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Men's Health

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Diseases: Male Breast Diseases | Penile Diseases | Prostate Diseases | Testicular Diseases

Other Topics: General Men's Health | Gay and Lesbian Health | Reproductive System Anatomy | Circumcision | Contraception | Infertility | Male Menopause | Sexual Dysfunction | Testosterone

Prostate Diseases

(Jump to: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) | Diagnostic Tests | General Information | Prostate Cancer | Prostatitis | Surgery )

General Information
Prostate Problems:National Institute on Aging
Medical Tests for Prostate Problems:NIDDK
Prostate Diseases:MedlinePlus

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Prostate Enlargement: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia:NIDDK
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH):UpToDate Patient Information
Medical Management of BPH:American Urological Association
Minimally Invasive Management of BPH:American Urological Association
Saw Palmetto for Prostate Disorders:American Academy of Family Physicians
Surgical Management of BPH, see Prostate Surgery

Prostatitis (Inflammation)
Prostatitis: What It Is, How to Cure It:American Academy of Family Physicians
Prostatitis:Mayo Clinic
Prostatitis:American Urological Association

Prostate Cancer
See Cancer, Prostate Cancer

Diagnostic Tests for Prostate Disease
Digital Rectal Exam:MedlinePlus
PSA:Lab Tests Online
Prostate-Specific Antigen Test: Q & A:National Cancer Institute
MRI of the Prostate:Radiology Society of North America
Prostate Ultrasound:Radiology Society of North America

Prostate Surgery
Prostate Biopsy:Mayo Clinic
Simple Prostatectomy:eMedicine Urology
Radical Prostatectomy:MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Transurethral Incision of the Prostate (TUIP):Mayo Clinic
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP):MayoClinic
Surgical Management of BPH:American Urological Association
About Prostatectomy (For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia):American College of Surgeons [PDF]

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