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What does the kidney do? Kidneys are organs with many functions. One responsibility the kidneys have is controlling the levels of water and minerals in the blood. To do this, the kidneys produce urine that then travels to the bladder through tubes known …
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Prosthetics are used in Urology to treat stress urinary incontinence or to help patients regain erectile function that does not respond to medical management. Physicians at UCSF specialize in the placement of artificial urethral sphincters. This procedure …
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… develop normally. People with DSDs have a mix of male and female sexual characteristics. There are different types of DSDs: A person may be genetically female (they have two X sex chromosomes), but have genitals … X and one Y sex chromosome), but the genitals appear more female. This type of DSD is most often caused by complete or …