Urology
The Department of Urology at Medical Center Clinic is composed of board-certified urologists as well as highly trained medical support staff. Urological issues can be sensitive; the staff at the Department of Urology is focused on handling these matters with discretion and care.
The Department of Urology offers diagnostic services and treatments for many disorders of the urinary tract of males and females and reproductive tract of males. These disorders can include infections, prostatitis, impotence, infertility, cancers of the kidney, prostate and bladder. There are many treatment options available including pharmaceutical, and non-surgical and surgical procedures.
Trial and permanent Interstim
Medtronic Bladder Control Therapy (Sacral Neuromodulation), delivered by the InterStim® System, is an effective, long-term treatment that is clinically proven to:
• Significantly improve quality of life
• Relieve symptoms when other treatments fail
The other therapies you tried may not have addressed the miscommunication between the bladder and the brain that could be causing your symptoms. Medtronic Bladder Control Therapy uses a device that provides gentle electrical stimulation to help correct this communication problem.
After talking with your doctor to see if Medtronic Bladder Control Therapy is right for you, you may decide to try it by going through an evaluation. Based on the outcome of the evaluation, you and your doctor will determine the next steps for your treatment.
The InterStim System was developed by Medtronic, and over 175,000 people worldwide have received the system. It has been FDA-approved since 1997 for urge incontinence and since 1999 for urinary retention and urgency-frequency. Medtronic Bladder Control Therapy is not intended for patients with a urinary blockage.
Medicare and many other private insurance companies cover Medtronic Bladder Control Therapy.
How Effective Is Medtronic Bladder Control Therapy?
In a long -term clinical study, it was found that 59% of patients with urge incontinence who received the InterStim System and completed follow-up with their doctors had at least 50% fewer leaks per day when compared to the number of leaks before therapy.1
It is important to know that individual results may vary and that not every patient who receives Medtronic Bladder Control Therapy will receive the same benefits or experience the same adverse events as the patients in the clinical study. In addition to risks related to a surgical procedure, complications from this therapy can occur and may require surgery or cause return of symptoms. Refer to the Important Safety Information for more information on possible adverse events associated with Medtronic Bladder Control Therapy.
How Can I Find Out If Medtronic Bladder Control Therapy Will Work for Me?
During an evaluation, you’ll have the opportunity to test Medtronic Bladder Control Therapy without making a long-term commitment. The evaluation generally lasts several days. Before and during the evaluation, you’ll be asked to track your symptoms to help determine how well Medtronic Bladder Control Therapy works for you.
– from http://www.everyday-freedom.com/women/about/what-is-bladder-control/index.htm
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Vasectomy
Vasectomy reversal
Vasectomy reversal is a term used for surgical procedures that reconnect the male reproductive tract after interruption by a vasectomy. Vasectomy reversal restores fertility by reconnecting the ends of the severed vas deferens, which is located in each side of the scrotum, or by connecting the vas deferens to the epididymis, the small organ on the back of the testis where sperm matures. These procedures can be accomplished through various approaches, including microsurgery, to restore the passage for sperm to be ejaculated out the urethra are usually accomplished with microsurgical technique.