Medical insight, personal stories and humor from a urologist who has been where you are now.
I am working on a movie starring the prostate using as the background a song that my brother Rushton wrote years ago...here are some of the lyrics....think of it as the prostate waiting patiently just inside the male's body, harboring asymptomatic prostate cancer, to be examined and then to be taken care of. It's the …
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Dr. Jo-an Baldwin Peters (PhD) is conducting a survey on sexuality in regards to the prostate cancer survivor and the partner of a survivor. Judging by the search queries that my site gets, questions about sexuality after prostate cancer treatment, particularly prostatectomy, is an area of intense concern. There is very little written about it …
Several things...this may ramble a bit. First of all the above is a key chain that the guy that sells the Erec-tech vacuum pump for erectile dysfunction gives me when he comes by. This little trinket was all it took for me the doctor to agree to see him when he comes by. He knows …
From International Journal of Impotence Research Motivations for Seeking Treatment for ED: The Woman's Perspective M P McCabe; H Conaglen; J Conaglen; E O'Connor Posted: 03/29/2010; Int J Impot Res. 2010;22(2):152-158. © 2010 Nature Publishing Group Abstract and Introduction Abstract There is increasing evidence that partners have a major role in treatment-seeking behavior for men …
The Gainesville Times Online Article The article at the end of this post was in our local newspaper a few days ago. I thought Ms. Morales did a very nice job and I was very appreciative of her putting it in the paper. The actual paper article had the picture at the top of this …
Medical options to help prostate cancer patients to get information May 11th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer The dreaded words “You have prostate cancer” often leave patients confused and often men have tremendous difficulties deciding about their treatment, which can add to needless distress and side effects. To help men and their families The Cancer …
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Do you know what a " throck-morton" is in urology? Just for fun, those of you having to visit your urologist for prostate cancer concern, ask your urologist what it is? I bet he knows, it is well-known phrase in urologic circles. A KUB x-ray (Kidney Ureter Bladder) is commonly done by urologists looking for …
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Meaning of song The lyrics tell of the last days of the American Civil War and its aftermath. Confederate soldier Virgil Caine "served on the Danville train," the main supply line into the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia is holding the line at the Siege of Petersburg. …
I have previously posted Mr. Jennings on a link but did not see this video untill this morning. I am watching it and it's going along and I am really enjoying it and really like this person. The part about getting a buzz-cut and then it makes him feel like, " I'm putting on a …
The names of bands influenced by Johnny Ramone, look at them, and then the fact that Romone was a pseudonym for Paul McCartney is something I did not know. Here's the tragedy... He was diagnosed late. What I see happening often with my patients and in casual conversation with others, men and women, is that …
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