What is Peyronie’s disease Peryronie’s is an abnormal curvature of the penis that occurs during an erection. The disease is not a health threat, but it can sometimes cause pain with erection and/ or with intercourse, and interfere with a man’s...
Many men experience pain in the pelvis at some point in their life. Common symptoms may include difficult, painful, or frequent urination; pain in the area of the bladder, groin, anus, and abdomen; inability to obtain an erection or pain during...
The testicles are paired structures located in the scrotum. They are the male gonads, responsible for the production of sperm and also of the “male” hormone testosterone. Many men of all ages experience pain in their testicles at some point in their...
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Benjamin N. Breyer, MD, MAS, FACS
Dr. Breyer, Chair of the UCSF Department of Urology, is an internationally recognized expert in male genitourinary reconstruction, urogenital trauma and prostate cancer survivorship surgery. His clinical practice is based at UCSF-Parnassus Heights...
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Tom F. Lue, MD, ScD (Hon), FACS
Dr. Lue is internationally recognized for his research on and clinical treatment of male sexual function, Peyronie’s disease, priapism. He sees patients at the Parnassus Campus and is Director of the Knuppe Molecular Urology laboratory which focuses...
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Ira D. Sharlip, MD
Dr. Sharlip sees patients at the Center for Reproductive health. He is a nationally and internationally recognized authority on urological aspects of male reproductive and sexual medicine.
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James F. Smith, MD, MS
Dr Smith sees patients at the Parnassus campus, and Mission Bay campus for issues relating to male reproductive health. He directs a multidisciplinary team providing fertility preservation counseling and treatment; evaluates and treats men with male...
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Alan Shindel MD, MAS
Dr. Shindel sees patients at the Parnassus campus with a focus on lower urinary tract symptoms, benign prostate hyperplasia, sexual dysfunction, and chronic pelvic pain syndromes. His primary research interests include sexual dysfunction in men and...
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John P. Lindsey II, MD, MEng
Dr. Lindsey sees patients at Parnassus campus, specializing in male fertility, hormonal function, and sexual health. His primary focus is evaluation and treatment of conditions across these domains with therapies including vasectomy reversal...