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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Urethral Stricture

Health Encyclopedia: Urethral Stricture

Prevention

Practicing safer-sex behaviors may decrease the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases and subsequent urethral stricture.

Early treatment of urethral stricture may prevent complications such as kidney or bladder infection or injury.


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Expert & Community Posts

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Urethral Strictures and Reconstruction
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

...of the tunnel and some return to normalcy.     Urethral strictures can be very difficult to... Read more »

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Is the Memokath Stent a Good Option for Enlarged Prostate?
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

...that he "implant" a Memokath Stent to handle the urethral stricture (my urine flow is very weak... Read more »

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GERD Questions: Hiatal Hernia and Schatzki's ring
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

I suffer from reflux, underwent an upper GI series, and have been told that I have a paraesophageal... Read more »

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Erectile Dysfunction? You might have Peyronie's Disease
By healthgal , Health Expert

  There's a certain physical condition associated with ED that isn't talked about a whole lot. ... Read more »

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Stem Cell Research Launches in U.S. for Stress Urinary Incontinence
By Nancy Muller , Health Expert

You may have spotted a brief news report in recent years about stem cell research conducted in... Read more »

Health Guide

Urethral stricture
.........repeated episodes of urethritis, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). There is also increased risk of urethral stricture after an injury or trauma to the pelvic region. Any instrument... Read more »
Urethral stricture
...outcome. However, repeated therapies may be needed toremove the scar tissue. Complications Urethral stricture may totally block urine flow, causing acute urinary retention, a condition... Read more »
Urethral stricture
Dysuria (painful urination) Difficulty urinating Slow urine stream (may develop suddenly or gradually) Spraying of urine stream ... Read more »
Cystoscopy
...abnormalities: Enlarged prostateObstructed prostateBleeding prostate Cysts Urethral strictures Bladder stones (calculi) Tumors Polyps ... Read more »
Prostate removal
...the semen into the bladder instead of out through the urethra (retrograde ejaculation) Urethral stricture (tightening of the urinary outlet) Read more »

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