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When we speak of the prostate we refer to the male reproductive organ. It is a gland, in the shape of a walnut, placed below the bladder and in front of the rectum.
Stones are a piece of solid material that forms inside the kidney from substances that are in the urine.
Women can also be seen by a urologist. Women, like men, can have urinary tract problems.
The urinary system is made up of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. Urinary tract infections are the second most common type of infection in the body
Urology is a medical-surgical specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of renal morphological diseases and those of the urinary system that affect both sexes; as well as diseases of the male genital tract, without age limit. </p> <p> Urology has as its anatomical scope of action the kidney and its adjacent structures, as well as the urinary tract: adrenal gland, kidney (morphological aspects and obstructive alterations), retroperitoneum and lumbar region, ureter, bladder, prostate, seminal tract, urethra, pelvic floor structures, penis, scrotum, testis and epididymis.
Urology is a medical-surgical specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of renal morphological diseases and those of the urinary system that affect both sexes; as well as diseases of the male genital tract, without age limit. </p> <p> Urology has as its anatomical scope of action the kidney and its adjacent structures, as well as the urinary tract: adrenal gland, kidney (morphological aspects and obstructive alterations), retroperitoneum and lumbar region, ureter, bladder, prostate, seminal tract, urethra, pelvic floor structures, penis, scrotum, testis and epididymis.
You should visit the urologist when:
When your GP or other specialist deems it appropriate.
When presenting symptoms related to the urinary tract, kidneys, bladder or external genitalia, whether it is a woman or a man.
When I am 50 years old.
At age 40 even in the absence of symptoms and have a family history of prostate cancer (father, brothers or uncles)
No, it is not normal to get up more than twice a night to urinate. This, in the case of adult men over 50, suggests prostate problems among other diagnoses, such as diabetes or kidney failure. It is different in men and women, especially because women do not have a prostate and you have to focus on other conditions.
Prostate cancer, like all cancers, in its initial stages do not give symptoms, therefore it must be examined, both with a physical examination (digital rectal examination) and the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA or PSA) from 40-45 years, every year. If discovered early and given correct treatment, it has a 95% chance of being cured.
