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UROLOGY NORTHWEST



                                                      NEWSLETTER




       The Man Cave: UNW’s Approach to Men’s Health

                                     This newsletter will inform you of some of the main conditions we see here at
                                     Urology Northwest. Our goal is to serve women and men who want to remain
                                     active and youthful by empowering them to regain control over their urinary, pelvic
                                     and sexual health. We work with patients to find the best solutions for their needs.
                                     By treating the whole patient, rather than just the symptom, we achieve the very
                                     best outcomes for our patients. Read through this newsletter to learn more about
                                     men’s urological health.
       BPH

       Benign prostatic hypertrophy or BPH means that the        Signs and symptoms include:
       male prostate gland is enlarged. The prostate                 ✓ Dribbling at the end of urination
       surrounds the urethra which is the tube that allows           ✓ Inability to get a urinary stream started
       urine to be released from the body. As the prostate              (retention)
       grows, it can press on the urethra and can cause              ✓ Slow urinary stream
       urination and bladder problems. BPH is not cancer             ✓ Incomplete bladder emptying (the constant
       and cannot increase your risk of cancer.                         feeling that you need to urinate)
                                                                     ✓ Incontinence
       The cause of BPH is unknown. However, the                     ✓ Getting up 2 or more times during your
       likelihood of developing BPH increases with age.                 sleeping cycle to urinate
       Studies show that only a small percentage of men 40           ✓ Pain with urination
       years or younger have BPH, but 90% of men over            To learn more about BPH and treatment options,
       the age of 80 have BPH.                                   speak with your provider or call us at 425.275.5555
                                                                 to schedule an evaluation appointment.


       Did You Know? Laparoscopic Surgery

       The idea of using an instrument to look inside the        including the removal of a kidney or a portion of it,
       human body, which is termed endoscopy or                  reconstructing urine tubes and the bladder, removal
       laparoscopy, is not new. The first laparoscopic            of the prostate and bladder, and reconstructing
       surgery in the United States was done in 1911. Over       female pelvic organs. Now, with the advent of robotic
       the years, with advances in technology, laparoscopic      surgical systems, many of the more intricate
       surgery became popular in the mid to late 1980s,          surgeries can be performed laparoscopically. The
       first among the general surgeons. This technique           surgeon is able to control the robotic arms, which are
       was then translated to urologic surgery. The first         placed inside the body to perform the surgeries. The
       urologic laparoscopic procedure was done in 1989          great advantages of laparoscopic surgeries provide
       by Schuessler when he was able to remove lymph            the patient with less bleeding, less pain and less time
       nodes from the pelvis. The following year, Clayman        in the hospital. For these reasons, whenever
       removed a kidney laparoscopically. Thereafter,            possible, laparoscopic surgeries are the ideal
       laparoscopic urologic surgery expanded and has            approach to surgery.
       been popularized for many urologic surgeries,
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