Regret Over Treatment of Prostate Cancer: A Patient’s Story
I routinely see patients who regret having been treated for their prostate cancer with either surgery or radiation. Almost none of these patients had known or been told about HIFU, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, as an effective and non-invasive option for treating their prostate cancer. While some studies have suggested that surgery is no better than […]
“Testosterone Boosts Sexual Well-Being in Older Women”
This small but provocative study highlights the benefits of testosterone therapy in post-menopausal women. Testosterone worked as a valuable tool to improve libido and the female sexual experience. The route of administration favors creams and gels over pills due to a rise in the triglycerides and LDL cholesterol with pills. The overall cholesterol, however, was […]
Holiday Stress?: Helpful Tools to Calm Your Mind
The Holiday Season can be stressful! As we approach the end of December and the coming New Year, take a look at these Four Ways to Calm Your Mind in Stressful Times. With the use of four simple tools – breath, self-compassion, connection, and compassion for others – this article helps unpack how to effectively and efficiently keep stress levels low during this […]
HIFU Treatment: 3.5 Year Follow Up
Diagnosis: Prostate CancerProcedure: HIFUTime since procedure: 3.5 years “I’m feeling great. For the past three years, I think it’s even getting better. I’m able to do everything and I live a normal life. I’m not taking any medications. No urinary problems, I go maybe once at night, normal. No incontinence. (My sexual health,) over the last […]
Votiva: Benefits of Pelvic Health and Feminine Care
Women’s health is a very important priority in my practice. As a urologist, half of my patients are women. Female health is so important in urology that it is an integral part of our residency training. Pelvic health, until recently, has not been a priority for most doctors. Women have endured years of chronic dryness, […]
Female Interstitial Cystitis Patient Regains Her Life with Emsella Chair Treatment
Diagnosis: Interstitial CystitisTreatment: BTL Emsella Chair, 6 Sessions “What brought you to Emsella Therapy? Numerous years of IC (Interstitial Cystitis), visits with you, numerous ways to help the IC – it was the best thing that I’ve tried so far. I recommend it to anyone. I’ve been plagued for 30 odd years with Interstitial Cystitis, bladder pains, spasms, frequency, […]
Incredible Results with Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
Treatment: Bioidentical Hormone Replacement TherapyDuration of Treatment: 6 months “I sleep through the night, which is the number one thing – that was my first concern – I hadn’t slept through the night since I had babies. And that’s a huge quality of life thing for me, because I just always felt exhausted, and now, I […]
Erectile Dysfunction Treated by PRP Injection and Low Intensity Shockwave Therapy
Diagnosis: Erectile DysfunctionTreatment: PRP Injection and Low Intensity Shockwave Therapy “(Before treatment,) it was difficult – experience of sexual pleasure was just not there. Every time I would go to have intercourse, I would not be able to gain an erection, maintain an erection, or have fulfillment of sex. Since I’ve finished the PRP and the Low Intensity […]
Emsella Chair Success: Eliminating Urinary Urgency
Diagnosis: UrgencyTreatment: Emsella Chair, 6 sessions “It was easy, simple, and wonderful. The results I’m seeing are very gratifying. I had problems with urgency, getting to the bathroom on time. And now I’m finding that isn’t really a problem anymore. The procedure was very simple. It was noninvasive – you just sit there with your clothes […]
Does HIFU Really Work for Prostate Cancer?
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, or HIFU, is a well established and accepted method for treatment of localized prostate cancer. It has been in continuous use in Europe since 1994, and now has been employed world-wide, including the United States, where the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved HIFU in October of 2015. To date, tens […]
