers. He is also the editor of the Urology Board Review by McGraw-Hill used by urologists to study for their Board Certification Examinations.
Education/Credentials Graduate of New York Medical College with residencies completed at Metropolitan Hospital New York, Albany Medical Center and University of Wisconsin-Madison
Awards and Honors Thirlby Award of the American Urological Association.
Question hey I'm an 17 years old
and for about 3 years now
i have begin on an off
with blood coming out of my penis
it usually goes for a couple of days
then it stops for about a month
or so i went to the doctors years ago
i had a tube up my penis they looked
threw and nothing was wrong
and now its started up again
I'm getting worried again
what could this be?
Answer Michael:
You asked what it could be. I could give you a long list, but that's not the real issue. Most causes of blood in the urine in your age group are not serious, but you could have strictures, stones, kidney problems or polyps. I'm afraid another checkup with a urologist is needed to be sure there isn't anything serious going on. Just because your earlier evaluation was negative is no guarantee that something significant isn't happening now.
