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Urologic Health

Your urinary system filters waste and extra fluid from your blood. Problems in the urinary system include kidney failure, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, prostate enlargement, and bladder control problems. Such problems can be painful, difficult to manage, and serious. It is important to see a doctor if you are in pain or have any trouble with urination.

Urologic Health was reviewed by:

William D. Steers, MD
Hovey Dabney Professor of Urology
Chair, Department of Urology
University of Virginia Health System

Additional Resources

Publications

Cytoscopy and Ureteroscopy — This publication provides an overview of cystoscopy and uerteroscopy, including how to prepare for these diagnostic procedures and follow-up care. Additional resources are provided.

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/cystoscopy/index.htm

Hematuria (Blood in the Urine) — This publication features information on what hematuria is, why it occurs, and how it is treated.

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/hematuria/index.htm

Imaging of the Urinary Tract — This fact sheet explains why a urinary tract imaging exam is performed and how to prepare for one. It also provides an overview of the urinary system, problems that can occur in the urinary tract, reasons to seek a doctor’s care, and reasons why a doctor may choose one imaging test over another.

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/imagingut/index.htm

Kidney and Urologic Diseases Materials — This Web page features a listing of all the publications offered by the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse.

http://catalog.niddk.nih.gov/materials.cfm?CH=NKUDIC

Prostate Enlargement: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia — This brochure discusses enlargement of the prostate gland, a common issue affecting men as they age. It also explains treatment options, from watchful waiting to surgery.

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/prostateenlargement/index.htm

Proteinuria — This fact sheet provides information on the signs and symptoms of proteinuria (abnormal protein levels in the urine) and kidney failure.

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/proteinuria/index.htm

Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection) in Adults — This publication discusses pyelonephritis, a kidney infection, which usually results from bacteria that have spread from the bladder.

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/pyelonephritis/index.htm

Urinary Tract Infection in Adults — This publication provides information on the causes, symptoms, and possible treatment methods of urinary tract infections for adults.

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/utiadult/index.htm

Your Urinary System and How It Works — This publication gives information on how the body removes waste products from the blood that end in the urine. Also, it explains what causes urinary system problems and how these problems are detected and treated.

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yoururinary/index.htm

In Control: The Facts About Male Urinary Incontinence (Copyright © Men's Health Network) — This brochure offers options for coping with male urinary incontinence and strategies for treatment. It also describes the connection between prostate cancer and incontinence.

http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/UsToo%20InControl%20Broch_FINAL_LoRes.pdf...

Painful Urination (Copyright © AAFP) — This publication gives information on the many possible causes of painful urination, what you will need to tell your doctor, the types of tests you will need to have, how urinary tract infection (UTI) is treated, and what to do if a UTI keeps coming back.

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women/gen-health/284.html

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Content last updated June 1, 2009.