June 5, 2020 | Enlarged Prostate
More than 80 percent of men over the age of 50 wake up at least once per night to urinate.(1) If youʼre no stranger to late-night nature calls, then you may be suffering from an enlarged prostate. Letʼs talk about the causes and symptoms of an enlarged prostate and how you can find the prostate […]
May 29, 2020 | Enlarged Prostate
Kegel exercises are commonly and easily performed little workouts that may help with urinary symptoms like frequency, urgency, leakage, and loss of control. For men with BPH or enlarged prostates, they may also experience these symptoms. But do Kegels cure and treat BPH? The short answer is… no. Although these exercises are great for pelvic […]
May 11, 2020 | Enlarged Prostate
In all areas of our urology practice, excellence is always our ambition. Our patients’ health and happiness is always the priority, and sometimes that effort gets recognized by outside groups. Recently, our founder and top-rated Austin urologist Dr. Koushik Shaw at the Austin Urology Institute was named a UroLift® Center of Excellence. Here’s the full […]
May 5, 2020 | Enlarged Prostate
While there is evidence suggesting that fasting, under certain conditions, may be good for a person’s overall health, there is inconclusive evidence suggesting that this practice can help shrink prostates or resolve urinary problems. Some studies do suggest that having a lower fasting blood glucose (sugar) level may be related to having a smaller prostate. […]
March 7, 2020 | Austin Urology Bladder Enlarged Prostate Incontinence Men's Health Women's Health
Overactive bladder is more common than you think. But sometimes, it’s hard to tell on your own whether it’s an actual condition you have or something extraneous. Some of the symptoms of overactive bladder include the following: – Do you pee more frequently than you would often like? – Do you experience sudden urges to […]
February 7, 2020 | Austin Urology Bladder Enlarged Prostate Incontinence Men's Health
BPH, or enlarged prostate, is a common condition affecting men around the age of 50. Common symptoms of BPH may include straining to urinate, weak urine stream, dribbling at the end of urination, waking up at night multiple times to urinate, or the inability to empty your bladder. If you experience any or all of […]
January 27, 2020 | Bladder Enlarged Prostate Incontinence UTIs
If you’re a man beginning to get around your middle ages, you might have noticed a growing problem in your day to day life. Typically, having to do with urinary issues and going to the bathroom. These urinary problems might include the frequent or urgent need to urinate, increased frequency of urination at night (nocturia), […]
January 22, 2020 | Bladder Enlarged Prostate Incontinence
Benign prostate hyperplasia or, BPH, is a common, progressive urological condition that can seriously impede the fluidity of your life. This condition, which has to do with the enlargement of the prostate, occurs in men around the age of 50. At 60 years old, 50% of men start exhibiting symptoms of BPH. And by age […]
April 25, 2019 | Enlarged Prostate Prostate Cancer Robotic Surgery
Are You At Risk? At some point in his lifetime, approximately one out of nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, a disease that typically develops in older men, with about six out of ten cases of prostate cancer occurring in men aged 65 or older. A radical prostatectomy is a surgical treatment option […]
March 19, 2019 | Bladder Enlarged Prostate Prostate Cancer
Fighting the Frequency Have you found yourself fighting the frequency to urinate far more often than you used to? Is that frequency even more notable at night, and when you do make it to the toilet, is difficulty urinating and a weak urine stream starting to become apparent? If you’re a man over the age […]
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