Blood In Semen Center - Monterey Park, CAMonterey Park Urologist Doctors for Blood In SemenType of Physician: Urologist What is a Urologist? A certification by the Board of Urology; practitioners are competent to manage medical and surgical disorders of the adrenal gland and of the genitourinary system. Urologists have comprehensive knowledge of, and skills in, various surgical techniques for innate and acquired conditions of the reproductive and urinary systems and their related structures. Specialty: Urology Common Name: Urologist Doctors in Monterey Park * Li-Chih Wu MD  Felix Chi-Ming Yip MD  Dominic Chu MD  Ruben Ramirez MD  Lazaro G Wisnia MD  Jeffrey C Tsai MD  Hagop A Dikranian MD  Hagop A Dikranian MD  Winstone beaver health services  Alarcon Urology Center  Jaime G Corvalan MD  Foothill Urology Associates  Foothill Urology Associates  Urological Associates Inc  Gilbert Gurevitch Khalili & Patel MD  USC Urology  Neville Williams MD  Pasadena Urological Medical Group  Pasadena Urological Medical Group  Pasadena Urological Medical Group  Martinez & Barba MDs  Glen-White Urological Medical  Martinez & Barba MDs  Marinelli Feldman & Alavi MDs  Marinelli Feldman & Alavi MDs  Marinelli Feldman & Alavi MDs  Roger Andrews MD & Alan Yamada MD  Roger Andrews MD & Alan Yamada MD  Advanced Urology Medical Offices  Paletz & Agatstein Urology Group  Urological Care Center  Mahlon Chinn MD & Douglas Chinn MD  Mahlon Chinn MD & Douglas Chinn MD  Ben Shenassa MD  Urology Office  Urology Office  Urology Group of Southern California  Steven Han MD  Multi Health Care Medical Group  Mendez Transplant & Urological Medical Group  Urological Associates Inc  STAR Urology, Inc. - Kamyar Ebrahimi, MD  Mendez Transplant & Urological Medical Group  Mendez Transplant & Urological Medical Group  Medhat Mansour MD  Shahen G Boghosian MD  Samuel K Lee MD  Barton Tanenbaum MD  Carlton Valvo MD  Juan Kaplan MD  Juan Kaplan MD  Michael B Scott MD  Raul Bendana MD  Chang H Park MD  Michael Tahery MD  Urological Associates Inc  Urological Associates Inc  Urological Associates Inc  Urological Associates Inc  Urological Associates Inc  Urological Associates Inc  Urological Associates Inc  Urological Associates Inc  Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles Urology  Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles Urology  Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles Urology  Bradley Landis MD  John J Summers MD  William Reynolds MD  William Reynolds MD  City of Hope National Medical Center Surgery  City of Hope National Medical Center Surgery  City of Hope National Medical Center Specialties  City of Hope National Medical Center Specialties  City of Hope National Medical Center Specialties  Chei Tzer Lai MD  Luke Yoon MD  Gentle Circumcision Inc  Gentle Circumcision Inc  Luke S Kao MD  Sung M Choe MD  Roy Egari MD  Associates In Urology  Associates In Urology  Associates In Urology  Greater Long Beach Genito-Urinary Medical Group  Greater Long Beach Genito-Urinary Medical Group  Mansoor U Karamooz MD  Urology Associates Medical Group  Urology Associates Medical Group  Urology Associates Medical Group  Howard C Frydman MD  Armen Kassabian MD  Sanford L Polse MD  Raymond A Sleiman MD  Thomas L Johnson Jr. MD  Yuichi Ito MD  Paletz & Agatstein Urology Group  Paletz & Agatstein Urology Group  Phillip M Kurzner MD Monterey Park, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-28
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Blood In SemenRead the Blood In Semen article » What is blood in the semen?The presence of blood in the semen (ejaculate) is also called hematospermia. Hematospermia is an uncommon condition. What are the causes of blood in the semen?Blood in semen can be caused by many conditions affecting the male genitourinary system. Areas affected include the bladder, urethra, the testicles, the tubes that distribute semen from the testicles (known as the seminal vesicles), the epididymis (a segment of the spermatic ducts that serves to store, mature and transport sperm), and the prostate gland. Blood in the semen is most commonly a result of a prostate-gland biopsy. More than 80% of men who undergo a prostate biopsy may have some blood in their semen that persists for three to four weeks. Likewise, vasectomy can lead to bloody semen for about one week after the procedure. In men with hematospermia who have not had a recent prostate biopsy or vasectomy, a number of benign and malignant conditions of the male genital system may be the cause. In many situations, no definitive cause is found. The following conditions have been reported in association with hematospermia:
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