What Is The Function Of The Bladder
Can I Get a New Bladder?
I am routinely asked about the possibility of transplanting a new bladder. It is an interesting thought isn't it. I mean, if you have a liver or kidneys that do not work right, then you are put on a list and hopefully will eventually receive one of these organs. Transplanting a bladder would be a wonderful option for those patients who bladders have failed them. Unfortunately, transplanting a bladder would be extremely risky and because having a working bladder is not mandatory to live, th...
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Expert & Community Posts
More Information About Suprapubic Catheters and Multiple Sclerosis
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert...I have multiple sclerosis and I have a nuerogenic bladder. That is why the doctor suggested... Read more »
When Incontinence is not because of your Bladder
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert...if the problem has really nothing to do with your bladder. What I’m talking about is referred... Read more »
Erectile Dysfunction and Urinary Tract Symptoms
By Dr. Justin Harmon , Health Expert...the operation. However, injury to adjacent organs (bladder and rectum) can also occur with... Read more »
Answering Incontinence Community Questions: How Does Bladder Augmentation Work?
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health ExpertBladder Augmentation - Reader's Question: If a bladder is augmented, do the bladder muscles stop... Read more »
What Is the Difference Between a Urologist and a Urogynecologist?
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert...and other disorders including incontinence of the bladder. A urologist has gone through... Read more »
Health Guide
Voiding cystourethrogram
Cystourethrogram - voiding Normal Values The bladder and urethra will be normal in size and function. What abnormal results mean ... Read more »Chronic Prostatitis: An Overview
...gland is a chestnut-shaped glandular tissue surrounding the connection of the outlet of the urinary bladder and the urethra or urine tube that carries the urine to the outside. Its function is... Read more »The Prevalence and Types of Sexual Dysfunction in People With Cancer
...experience anejaculation (absence of ejaculation), retrograde ejaculation (ejaculation going backward to the bladder), or the inability to reach orgasm. Women may experience changes in genital... Read more »What is Fibromyalgia?
...other symptoms and overlapping conditions, which may include allergies, irritable bowel, irritable bladder, headaches, migraines, dizziness, numbness and tingling, sensitivity to cold or heat,... Read more »Disc Herniation: What is it?
...of pain. Luckily, Harry does not have the “red flags” of disc herniation like loss of bowel or bladder function (can’t go, or leaks), new bilateral limb pain (both arms or both legs hurt),... Read more »Images
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Neobladder
November 03, 2006PORTLAND, Ore. (Ivanhoe) -- When Hans Neukomm learned he had advanced bladder cancer, he thought he'd also have to re-learn going to the bathroom.... Read summary »
Medicine's Next Big Thing: Custom-Built Organs (Part 3 of 3)
May 05, 2008ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- More than 94,000 Americans are on the transplant waiting list. Every 13 minutes, a new person joins that... Read summary »
Better Bladder Cancer Detection
September 08, 2006ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Every year, more than 61,000 people in the United States will be told they have bladder cancer. The... Read summary »
Snail Venom for Chronic Pain
August 01, 2007COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) A snail found in the sea could be all it takes for millions of people to live pain-free. Small but deadly,... Read summary »
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July 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) When you enjoy your cup of coffee in the morning you may also be helping to prevent a central nervous disease. A new study in... Read summary »
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