Patient Newsletter – October 2024
September 27, 2024
Included in this month’s issue:
Sweetest Day Gift Idea | New Kennett Square Location | Kidney Stones Prevention | Enlarged Prostate (BPH)
THIS SWEETEST DAY YOU COULD SNIP SOME FLOWERS OR…SNIP SOMETHING ELSE!
If you’re a guy struggling to find the perfect gift for your partner for Sweetest Day (Oct. 19), we have an idea.
The most appreciated gift you may ever give, if you’re certain you don’t want children (or no more children), is a vasectomy. It’s more than 99.99% effective at preventing pregnancy.
Ready for a snip? Schedule a consult. Find the MidLantic Urology office closest to you.
NOW IN KENNETT SQUARE
We’re happy to announce the opening of our newest office location at 415 McFarlan Road, Suite 207 in Kennett Square. Open Monday – Thursday, 8am-5pm (closed Fridays). Call 610-744-2844 for an appointment with:
This team previously saw patients at these now closed locations: 1088 West Baltimore Pike in Media, and 455 Woodview Road in West Grove.
AARGH. THOSE PAINFUL KIDNEY STONES
Think of ten people you know. Statistics show at least one of them will develop kidney stones at some point in their life. You may already know the symptoms: Severe pain in your belly area or on one side of your back that may radiate to your groin. The pain can come and go in waves.
Not a Stones fan? Here’s what you can do to lower your chances of another one – or your first one:
- Drink more fluids. Think 11 or more cups of water a day, which can come from fruits and vegetables as well as tea and coffee.
- Regulate animal proteins and salty foods. If you eat a lot of red meat and processed foods, replace a few servings with fruits and vegetables.
- Get your dairy.True, most kidney stones are formed by calcium, but when eaten it helps prevent stones by binding with oxalates before entering your kidneys, so the oxalates pass.
- Kick the habit. Tobacco smoke contains chemicals that studies have linked to stone formation.
- Read about one more culprit.
If you think you have a kidney stone and the pain won’t go away, we’re here to help. Call the MidLantic Urology office that’s closest to you.
ENLARGED PROSTATE IS COMMON AND TREATABLE
As men age, your prostate typically grows. This growth can squeeze your urethra (the tube that urine passes through) causing a non-cancerous condition called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). Common symptoms of BPH are:
- Frequent, urgent need to urinate, day and night
- Weak or slow urine stream
- Incomplete emptying of bladder
- Difficulty or delay in starting urination
- A urinary stream that stops and starts
BPH is a common condition which can affect your health in many ways. Half of men between 51 and 60 are affected by it. The good news…the number of treatment options has increased significantly over the last few years.
Take this symptom quiz to find out if you have BPH.
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