Bert Vorstman MD, MS, FAAP, FRACS, FACS www.urologyweb.com For patients with localized high-risk bladder cancer, ta new blue light technology is available. Using the new blue light technology, doctors are able to make cancer cells in the bladder light up and glow in a color different than the surrounding tissue. This process is similar to the way a blue […]

Bert Vorstman MD, MS, FAAP, FRACS, FACS www.urologyweb.com When men start to struggle with a loss of libido, testosterone may be the culprit. Low testosterone levels can cause a range of symptoms, but loss of libido is often the first one men notice. Supplementing with testosterone is a common approach, but it may be too […]

Bert Vorstman MD, MS, FAAP, FRACS, FACS www.urologyweb.com A new recommendation for patients with chronic kidney disease asks physicians to perform a full lipid profile at first presentation of the condition. The new recommendations come from a work group working on behalf of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes organization. According to the guidelines, measuring […]

Bert Vorstman MD, MS, FAAP, FRACS, FACS www.urologyweb.com Overdiagnosis and overtreatment of prostate cancer is a very real risk, yet very few men are actually told of the potential for this risk. In fact, patients are not regularly informed of the risks of overdiagnosis and overtreatment for most types of cancers. In one online study […]

Blood in the semen is a condition known as hemospermia, and while it is unsettling, it is rarely, if ever, serious. Causes of Hemospermia Blood in the semen is relatively common but virtually never important. The blood itself is believed to come either from congested seminal vesicles or from the prostate and possibly as a consequence of […]