Medically reviewed by Alexandra Dubinskaya, MD Medically reviewed by Alexandra Dubinskaya, MD Urinary retention is when you are unable to empty your bladder completely. It can affect both males and ...

Especially during a time when many people are navigating if and when it’s essential to visit a health care professional, it’s wise to know the signs or symptoms of some severe health concerns. When it ...

Male lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia can be progressive in some patients and lead to adverse consequences such as acute urinary retention (AUR), which might ...

Tarcan T, Drake MJ, Igawa Y, et al. Can we predict whether a man with acute or chronic urinary retention will void after bladder outflow resistance reduction surgery? ICI-RS 2023. Neurourol Urodyn.

Fowler's syndrome is a rare cause of urinary retention in young women. In these cases, there is no other neurological or anatomical abnormality to explain their inability to pass urine, and many may ...

Men who experience a sudden inability to pass urine because of a non-cancerous enlarged prostate are hospitalised and treated differently depending on where they live, according to an international ...

Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine. The day after I had kidney stone ...

May 12, 2004 (San Francisco) -- The extended-release formulation of tolterodine (Detrol LA), often used to treat overactive bladder in women, is also effective in men with urinary frequency due to ...

Older adults may not always show the classic symptoms of a UTI. They may experience other symptoms, including confusion and lethargy. The classic symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI) are ...

For many men, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a normal part of growing older. Prostate enlargement is so common that about half of men have it by age 60, according to the National Institute of ...

Minimally invasive transperineal laser ablation (TPLA) of the prostate appears effective for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a review published online Sept. 21 in Therapeutic Advances ...