The prostate is a gland the size of a walnut which lies in the male pelvis in front of the rectum and around the outlet of the bladder. To examine the prostate, the doctor inserts a finger into the patient’s rectum and can then feel the back surface of the prostate through the wall of […]

Microwave Minimally invasive therapy for BPH. Men who have symptoms from enlarged prostates have many options for treatments.  The American Urological Association Guideline for treatment of BPH essentially recommended step therapy starting with medication then minimal invasive therapy followed by surgery for more refractory or advanced symptoms.  Most men end up with either medical or […]

Recently, there has been more un the press about personalized medicine.  Typically, this is referring to genetic sequencing that can see risk for development of different diseases like Parkinson, Cystic Fibrosis, Alzheimer’s, Type 1 Diabetes and heart disease in men to name a few.  But how do we use Personalized Medicine in reference to prostate […]