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Expert: Stephen W. Leslie, MD - 12/29/2006


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But come to think of it I wasn't urinating I was doing number 2 , does it make a difference ?
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Just today I noticed that after I urinated there was some sort of discharge on my penis it did not have any odor and it was clear.  What do you think this is and should I have this checked and by what kind of doctor ?

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Garcia
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A discharge after urinating is either some urine left in the passage, secretions from Cowper's ducts or possibly from the periurethral glands.  It is unlikely to be anything serious, but you should consult a urologist to have it checked out.

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Yes, of course it does.  A discharge immediately after a bowel movement is almost certainly prostatic fluid.  The same fluid can be expressed by a digital rectal examination that massages the prostate.  The bowel movement does essentially the same thing.

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Stephen W. Leslie, MD

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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 30 years experience. Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of Urology at Creighton University Medical Center. Editor in Chief of eMedicine Urology internet textbook. Author of only NIH approved 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. Rated as one the country's Best Urologists by the Independent Consumer's Research Institute

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