A urinary catheter is a hollow, flexible tube used to drain fluid from the bladder. Urinary catheters come in many sizes; can be used by men, women and children; and are generally needed when someone ...

When children urinate without control, it is called enuresis. This is also known as bedwetting. The medical term for when children cannot control their bladders while sleeping (bedwetting) is ...

In 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety statement about the use of surgical mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP). The FDA asked for more studies of the material, ...

As we enter the heart of September, and this year's Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. John Lynch spoke with our staff from the Urology Care Foundation about his battle with the disease. Dr. Lynch ...

Clinical trials allow doctors and health care providers to test advances in medicine that may be better than current approaches to care. They may be a great option for you. Patients with a urologic ...

From conditions to treatments to surgical devices and more, we've put everything you need to know about urology in one convenient place.

From conditions to treatments to surgical devices and more, we've put everything you need to know about urology in one convenient place.

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Vaginal mesh is a net-like medical product used to treat two health conditions in women: pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). POP is when the muscles and ligaments ...

From conditions to treatments to surgical devices and more, we've put everything you need to know about urology in one convenient place.

Attention: Restrictions on use of AUA, AUAER, and UCF content in third party applications, including artificial intelligence technologies, such as large language models and generative AI. You are ...