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Research provided by UAB confirms MRI usage can help reduce unnecessary biopsies in prostate cancer patients.
More men are scheduling vasectomies around popular sporting events that coincide with their recovery.
A Department of Urology assistant professor was awarded a K01 grant to study mechanisms related to kidney stone disease.
A blue-light cystoscopy may detect certain bladder cancer tumors more than the use of standard white-light diagnostic testing.
were with youMore than 1 million married women ages 15-44 across the United States are infertile. Janet McLaren Bouknight, M.D., offers insight on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of infertile couples trying to conceive.
Soroush Rais-Bahrami, M.D., discusses the importance of prostate cancer screening and what families should know about loved ones who have been diagnosed.

A UAB urologist has led the development of extensive guidelines of surgical management of kidney stones.

The UAB-HudsonAlpha Center for Genomic Medicine has awarded its first pilot grants to teams of researchers from the two institutions to pursue projects in cancer and cardiac disease.
The prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, test has limitations, but the new Prostate Health Index can offer an exact percentage of prostate cancer risk.
Fairhope, Alabama, resident Hayden Olds came for a second opinion, and ended up finding the best treatment route.
It has been more than 30 years since the last major advancement in prostate cancer screening technology, and the latest advancement is now available in the Southeast only at UAB.
The American Board of Urology names UAB professor of surgery, Children's of Alabama Chief of Pediatric Urology a trustee.

Assimos has been chosen because of an outstanding career in research, and for excellence in the treatment of complex renal stone disease.

Men are more likely to get kidney stones than women, but you can avoid the pain.
Assimos is the inaugural holder of the Anton J. Bueschen, M.D., Endowed Chair in Urologic Surgery and Research
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