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Urology articles written at the Figueres clinic: prostate health, urinary incontinence, laparoscopic surgery, male fertility and testosterone levels. Plain-language answers to the questions that come up most often in the consulting room, with the medical sources behind them.
What laparoscopic surgery is and why recovery is faster
Operating through incisions just a few millimetres wide: what it involves, which urological conditions it treats and what recovery looks like.
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Laparoscopic prostatectomy: what it involves
When removing the prostate is considered in localised cancer, what the laparoscopic approach involves and what to expect after surgery.
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Male infertility: what gets investigated and where to start
Which tests are included in a male infertility work-up, which causes are treatable and when it's worth seeing a urologist.
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Low testosterone levels: symptoms and when to test
Symptoms of falling testosterone, when it's worth measuring it in a blood test, and what the result actually means.
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