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gwtw wrote at 2007-08-08 23:24:22
I too took FLOWMAX and had retrograde problems and switched to URAXATROL which lessened that. My urologist said he thought FLOWmax worked better.....I also too AVODART and believe them when they say it might cause breast swelling. I have had that, it has NOT gone away despite being off the drug 5 months. I was also very tender  nipple wise for a time but that stopped. My right breast is smaller than the left and I consulted a plastic surgeon.....he confirmed the change (since Avodart) and my insurance will NOT cover a reduction so I will be balanced...My urologist kept saying that it only happened to .5 % of men who took the drug-- well it happened TO ME !  



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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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