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MICHIGAN INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY
DEARBORN, MI
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Advanced robotics surgical training
Urologic Oncology fellowship
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Urology
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United States: Michigan
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
469 Answers
145 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Testes pain: See your dc or a urologist...They will examine you and likely will order a scrotal ultrasound.
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A 66-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Hernia ?: Bulge in groin area with pain may be a hernia...If this pain is sharp and more than a dull ache seek i would be evaluated in er.
The ureter bladder j... Read More
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6.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 67-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Cancer surgery ?: There are different types of prostate surgeries. For cancer, radical prostatectomy removes the entire gland and it make take weeks to months to regai... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
No: Some studies show more ejaculation is protective.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Circ: New studies showing protective effect oh circ on std and HIV transmission rates, don't know of any professional group advising mandatory circs.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Pain: Perhaps too rough...Perhaps other issue...If pain doesn't go away get checked.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Stress incont: Leaking urine with stress action....Like cough, sneeze laughin. Lifting...See urologist if bothersome....
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A member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Vcug: Usually a pediatric urologist
not usually ordered on adult pts.
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A 58-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Semen/BM: Stool can press on prostate and cause this to happen.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Hematocele?: Not a commonly used term, blood collection in scrotum ? Usually called scrotal hematoma ? If large, bothersome, or worsening then surgery is an option... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Incomplete emptying: Get repeat culture, post void residual, and see urologist...May have over active bladder.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Recurrent UTI: Very common problem to see urologist...Need bladder, kidneys and urine checked....
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Shower after: Not needed but personal issue...Voiding after can reduce infection risk.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Vas Reversal: Depends on time since vas was done an expertise on the doctor reversing it...That urologist can give you good stats...You want his personal stats not ... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Estrogen: Interesting question; estrogen has been used to treat prostate cancer but due to cardio side effects is not used routinely any longer; the data on soy... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Timing: When you do not want more kids.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
No pattern: Each persons cancer behaves differently some fast or slow.
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A member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Penis length: 5 inches is average.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
DNA: Only way to know for sure is a dna test.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Stretch foreskin: This will not work..Can rip foreskin.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Yes: Yes you could be pregnant
wear a condom.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Toesion: Twisting of testicle blood supply. Very painful; go to er immediately if sudden testes pain could be torsion.
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5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
No: Cancer is not a kidney infection.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Testes cancer: Usually a mass in your testicle. If you feel a mass in your testes you should be checked by a doctor and they may order an ultrasound.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Undecended: Usually in children/babies the testes does not come down all the way into scrotum. After a period of time if testes doesn't come down can be brought d... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
No !: These procedures are expensive and don't work i advise a gainst them !
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A member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Ejaculate: Depending on how often you ejaculate, you will expell different volumes of fluid. The more you do it the less fluid will come out....My advice is to ... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Unlikely stone: If x-ray don't say stone it usually isn't. 7 mm is very small for u to feel it, pain is unlikely related to mass
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Penis lesions: You need an exam to know next step; all lesions need to be seen by a doc.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Diet !: You need 30 min plus of excessive 4-5 days per week and you need to cut your eating. No matter what anybody says weight is a calorie in calorie burne... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Over active bladder: This terms describes the symptoms of frequency and urgency....I don't think risk factors apply here....
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Yes: Most common cause.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Vasectomy reversal: While some may say fellowship training is important, my only requirement is the answer to this simple question....How many did you do last month ? Ev... Read More
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Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
CIrc controversy: While new studies show a protective effect of circ in the transmission of certain stds; many groups are still debating the practice; my view is that i... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Androgel: This is a med to replace testosterone in men and has no role in treating pregnant women or breast feeding women, or women in general !
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Torsion: Testicle can twist and lose blood flow....This is an emergency because testes need blood or they will dead..And then you can lose that testicle.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Unlikely: Don't take viagra (sildenafil) if your 23you don't need it.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Protection: No! only protection is abstain !
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Yes: Very common to recur.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Blood in urine: Yes...Any blood in urine requires urologist eval.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Acute testes pain: Urgent evaluation needed...Urine testing and ultrasound likely...Risk of infection and torsion....
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A member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Psa screening: The american urologc association and american cancer society says you need a bx unless you were screened improperly...If you have more than a ten year... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Risk stratification: Go to nccn.Org this site will tell you if you are low, medium, or high risk prostate cancer...Based on that info using gleason score, psa, bx details ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Blood in urine: Any blood in the urine either microscopic or visible needs a urologic evaluation to rule out problems like bladder cancer, especially if you are a lon... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Kidney problems: Peeing too much, peeing too little, blood in urine, flank pain, the list can be much longer....Blood testing can be done to check your kidney function... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
This is an STD: Needs antibiotics, recheck, and notify partners.
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A member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
IC treatments: Simple things like limiting caffeine and soda is a start. There are no magic fixes for ic but there is no test that can tell you have it...Other thin... Read More
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Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
IC: This is a chronic condition, and as such usually not cured, but just symptoms reduced.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Cure: Yes it can ! antibiotics !
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 24 years experience
Prostate cancer chem: There has been an big increase in the number of chemo drugs for prostate cancer. Chemo for prostate cancer is mainly used in setting a of very bad PC... Read More
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3.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Sarle is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Sarle is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! My 70 years old neighbor is having a lot of pain, nausea, etc. with a 4mm kidney stone. Thank you for your personal input to this forum! G. Click, Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Thanks for your quick reply! Had my son 10 weeks earlier than expected when he stopped moving. That was october 19th. Been tested and don't have a UTI.
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My fiancee having irregular periods & this time she got 1 week early than the last month. Also she got periods 3 days after of sex.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Vermont College of Medicine, VT
Graduated 1999MD
Residency
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
Residency
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
Awards
2007 Detroit top doc
Top Doctor, First Place, Dearborn, MI - Winter
2013
Most Influential, First Place, Dearborn, MI - Winter
2013
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