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More than 81,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2024. Certain lifestyle factors, such as smoking and obesity, put you at risk of developing this serious disease. In a small number of cases, there is also a genetic link. Dr. W. Cooper Buschemeyer here...
Urinary incontinence affects people of all ages and backgrounds, but it’s especially common among women. Approximately 50% of adult women and 75% of women 65 years old or older experience urinary incontinence. This involuntary loss of urine significantly impacts your quality of life. You may find it difficult to exercise,...
If you’re living with the discomfort and inconvenience of an enlarged prostate, you’re not alone. About 50% of men between the ages of 51 and 60 have the condition and as many as 70% of men 60 to 69 and 80% of those older than 70 also have a benign...
When you see blood in your urine, it can be a scary moment. The cause is often simple and treatable, like a urinary tract infection (UTI). Sometimes, however, blood in your urine indicates a more serious underlying illness. When you can see the blood in your urine, it’s called “gross...
A small kidney stone may be less than 5 millimeters in size, but it can cause mighty discomfort. Kidney stones are made up of tiny crystals; they form over time when your urine contains too many of certain substances like calcium oxalate, cystine, or uric acid. Kidney stones are relatively...
November is National Bladder Health Awareness Month, an ideal time to focus on a frequently experienced but often under-discussed issue: stress incontinence. Stress incontinence is the most common type of urinary incontinence, affecting as many as one in three people who were assigned female gender at birth. Men may also...
More than 50 million men have had a vasectomy in their lifetime. But life is unpredictable, and circumstances can change. This means that even if you were “sure” that you were done adding to your family when you had your vasectomy, you can change your mind. Relationship status can change, as can your desire...
Here at Buschemeyer Urology, we see many men who experience an increased urge to urinate, disrupting daily life and sleep patterns alike. Did you know that this bothersome issue might be linked to an enlarged prostate? September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month. This is an appropriate time to shed light on...
If you’re struggling with urinary incontinence, you’re not alone. More than 25 million adult Americans have some form of incontinence. The frequency of incontinence doesn’t make it any less embarrassing or frustrating. Here at Buschemeyer Urology, we understand how urinary incontinence interferes with your quality of life. Read on to...
You may not think a lot about your kidney health. But, these organs have the important role of removing waste and extra water, maintaining your body’s electrolyte balance, and producing hormones that control blood pressure and stimulate red blood cell production. Because many compounds pass through the kidneys, small, hard...
About 500,000 men in the United States elect to have a vasectomy each year. A vasectomy is one of the most effective ways to prevent unwanted pregnancies. The minor surgical procedure involves closing off the ends of the vas deferens — tubes that carry sperm. After a vasectomy, a man has full sexual function...
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly known as an enlarged prostate, happens to most men at some point. About 50% of men aged 51-60 have BPH, 70% of men aged 60-69 develop it, and by age 70, it affects 80% of men. BPH doesn’t always cause bothersome symptoms, but in many...
Hearing that you have a tumor on your kidney is never great news. Most tumors are malignant, or cancerous, while only 20% are benign and do not spread to other parts of your body. Treatment for kidney tumors depends on many factors, including whether or not it is cancerous. At...
The prostate naturally changes as a man ages. Most men’s prostates gradually increase in size, starting as early as 25. This condition, called prostatic hyperplasia or an enlarged prostate, is not prostate cancer, the most common form of cancer in men. When the prostate grows in size, it applies pressure...
Kidney stones may pass easily if they’re small — like a grain of sand. But, if you have a larger kidney stone that’s the size of a pea or larger, it can cause extreme pain and complications, like blocked urine and bleeding. At least 11% of men and 6% of women...
The prostate has the simple job of adding fluid to your sperm for ejaculation. In youth, a man’s prostate is pretty small, but it keeps growing as the years pass. Just about every man experiences enlargement of the prostate as he ages. It’s estimated that 50% of men aged 51-60 have...
Urinary incontinence affects almost half of all women and less than 11% of men. The leaking of urine and urgency associated with incontinence can be embarrassing, frustrating, and inconvenient, but treatment can help. Experienced urologist W. Cooper Buschemeyer III, MD, at Buschemeyer Urology provides patients with comprehensive care for urinary incontinence, including physical therapy, medications, surgery,...
Vasectomies are incredibly effective at preventing pregnancy — nearly 100%. Usually, a man decides to have a vasectomy when his family is complete. However, circumstances can change. If a man remarries, experiences the loss of a child, or has a change of heart, he may regret his vasectomy. In rare cases,...
Kidney stones are crystallizations that form from chemicals in your urine. They most commonly strike people aged 30-60. Up to 1 in 10 people will have a kidney stone at some point in their lives. You may have heard of a family member, neighbor, or coworker rushing to the emergency room with...
Urinary incontinence can make you avoid road trips, jumping jacks, and long hikes for fear you might leak urine or not find a bathroom in time to relieve yourself. Urinary incontinence affects women more often than men, but men can still struggle with the involuntary leakage of urine. It’s normal...
If you’re thinking about joining the more than 50 million men who’ve had the little snip — or a vasectomy — you want to know all the details. Rest assured that the procedure is simple and won’t affect your sex life, except to make you more confident that you’re not going to...
Apart from skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men. For this reason, you may be alert to any signs of the disease. If you see blood in your semen, you’re understandably concerned. A one-time incident of blood in your semen is usually not a major medical concern....
Kidney stones are incredibly painful and send more than half a million people to the emergency room each year. Kidney stones form when salts, minerals, and other waste chemicals build up and form small, hard deposits. In most people, there’s enough liquid in your kidneys to easily flush out this waste. But, if...
Urinary hesitancy is the clinical name for having trouble peeing. If you’re having trouble urinating, it can be frustrating, painful, and concerning. Urinary hesitancy may show up as an inability to empty the bladder fully, a stop-and-start stream of urine, or a very weak stream of urine. Your urinary hesitancy...
If you’re sure your family is complete, a vasectomy is one of the most effective and easy forms of birth control possible. The procedure is almost 100% effective at preventing pregnancy and, in most cases, can be reversed if you change your mind. A vasectomy makes it so sperm can’t...
Next to skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most diagnosed type of cancer among men in the United States. The prostate is a walnut-shaped gland below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It produces the seminal fluid that transports sperm. Any man is at risk of developing prostate...
If you have pain when you urinate and W. Cooper Buschemeyer III, MD, of Buschemeyer Urology, suspects kidney stones, he may schedule you for a ureteroscopy. This procedure involves placing a thin scope into your bladder and ureter for a complete diagnosis and possible treatment. Here’s what to expect during...
More than 76,000 cases of kidney cancer are diagnosed yearly. Cancer shows up as a tumor on the kidneys, but not all masses are cancerous. A tumor is any abnormal growth in the body. One in four kidney tumors is benign. More aggressive and larger tumors are ones that are...
It’s not common to notice blood in your semen because not a lot of men examine their semen after ejaculation. If you do notice blood, it’s typically not something to worry about. Blood in the semen is usually not a sign of a major health problem. While blood in the...
A leaky bladder, or urinary incontinence, can range from a slight, involuntary loss of urine to larger, uncontrolled amounts of wetting. Adult men and women of all ages can experience the condition, but it becomes more common after the age of 50. A leaky bladder interferes with your quality of...
After abstinence, a vasectomy is the most effective form of birth control. A vasectomy takes the burden of birth control off the woman in the relationship. Plus a vasectomy has no effect on a man’s libido or sexual performance. Though a vasectomy is effective, it doesn’t provide immediate sterility. At...
Almost 250,000 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed each year. It’s the second leading cause of cancer death in men. Complications and death from prostate cancer are avoidable if prostate cancer is detected and treated early on, which is why men should make the time to get their routine...
A kidney stone isn’t usually a long-term threat to your health, but you never want one. These pebble-like masses range in size from small grains to stones as large as a golf ball. The problem is that these stones must pass through your urinary tract and when jagged or large,...
Patients with kidney cancer are treated with renal reconstruction, sometimes called a partial nephrectomy, whenever possible. If you need this complex procedure, trust W. Cooper Buschemeyer III, MD of The Woodlands, Texas. His office provides comprehensive surgical treatments to help heal your damaged or diseased kidney. Kidney reconstruction is preferable...