Patient Education

Patient Education Links

The following links take you to patient-friendly information provided by urologychannel.com, a physician-monitored resource.

• Adrenal cancer
• Anatomy (genito-urinary)
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH; enlarged prostate)
• Bladder cancer
• Bladder control problems
• Emergencies (urological)
• Erectile dysfunction/impotence
• Female sexual dysfunction
• Hematuria (blood in urine)
• Interstitial cystitis
• Kidney cancer
• Kidney stones
• Male infertility
• Overactive bladder
• Pediatric urology
• Peyronie's disease
• Prostate cancer
• Prostatitis
• Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
• Testicular cancer
• Testosterone deficiency
• Upper tract tumors
• Urethral cancer
• Urinary incontinence
• Urinary tract infection
• Varicocele
• Vasectomy
• Vasectomy reversal

Support Organizations

This list is provided as a courtesy to you and we do not endorse any specific organization. Contact the organizations directly for more specific information. If you find that any information requires updating or links not working, please contact healthcommunities.com.

Hotlines 
National Child Abuse Hotline 
1.800.422.4453 (1-800-4-A-Child)

The National Domestic Violence Hotline 
1.800.799.7233 (1-800-799-SAFE)

Poison Control 
1.800.222.1222

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 
1.800.273.8255 (1-800-273-TALK)

Cancer 
American Cancer Society (ACS)
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network - BCAN
Bladder Cancer WebCafe
National Cancer Institute

Incontinence 
National Association for Continence
Simon Foundation for Incontinence

Interstitial Cystitis 
Interstitial Cystitis Association
The Interstitial Cystitis Network

Kidney 
American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) 
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information 
National Kidney Foundation

Kidney Stones 
American Urological Association

Prostate Cancer 
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Prostate Cancer Calculator
Prostate Cancer Research Institute
The Prostate Centre
Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada
ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Education Council
University of Michigan Health System
Urological Research Foundation
Us TOO Prostate Cancer Education and Support

Prostatitis 
Prostatitis Foundation
Male Chronic Pelvic Pain Network

Reproductive Health 
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association 
American Urogynecologic Society

Sexually Transmitted Diseases 
American Social Health Association (ASHA)

Testicular Cancer 
TC-Cancer.com

Vasectomy 
Vasectomy.com

General Resources 
OTCsafety.org: Safe & Effective OTC Medicine Use
Safe Medication