By Jerome P. Keating, MD | Medically Reviewed by Gregory S. Parries, MD, PhD. |Last updated 2026-06-17 Frequent Urination in Men: What Counts as Too Often Frequent urination in men can mean different things depending on timing, volume and associated symptoms. Some men notice they urinate more often during the day. Others are mainly bothered by […]
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By Gregory S. Parries, MD, PhD. | Medically Reviewed by Christopher W. Boelter, MD |Last updated 2026-06-17 Blood in Urine: Why This Symptom Should Not Be Ignored Blood in urine, also called hematuria, can be alarming when it is visible and easy to miss when it is found only on a urine test. In both situations, it deserves medical
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What if a pill is not the answer? For the past twenty years, when a man came to me with erectile dysfunction (ED), I usually reached for my prescription pad. Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, or PDE5 inhibitors, drugs like sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil, have helped millions of men. They are safe, effective, and easy to
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The Hidden Cost of Prostate Cancer Surgery Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. The good news is that when caught early, it is often curable. The standard treatment for localized prostate cancer is surgery to remove the prostate gland. For many men, this surgery saves their lives. Two common side
By John K. Matsuura, MD | Medically Reviewed by Gregory S. Parries, M.D., PhD |Last updated 2026-06-01 Prostate cancer is the most common non skin cancer in American men, with more than 300,000 new cases expected in 2026. For decades, the standard treatments for localized prostate cancer were radical prostatectomy (surgical removal of the entire prostate) or
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By Shawn M. McGee, M.D. | Medically Reviewed by Christopher W. Boelter, MD |Last updated 2026-06-03 Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) affects nearly 50% of men over 50 and up to 80% of men over 70. Symptoms such as frequent urination, weak stream, and nocturia disrupt sleep, work, and quality of life. For decades, the standard surgical treatment was transurethral
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By Lori A. Pinke, M.D. | Medically Reviewed by Christopher W. Boelter, M.D. |Last updated 2026-06-04 For millions of Americans, overactive bladder (OAB) and erectile dysfunction (ED) are daily struggles that standard medications fail to resolve. While oral drugs help many patients, a significant number either do not respond adequately or cannot tolerate side effects such as dry mouth,
Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept in medicine. In 2025 and 2026, AI-powered systems have become practical tools that help urologists detect prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer with accuracy rivaling that of expert radiologists. Machine learning algorithms integrated with MRI, CT, and even cystoscopy images are now reducing unnecessary biopsies, improving risk prediction,
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Two of the most common reasons people visit a urologist are actually hematuria (blood in the urine) and recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) in women. In 2025, the American Urological Association (AUA) released major updates to its clinical guidelines for both conditions, fundamentally changing how doctors evaluate and manage them. These changes mean fewer invasive
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By John K. Matsuura, MD | Medically Reviewed by Christopher W. Boelter, MD |Last updated 16 January 2026 Men looking for erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment are usually facing two interconnected problems: unreliable erections and progressive urinary symptoms. In 2026 U.S. search behavior, this combined intent appears in queries such as enlarged prostate and erectile dysfunction, tadalafil for benign
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