If Peyronie’s disease has left you facing a twisted or painful erection, specialist London clinics can help. Urological surgeons offer step-wise care that starts with medication, traction devices, shockwave therapy or collagenase injections and, when needed, moves on to precision…
Finding fewer than 15 million sperm in every millilitre of semen is classed as a low sperm count, or oligozoospermia. Because fertilisation usually relies on one healthy sperm reaching the egg, having millions fewer in each ejaculate can slash natural…
A strict routine of clean hands, twice-daily washing around the insertion site, careful bag handling and quick action when something looks or feels wrong keeps bacteria at bay and lets you live comfortably with a urinary catheter at home. Whether…
Every 45 minutes a man in the UK dies from prostate cancer, yet the disease is often curable when found early. Screening aims to tip the balance in your favour, chiefly by checking the level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in…
Patient education is a structured, evidence-based process that equips people with the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to make informed decisions and manage their own health. When done properly it cuts complications, shortens hospital stays and eases anxiety, giving clinicians…
A kidney ultrasound is a 20–30-minute, radiation-free scan that uses high-frequency sound waves to spot stones, assess blockage, and guide treatment; in the UK it typically costs £80–£350 privately and detects 70–90 % of stones, especially those larger than 5…
Robotic surgery for bladder cancer — often called robotic radical cystectomy — pairs the surgeon’s skill with wristed robotic arms and a 3-D camera to remove the bladder through a handful of key-hole incisions. Compared with the traditional open cut…
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) rarely strike out of the blue. They begin when microbes—usually the gut bacterium Escherichia coli—slip through the urethral opening, overcome the body’s natural flushing mechanisms and take up residence in the bladder or further up the…
Robotic surgery is a minimally invasive technique in which a consultant surgeon sits at a console and directs computer-enhanced robotic arms and a three-dimensional camera to replicate every flick of the surgeon’s wrists inside the body. The robot itself never…
If your urine stream has weakened, you’re waking for the loo more than usual, or you’ve spotted blood, you may wonder whether prostate cancer is to blame. Early disease rarely hurts or announces itself loudly, yet these subtle changes should…
