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One of Dr. Kapadia’s most gratifying treatments for erectile dysfunction is known as a penile implant or inflatable penile prosthesis. These implants offer qualifying patients with severe erectile dysfunction an option for achieving an erection and enjoying a normal sex life with their partners when other options like medications and injections have failed.
Prostate cancer screening has been a mixed bag over the past several decades. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, we were excited to find a marker in the blood specific to the prostate known as PSA – prostate-specific antigen. This was a watershed moment in the diagnosis and,
With his recent designation as an AMS 700 Penile Implant Center of Excellence surgeon, Dr. Kapadia is now a COE-designated doctor for both major inflatable implantable penile prostheses on the market. As such, there might be no better time to compare the two devices to see which is better for any given patient.
It’s essential to shed light on a condition that affects about 5% of men both psychologically and physically, known as Peyronie’s Disease or PD – a condition that involves the abnormal presentation, often curvature, of the penis. Peyronie’s can manifest in several ways,
Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, is the noncancerous enlargement of the prostate due to the proliferation of cells within the prostate. BPH is as normal as aging, and this is why approximately 90% of men will have an enlarged prostate by the time they reach the age of 80.
While the end of summer may be filled with enjoying friends and family, barbecues, and getting some last-minute hot weather, it also represents the time we are most at risk for kidney stones. And if you live in or around Atlanta,
If you’ve been considering a penile prosthesis for erectile dysfunction that has not responded to medication like Viagra/Sildenafil or Cialis/Tadalafil, or Trimix injections, you have likely come across the three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis. This is, after all, the gold standard in penile plants and by far the most employed implant to restore erectile function in qualifying patients.
It’s hard enough to decide to get a penile implant to treat severe erectile dysfunction, even knowing that the alternative may be an inability ever to achieve an erection again. After all, the idea of removing the natural corpora from your penis and replacing them with an implant seems,
The sex life of a middle-aged man is under threat from any number of urological conditions. One of the most psychologically and physically debilitating is erectile dysfunction. And while we have excellent first-line options in the form of medications like Viagra and Cialis or their generic versions,
When men reach middle age, they are often struck by the number of tests needed to prevent disease and keep them healthy. One such test that used to be controversial simply because it was misinterpreted but is now very useful is the prostate-specific antigen or PSA test.
