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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
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Doctor Q&A
469 Answers
145 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
What is small: Micro penis is a real condition but very rare.
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Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Penis length: 5 inches is average.
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A 30-year-old female asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
No: Tells you sperm # and quality; doesn't tell you reason for abnormality.
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A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 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 30-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
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A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Radiation: Usually 30-40 total treatments.
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A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Yes: This is a common issue urologist deal with.
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A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Testes: Will get examined maybe an ultrasound of scotum.
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A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Stage 4: See a medical oncologist asap consider going to an academic medical center, may have a clinical trial for you.
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A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Missed periods: I imagine if you were severely ill you may miss a period.
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A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 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 17-year-old male asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
No !: These procedures are expensive and don't work i advise a gainst them !
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A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Sperm : Sperm comes from the testes and travel through the prostate when a male ejaculatrs; after prostatectomy there is no ejaculation but the tested still f... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Nephrostomy: This is a tube placed directly into the kidney, through the flank...
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A 19-year-old male asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Hematuria: Hematuria is blood in the urine. You need a complete urologic evaluation that can involved bladder testing, a kidney scan, and sometimes other urine ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 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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A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 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 female asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
No: Cancer is not a kidney infection.
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A 55-year-old female asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Psa: This is called a psa recurrence and you need to discuss with utolohist.
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A member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Peeing air: You can pass air after surgery if you had a Foley catheter in during your procedure. Sometimes air gets into the bladder when a catheter is inserted.
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A 30-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 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 46-year-old female asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 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 member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 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 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Psa: I think health status is more important. If the 77 looks good and is very healthy i would consider a bx at a lower value. In an unhealthy 77 yo, i wou... Read More
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A 63-year-old male asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Bladder bx: A week or two probably healed.
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A 47-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Lupron (leuprolide): Usually for intermediate to advanced disease, but many other treatments in addition or after lupron (leuprolide).
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A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
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A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Kidney ca: Any non surgical options is not for cure;.
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A 49-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Digital rectal exam: A urologist will usually do a prostate exam as part of a complete evaluation.
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Ejaculate : The details regarding the ejaculate do not tell you much if anything about sperm quality.
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A 66-year-old male asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Spread: While this is a very common question i know of no cases where this has occurred.
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A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Calcium: Just like you can get calcium deposits in blood vessels the same thing can happen in prostate...Not a big issue but sometimes seen in prostatitis pts.
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A 39-year-old female asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Kidney blockage: Bladder cancer can grow to block your kidneys; this can be a very serious issue so you need to get checked out; an u/s to check your kidneys is cheape... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Infertility: If you have unprotected intercourse for one year and are not pregnant both man and women can be evaluated by doc for infertility. Sperm testing tells ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Dribble: Urine leaking.
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A 17-year-old male asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Torsion: Follow the advise of your surgeon. Take at least a week or two off.
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A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Prostate cancer: The main way to diagnose prostate cancer is with a biopsy of the prostate. Most men have a biopsy due to an abnormal PSA; the higher your PSA the high... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Nothing: Semen can change; in the absence of other symptoms you are ok.
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
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A 26-year-old male asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Prostatitis: Can be found by urine culture, prostate exam, and symptoms..Often treated with long course of antibiotics like cipro (ciprofloxacin).
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A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Infx: Sometimes it doesn't, depends on bacteria.
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A 48-year-old female asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Renal cyst: Need to know bozniak classification of your cyst; 1 is simple 2-5 are complex, 3-5 are higher cancer risk and need removal. Grade 2 need regular monit... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Uti: Within 24 hours if bacterium was the correct drug.
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A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Blood in urine: I don't think blood in urine is a labor sign.
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A member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
PSA: Gleason is used to describe how aggressive the cancer is not how a pt is doing. Your dad's psa is the key...If it is going up on hormone treatment he... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
87%: Need to know stage, grade, type of cancer and get a second opinion.
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A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Bladder ca: Stop smoking and follow your urologist advice for bladder checks every 3 months.
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A 23-year-old male asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Cialis: Cialis and viagra (sildenafil) do not effect hormone levels, they are drugs that improve blood flow. Simple fixes include: don't smoke, lose weight, ... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Retrograde ejaculati: Most of the drugs for prostate like Flomax (tamsulosin) are Alpha blockers and will cause ejaculate to go into bladder; other drugs like Proscar can h... Read More
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A 56-year-old male asked:

Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Scrotal swelling: You need to be checked by a doctor as there are many conditions that can cause the scrotum to swell, from a tumor in the testes to fluid in the scrota... Read More
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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.
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University of Vermont College of Medicine, VT
Graduated 1999MD
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HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
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HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
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2007 Detroit top doc
Top Doctor, First Place, Dearborn, MI - Winter
2013
Most Influential, First Place, Dearborn, MI - Winter
2013
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