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What Does The Urethra Do?

Health Encyclopedia: Prostate Cancer Symptoms

Symptoms

Prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms in the early stages. As the malignancy spreads, it may constrict the urethra and cause urinary problems.

Urine flows from the kidney through the ureters into the urinary bladder where it is temporarily stored. As the bladder becomes distended with urine, nerve impulses from the bladder signal the brain that it is full which gives the individual the urge to void. By voluntarily relaxing the sphincter muscle around the urethra, the bladder can be e...

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Expert & Community Posts

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 »

What if the Suprapubic Catheter Does Not Work?

By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert

...having spasms and a lot of urine was coming out of my urethra. I have multiple sclerosis and I... Read more »

Sling Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence

By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...may recommend a "simple" surgery to support your urethra with a sling made of synthetic mesh or... Read more »

Urethral Strictures and Reconstruction

By Jay Motola , Health Expert

...pressure, etc. The urologist indicated that his urethra is being blocked by strictures or scar... Read more »

Foley Woes

By Pete , Health Expert

...women because of the length and sensitivity of our urethras. Lidocaine gel can be used to... Read more »

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Health Guide

Introduction to Enlarged Prostate (BPH)

...the prostate, called the peripheral zone.The prostate gland is an organ that surrounds the urinary urethra in men. It secretes fluid that mixes with sperm to make semen. The urethra carries urine... Read more »

Other Treatments

...for women with stress incontinence. They work as follows:The pad is placed over the opening of the urethra where it creates a seal, preventing leakage.It is removed before urinating and replaced... Read more »

Prostate Cancer Introduction

...cancer "die with it, rather than from it."The prostate gland is an organ that surrounds the urinary urethra in men. It secretes fluid which mixes with sperm to make semen.Hormones and Prostate... Read more »

Incontinence Definition, Types, and Process of Urination

...of the spine.The bladder stores the urine until it is eliminated from the body via a tube called the urethra, which is the lowest part of the urinary tract. (In men it is enclosed in the penis. In... Read more »

Urinary Incontinence Surgery

...SurgeryThere are nearly 200 procedures for incontinence. Most are designed to restore the bladder neck and urethra to their anatomically correct positions in patients with stress incontinence.The... Read more »

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