Male Health in Urology
Male urological problems are also treated by an interdisciplinary group of health care professionals at UC Irvine Medical Center. Benign growth of the prostate, a common problem among older men, is treated with the latest minimally invasive technology – the GreenLightTM PVP, or photo-selective vaporization of the prostate. This technique uses a laser light and fiber optics to reduce prostate gland growth, providing dramatic improvement of symptoms and improved urine flow. In addition, our faculty provides expertise in prostate cancer testing and in counseling men with a family history of prostate cancer. Our urologists also are skilled in neurourology, the treatment of urologic problems associated with spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions. For men facing fertility problems, skilled urologists in the Department of Urology provide expertise in microsurgical techniques to treat varicocele, a swelling of testicular veins seen in 40 percent of men diagnosed with fertility problems, as well as to perform vasectomy reversals. Our surgeons also have expertise in the latest techniques for performing “no incision” vasectomies.
Services
- Minimally invasive therapy for prostatic enlargement with GreenLight laser
- Prostate cancer testing/PSA
- Treatment of erectile dysfunction
- Diagnosis and treatment of fertility issues
- Microsurgical techniques for varicocele
- Vasectomies/vasectomy reversals
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