Because men have a much longer urethra than women, it is more common for men to experience urethral damage requiring surgery. The precipitating condition is often stricture, a urinary blockage that occurs when trauma, inflammation or frequent urinary tract infections lead to a narrowing of one portion of the urethra, causing painful and obstructed urination.
Pediatric incontinence refers to daytime or nighttime loss of bladder control in children. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Female incontinence is the loss of bladder control in women, causing urine leakage. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
At Yale Fertility Center, we offer an array of treatment options for transgender men and women.
Cancer screening is any method of looking for cancer before it causes symptoms and may be easier to treat.
A condition in which an individual has an urgent need to urinate multiple times per day and/or night.
Prostatic artery embolization is a minimally invasive procedure to address issues caused by an enlarged prostate gland. Learn about this procedure.
Stress incontinence refers to involuntary urine leakageduring moments of sudden abdominal pressure such as during a cough, sneeze, laugh, or other physical activity.
UroLift is a minimally invasive procedure to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Learn about this procedure.
Hematuria is the presence of blood in the urine. Learn about symptoms and treatment.