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New technologies for overactive bladder treatment. By Mohammed Belal, Consultant Urologist, Birmingham Prostate Clinic

Articles, Consultants' blog, News March 7th, 2019

The overactive bladder is a very common problem, affecting an estimated one in eight adults in the UK, particularly during later age. If we think of the bladder as effectively a bag of muscle, an overactive bladder occurs when those muscles contract suddenly without control, even when the bladder is not full. Urge incontinence is […]

Managing female stress incontinence: considerations since the suspension of vaginal mesh implants, by Mohammed Belal, consultant urologist.

Consultants' blog, News January 28th, 2019

Since the suspension of all procedures to implant vaginal mesh in July 2018, we are often contacted by patients and professionals for advice and help. For some patients, this involves surgery to remove mesh for female stress incontinence because it is causing pain, discomfort and/or urinary problems. I have carried out about 30 of these […]

Evaluation of metastases-directed therapy for oligometastatic prostate cancer, by Ahmed El-Modir, consultant oncologist, Birmingham Prostate Clinic

Articles, Consultants' blog January 8th, 2019

In recent years, there have been some very positive developments in the prostate cancer field for men with advanced disease. One of these is a new approach for patients with oligometastatic disease (sometimes also known as early metastatic disease). To start with a definition: oligometastatic disease is the term used when there is some distant […]

How do you choose between all the different treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), the enlarged prostate? By Alan Doherty, consultant urologist, BPC.

Consultants' blog, Patients' viewpoint December 20th, 2018

As a clinic offering nearly all the different treatments for BPH, we are in a unique position to observe how patients weigh up the options; what matters to them and how they prioritise the many considerations involved. BPH treatment is a field which has seen very rapid changes in recent years: we introduced GreenLight laser […]

Myth-busting and some simple truths about preventing kidney stones

Articles, Consultants' blog December 6th, 2018

I see a lot of patients who come to me when they pass a stone or need to have a procedure to have removal of one. My heart is with them, as they describe the experience as the most severe pain in their life and they wish it will never be repeated in the future. […]

“What I’ve learnt from my experience is the benefit of getting to a specialist.” Martin Fell describes GreenLight laser surgery for an enlarged prostate.

Articles, Patients' viewpoint December 6th, 2018

“I know exactly when it started because we were at a wedding: on April 14, 2018. As is always the case during a wedding, I was eating and drinking more than usual and ended up going back and forth to the toilet frequently. By the end of the evening, I reached the stage where I […]

Dr Sabarathnam Ananthram is a GP from Redditch who chose Rezum as his own treatment for an enlarged prostate. He explains why and how he has found the treatment.

Articles, Patients' viewpoint November 27th, 2018

“I’ve had benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) for and putting off having something done, carrying it around like a baby, always knowing where every toilet was located. The crux came one day when I was driving up to Manchester, which is about a two- hour journey from my home. I knew I was cutting it fine, […]

Paul Thompson travelled to the BPC from the north-east after enduring the misery of catheterisation due to an enlarged prostate

Articles, Patient Information, Patients' viewpoint October 2nd, 2018

“Towards the end of November last year, my daughter said to me: ‘Dad, why do you look pregnant?’ I was a little surprised, but my tummy was quite tight. My daughter wanted me to go and see a doctor, but I thought she was worrying unecessarily. I felt fine. I did go to see my […]

What every patient should know: there are TWO, not one prostate cancer operations

Consultants' blog, Patient Information August 2nd, 2018

By Alan Doherty, consultant urologist, BPC In almost everything I read about prostate cancer, the discussion is about the operation for cancer of the prostate, medically termed the radical prostatectomy. In other words, a single, all encompassing operation for prostate cancer. This is wholly different to the discussions I have with my patients. In these […]

Alan Doherty is chosen as UK top ten prostate cancer surgeon in Daily Mail vote by fellow urologists

Articles, News, Patients' viewpoint June 6th, 2018

BPC urologist Alan Doherty has been named as one of the country’s top ten prostate cancer surgeons by a Daily Mail poll of urologists. It is the second time that Mr Doherty has appeared in the Daily Mail’s top ten prostate cancer surgeons, having also been chosen in the first survey in 2010. Only four […]

New technologies for overactive bladder treatment. By Mohammed Belal, Consultant Urologist, Birmingham Prostate Clinic

Managing female stress incontinence: considerations since the suspension of vaginal mesh implants, by Mohammed Belal, consultant urologist.

Evaluation of metastases-directed therapy for oligometastatic prostate cancer, by Ahmed El-Modir, consultant oncologist, Birmingham Prostate Clinic

How do you choose between all the different treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), the enlarged prostate? By Alan Doherty, consultant urologist, BPC.

Myth-busting and some simple truths about preventing kidney stones

“What I’ve learnt from my experience is the benefit of getting to a specialist.” Martin Fell describes GreenLight laser surgery for an enlarged prostate.

Dr Sabarathnam Ananthram is a GP from Redditch who chose Rezum as his own treatment for an enlarged prostate. He explains why and how he has found the treatment.

Paul Thompson travelled to the BPC from the north-east after enduring the misery of catheterisation due to an enlarged prostate

What every patient should know: there are TWO, not one prostate cancer operations

Alan Doherty is chosen as UK top ten prostate cancer surgeon in Daily Mail vote by fellow urologists

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