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Board-certified Urologist practicing in Central Florida for 23 years. Married with four children and two cats. Love exercise and healthy living.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Urology
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English
Doctor Q&A
43 Answers
11 Agrees
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Charles Wittenanswered
Urology 29 years experience
Hpv: No. Hpv is a sexually transmitted virus. If neither partner was sexually active with anyone else prior to marriage, then you cannot have hpv.
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ED: Varicose veins do not occur on the skin of the penis. They are just normal veins seen through the thinner skin of the penis. These normal veins have n... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Urge but no pee: This describes a spasm of the bladder which can occur spontaneously, unassociated with any other urinary symptoms and is often called Overactive Bladd... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Meatoplasty: A procedure to enlarge the opening at the tip of the penis for improved urinary flow
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Nervous about vas: You wouldn't be normal if you weren't somewhat frightened about a vasectomy. I often give my patients a valium tablet to take when they come in. It ta... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Masturbation: The simple answer to your question is that masturbation does not harm your body or muscle mass in any way.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Penis pain: You are best off going to see your medical doctor, health clinic or urologist to be tested for an std if you have been sexually active. Partial closu... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Levels for men: Yes. If you have minor incontinence problems, kegels will help. It also is called the "sex muscle" because squeezing the pubococygeus muscle during s... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: Patients with overactive bladder, urgency ; frequency should limit caffeine, salt, ; alcohol in diet.
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Lump in groin: Not likely to be herpes. Based on location it's more likely to be an infected hair follicle or an infected sebaceous cyst. If it doesn't drain with w... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Chlamydia and pregna: Quick answer, no. Chlamydia can be a cause of infertility for men and women. However, sperm could not survive 6 days in the vagina or cervix. If inter... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Left testicle pain: Pain in the left testis can be caused by several problems including infection, musculoskeletal strain, trauma, varicocele, nerve issues and many more.... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Wittenanswered
Urology 29 years experience
Lump on scrotum: Most likely you squeezed an infected hair follicle or a sebaceous cyst. The cyst might have white thick paste that comes out. Be careful because sque... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Urgency: Typically urgency and urinating small amounts results from bladder spasms. You feel like you really have to go, but when you void, only a small amount... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Ignore: Regular exercise, including lifting weights, naturally increases testosterone and increases desire.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Torsion stitches: Usually both testicles are sutured to the muscle wall that separates the scrotal sac into a right and left side inside the scrotum. These stitches are... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Stents and pain: Stents aren't always uncomfortable. They come in different lengths and diameters. Even when properly sized and placed, some patients have pain. Most e... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: Younger men who experience ED may have silent heart disease and should be evaluated by cardiology.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Surgery for ED: Depending on the cause of ed, medicines, injections, vacuum pumps are often used prior to surgery. Reconstructive surgery usually requires placement o... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Charles Wittenanswered
Urology 29 years experience
Fungal rash: Fungal rashes are caused by fungus, most commonly candida. This can occur non-sexually in men with diabetes, immunocompromised men, and uncircumcised... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Suggest visit to MD.: Go see your primary care doctor, dermatologist or urologist to see if they believe it should be removed. They can also advise you if you should be con... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Stone passing: If you were seen by a physician at an emergency room and they told you stones would pass, i would expect them to give you an rx for a pain killer. Nap... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Dribbling: For a man in his mid-twenties, you may have urethritis, prostatitis, or a urinary tract infection causing your symptoms. These are all infections of t... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Semen is yellow: The clear jelly-like substance in your seminal fluid is mucus and is normal. The yellow colorization of the fluid could be a sign of an asymptomatic ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Depo and surgery: You should have no issues related to your Depo-Provera shot and ureteral surgery and stent.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Varicocele: It is estimated that 15% of men have a varicocele that appears during puberty. Evaluation of male factor infertility identifies varicocele a in about... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Charles Wittenanswered
Urology 29 years experience
Ignore: Do not initiate sex if you are exhausted. Avoid chronic masturbation and pornography.
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A 79-year-old male asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Don't worry: It's not uncommon to have a small amount of blood in the urine after a urodynamics test. You should drink some extra fluids, preferably water, and it ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Wittenanswered
Urology 29 years experience
Pain or burning void: Typically, these symptoms are associated with an std like chlamydia or gc, or a urinary infection or prostate infection. May even indicate bladder iss... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Groin bump: Probably a small cyst or inflamed hair follicle. Not likely to be herpes. They are usually vesicles like pimples with clear fluid inside. They usuall... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Herpes blood test: Having a negative test for herpes should be clarified. There are different tests for hsv i and hsv ii. Having a "negative test " may mea... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Retesting: Often testing for some std's like genital herpes, hepatitis C, or even hiv will not show up on initial testing. In these circumstances, retesting at 3... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Bigger testicle: It is true that when a young man looses a testicle early on, that his remaining testis will undergo "compensatory hypertrophy." In these men, they wi... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Condom and sperm: Collection of semen samples in a flavored or lubricated condom may harm the sperm and it's ability to be processed for artificial insemination. There ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Stop masturbation: If masturbation is interfering with your activities of daily life, you may have a sexual addiction. This is best treated with behavioral therapy with ... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Chlamydia: Yes, chlamydia can cause scarring of the fallopian tubes and other issues.
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Weak erection: A 27 year old man should have no difficulty obtaining and maintaining an erection. Issues such as performance anxiety, excessive masturbation or expos... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Wittenanswered
Urology 29 years experience
Pimple with puss: Besides an STD like HSV, the pimple could be an infected hair follicle or sebaceous cyst. Get yourself looked at.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Caruncle: Urethral caruncle: Urethral caruncles are polypoid (or stalk-like) masses, hanging from one area of the urethral opening. These are usually spotted du... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Urology 29 years experience
Bend in penis: You could have a condition called Peyronie's disease that causes abnormal curvature of the penis when erect. If the erection is of good quality, you a... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Rash on thighs: You should see a physician. Commonly, it can be a fungal rash on the inner thighs that will respond to anti fungal creams and/or oral antifungal table... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Pain from torsion: Typically pain from torsion lasts about 6 hours. Then, once the testis tissue has died, the pain goes away. It's imperative to seek immediate medical ... Read More
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Peyronie's: Sounds like a classic "hour glass" deformity seen with peyronie's disease. Scar tissue deposits on the corporal bodies which cause erection when fille... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Witten is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Witten is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Very brave of you, Dr. Charles Witten to answer that masturbation can interfere with your daily life! Masturbation is not necessary for your health anyways! :-)
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! thanks for the usefull info its very convincing
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doc o used to watch porn and masterbution before can it be cured
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Graduated 1994MD
Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Affiliations
American College of Surgeons
American Urological Association
Central Florida Urology Associates
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