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Dr. Andrew Siegel

Urology
Hackensack, NJ
42 years experience

Locations

Bergen Urological Associates

Hackensack, NJ

Address

20 Prospect Ave., Suite 715, Hackensack, NJ
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My office hours

Friday: 7:30am - 3:00pm
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Fax

2013424222

Office

Hackensack, NJ

About

Bio

Andrew Siegel received his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School, where he was elected to the AOA Honor Medical Society. He completed a residency in general surgery at the North Shore University Hospital, an affiliate of Cornell University School of Medicine and pursued residency training in urology at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine. Thereafter, he did a fellowship in female pelvic reconstructive surgery at the UCLA School of Medicine prior to joining Bergen Urological Associates in Hackensack, New Jersey, where he has been in practice since 1988. Dr. Siegel is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology and a member of the American Urological Association, the New York Section of the American Urological Association, the Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology, The International Continence Society and the American Uro-Gynecologic Society. He has authored chapters in textbooks including Current Operative Urology and Interstitial Cystitis, and has published articles in numerous journals including: Urology, Journal of Urology, Urology Clinics of North America, Postgraduate Medicine, Radiotherapy and Oncology, Neuro-Urology and Urodynamics, and International Urogynecology Journal. He has presented papers at professional meetings for many medical societies including the Philadelphia Urological Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Urological Association, both nationally and internationally. Dr. Siegel serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, actively involved in medical student and resident education. Dr. Siegel is an avid believer in remaining young, healthy and fit through the practice of exercise, nutritional conscientiousness and intelligent lifestyle choices. He is the author of FINDING YOUR OWN FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH: The Essential Guide to Maximizing Health, Wellness, Fitness and Longevity, published in 2008. His second book, PROMISCUOUS EATING— Understanding and Ending Our Self-Destructive Relationship with Food, was published in 2011. He is passionate and enthusiastic about wellness advocacy and his goal is educating the community about healthy lifestyles and preventative measures that help ensure maximum fitness, nutrition, disease avoidance and longevity. Website : www.BergenUrological.com Blog: www.promiscuouseating.wordpress.com/ You Tube page : www.youtube.com/incontinencedoc Face Book page : www.facebook.com/promisceating

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Urology

Languages spoken

English

Doctor Q&A

118 Answers
154 Agrees
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Many causes: There are numerous causes of hematuria--the serious ones are kidney and bladder cancers. Other possibilities are stones, urinary infections, benign p... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Pain, discharge: In men, the classic symptoms are burning with urination and the presence of a greenish-yellow urethral discharge.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Many: Conservative management is hydration, pain management and perhaps a medication to facilitate passage. If stone fails to pass, it may require a proced... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Yes: Yes, the trauma of removing catheter can be associated with bleeding/burning.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Discharge: A yellow-greenish discharge and painful urination.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Ejaculation: Climax should end erection and eliminate pain.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Not likely: Smoking does not directly cause incontinence. However, smoking can cause coughing which can provoke stress incontinence. Similarly, tobacco can caus... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Yes: BPH needs periodic follow-up to monitor symptoms, urinalysis, ability to empty the bladder, psa, prostate exam and effect of medications that may be n... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
ER or gynecologist.: If you are having vaginal pain that is not getting better in a hurry, it is best to see a gynecologist or head to the er.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Urethritis: This could be infection or inflammation of the urethra, which often causes discharge and burning with urination. It should be checked out by your doc... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Congestion: Aka, congestive epididymal-orchitis.
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A 67-year-old female asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Behavioral technique: It's important to have at least have a urinalysis to check for infection, diabetes, etc, and a bladder scan to check the amount of urine remaining aft... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
No: Not that I am aware of; however, females have skene's glands--glands located near the urethra that are the female homologues of the male prostate glan... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Urinalysis/culture: Culture, antibiotics, lots of fluids.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Sweat or leakage: Can be sweat or a condition called urinary incontinence.
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A 19-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Weakness: Structural weakness in support tissue.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Temporarily: Catheter can cause spasms of bladder causing leakage around the tube. After removed, can cause temporary incontinence from irritation.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
No: Should not be a problem.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Perhaps: Need to get checked...That's too many utis in a short period of time. If the utis are clearly sexually related in the absence of other problems, your... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
No: Most facilities have exclusion criteria for semen banks, and diabetes is one of the diseases that generally precludes donation.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Painful blisters: Often is preceded by strange sensation followed by one or more painful blisters that rupture and then dry out and heal.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Fluids: Kidney infection is a serious matter and should be treated by a doctor. Absent that, drinking lots of fluids will help dilute the urine and flush the... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
No: Best use it for wrapping your tuna sandwich!
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Exposure: Keep area clean, dry and exposed to air and light since yeast love a moist, dark, and warm environment. If this doesn't work, medication can be effec... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Yes: More hydration leads to more urinating and clearer urine.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Perhaps: After hysterectomy, bulging of small intestine known as enterocele can occur. Pelvic exam will determine source of prolapse.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Likely BPH: Frequency and post-void dribbling can be symptoms of benign prostate enlargement, although there are many other possibilites. Being that you are a 65... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Quickly: Such medications as Pyridium (phenazopyridine) usually kick in within a few hours.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Possibly: There are many possible causes including diabetes, over-drinking, bph, overactive bladder, failure to empty completely, infection, stones, bladder tum... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Pavlovian response: This is a classically conditioned response, in which running water (evocative of urinating) can trigger the voiding reflex, causing acute urgency.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
No: Really not effective...Much better medications now. Yohimbine is really of historical interest only.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Pain locale/ fever: Bladder: rarely fever, chills, or ill; causes burning, frequency, lower abdominal pain, bleeding, etc. Kidney: flank pain, fever, chills, ill.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Variable: Like veins in our arms, so are veins in our penises...Sometimes very prominent, sometimes hidden.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Polyp of urethra: Caruncle is benign, red polyp of female urethra often seen in women after menopause.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Many meds: There are a number of meds that can relieve the pain, burning and spasm of utis, such as pyridium (phenazopyridine).
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Normal: Depending on sexual position, the deep part of the vagina can be higher than the entrance and the act of intercourse can push air into the vagina, whe... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Lots of causes: There are many possibilities including cystitis, interstitial cystitis, or something pushing on the bladder such as a uterine fibroid. You may not be... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Backward ejaculation: Instead of the semen coming out of the penis, it goes backwards in retrograde fashion into the urinary bladder.
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A member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Many causes.: There are numerous causes of micro-hematuria, but the ones we worry about the most are kidney and bladder cancer. Microscopic bleeding can be caused ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Genital warts: This is another name for genital warts, an infection with the hpv virus. It is a relatively common sexually transmitted disease that needs to be tre... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Healthy lifestyle: By eating a healthy diet, maintaining a good weight, avoiding testicular overheating from saunas, hot tubs, etc., avoiding tobacco, and other substanc... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Possibly: Many causes of nocturnal urination, one of which is aggressive drinking. Video on nocturia: http://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=msmebtz_cci.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Probably not: Penis size is highly variable as is height and weight. There is no direct correlation between testosterone and penis size, and low t is likely to cau... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Localized infection: It is an infection of a part of the kidney, not involving the entire kidney.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Yes.: A urologist specializes in BPH and other voiding problems. There is a wide gamut of treatment options available ranging from watchful waiting to medi... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Several causes: Catheter can cause irritation and depending on how long it was in, can temporarily decrease bladder capacity by not allowing bladder to go through fil... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Can be.: The trauma that caused a fractured rib can result in blood in the urine, often from a kidney injury. The kidneys are protected by the lower 3 ribs an... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Tampon: For starters, this is cheap, available and can be effective. Placed under the urethra to provide a backboard of support, they can provide temporary m... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Yes: Just need to be careful about BP being lowered too much. Should not take the two meds at same time, but hours apart.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Siegel
Urology 42 years experience
Yes: Should see a doc asap...Might just be a minor infection or other insignificant malady, but could be serious issue such as torsion or tumor...You do no... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Siegel is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Siegel is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thanks alot, had all three of the symptoms, thought I was getting sick.
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Thanks , what can we differential for urethral caruncle?
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This saved my life. Thank You! Thanks helps a great deal

Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

Rosalind Franklin University - Chicago Medical School, IL
Graduated 1981MD

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