Common questions people bring to clinic, answered the way they would be answered in the room. No case details, no promises.
Before you Google it
Painless blood in the urine is always worth investigating — even once, even if it clears on its own. Most causes are benign, but the ones that are not are far more treatable when found early. Assessment usually means imaging of the kidneys and urinary tract, a urine assessment and, where indicated, cystoscopy. If you have seen blood in your urine, it is worth having it looked at rather than waiting for it to come back.
A raised PSA does not mean cancer on its own. Infection, recent catheterisation, cycling and prostate size all raise it. A repeat test, an examination and, where indicated, an MRI come before any decision about a biopsy. If you are holding a report you do not fully understand, bring it in and we can go through what it does and does not say.
More than about eight times in the day, or waking more than once at night, is worth assessing — particularly if it is a change from your own normal. In men over fifty it is most often the prostate, but a stricture, a bladder problem or medication can cause the same picture, and an overactive bladder and an obstructed one look identical from the outside while needing opposite treatment. A bladder diary, a flow study and a post-void ultrasound separate them. Happy to look at it properly if it is disturbing your sleep.
Recurrent infection is a reason to be assessed rather than to keep repeating antibiotics. Urology covers the urinary tract in both men and women, including recurrent infection, stones and incomplete emptying — all of which can keep infections coming back. Repeated antibiotics for negative cultures is also one of the commonest reasons bladder pain syndrome goes unrecognised for years. If this is your third or fourth course, it is worth a proper look at why.
Testicular pain could be a sign of varicocele, torsion, a ureteric stone or epididymo-orchitis, amongst others. Sudden, severe pain needs to be seen the same day. Meet your urologist to know which one it is rather than guessing — you are welcome to message or call the clinic if you are unsure how urgent it is.
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