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Urinary incontinence is something that most people will develop in their lifetime. EMSELLA offers a non invasive electro magnetic treatment to give you over 10,000 Kegle exercises in less than 30 minutes. After a total of six treatments, patients are walking out, drier than ever before. It also improves the...
Your body is a complex system that relies on different components working together. As a result, weakness in one area can cause problems in another. That’s exactly what happens with inguinal hernias. These develop when part of your abdominal tissue pushes through the muscles in your lower abdomen wall because...
When you think of sexual dysfunction, your mind might immediately go to one of the more talked-about issues: erectile dysfunction (ED). Issues in the bedroom can actually take many forms, however, and not all of them manifest physically. Here at the Center for Urology in Altamonte Springs, Florida, Abraham Woods, MD, wants to help all...
Most men will experience an enlarged prostate. If you live long enough, it’s virtually guaranteed that this gland will grow through the years. By the time men reach age 80, 90% of them have an enlarged prostate. You’ll be glad to know, then, that an enlarged prostate doesn’t directly lead...
Your kidneys function like filters in your body, processing out toxins and waste to keep your body operating at its best. In most cases, that waste gets transformed into urine so it can leave your body painlessly. Sometimes, though, your kidneys create solid deposits, also known as kidney stones. Four...
For men living with erectile dysfunction (ED), a newer treatment known as shockwave therapy has been delivering results. Fortunately, this option’s effectiveness doesn’t stop with ED. New research shows that this noninvasive, painless treatment can also help with premature ejaculation. At the Center for Urology in Altamonte Springs, Florida, Abraham Woods, MD, offers shockwave therapy to...
A vasectomy is a fairly popular form of permanent birth control. About 50 million American men have had one, and roughly a half-million elect to get one in any given year. And unlike birth control for women, this option for men comes with minimal immediate side effects (think a day or two...
It happens. You laugh or sneeze, and a little urine leaks out. It’s a normal part of the human experience. Unfortunately, it's an experience that becomes more frequent with age. By age 60, about a third of women deal with this issue as do about 5% of men. Doctors call...
Yes, it’s true that for most women, sex drive declines with age. However, that doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to increasing issues in the bedroom. In fact, a worsening sex life doesn’t have to be a part of the aging process. Thanks to new treatments like the O-Shot®, Abraham Woods, MD,...
There are few processes less understood but more significant than the orgasm. Orgasm can make or break the sexual experience. But even if you’ve had hundreds or thousands of orgasms, you might never have thought much about the process — at least, until you start to have problems. If you’ve...
You already know that what you eat makes a difference in your overall wellness. You may even have noticed that you feel better when you eat more healthily. The flip side is true, too — many have suffered after a particularly decadent dining experience. What you choose to eat doesn’t...
Around 30 million men across the country live with erectile dysfunction (ED). While this condition is extremely common, it’s not a normal part of the aging process. That’s good news because it means you can treat what’s causing your ED, reversing your symptoms. Even more good news: Minimally invasive treatment options can help...
As embarrassing as it can be, loss of bladder control (urinary incontinence) is common. It may start with occasional urine leakage when you sneeze, cough, or laugh — but can escalate to having the urge to urinate so strong and sudden that you can’t make it to the bathroom in...