Urethras Grown at Wake Forest–6 Years Later Five Young Men Are Doing Fine
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Medical QuackPosted
Wed 09 Mar 2011 2:22am
and the urethras were grown on the scaffolds. At the TED convention this year, Wake Forest printed a kidney on stage.
This absolutely has to be one of the most exciting areas...
The video below is from earlier this year with Dr. Atala explaining how all of this is done, well worth the watch. BD
Five young men given urethra grafts engineered from
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Lab-engineered urethras successfully used in humans
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Dr. John Z.Posted
Mon 07 Mar 2011 12:00am
laboratory-made urethras (urinary tubes) and successfully replace damaged tissue.
In an article published Online First by The Lancet, the research team reports replacing damaged segments of urinary tubes (urethras) in five boys. Tests to measure urine flow and tube diameter showed that the engineered tissue remained functional throughout the six-year (median
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My Urethra is an Evil Flower
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EstherPosted
Thu 10 Feb 2011 12:39pm
I haven't posted here in two months, and it's because a lot of things have happened in my life that I didn't know how to share here on the blog. Historically, I've shared pretty much everything going on in my life here, or everything that relates to vulvodynia plus some. But life hit me pretty hard over the past two months and even when I thoug ...
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Bladder Infection, UTI, Cystitis… They All Spell P-A-I-N
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WisdomThatHealsPosted
Fri 07 Aug 2009 12:07pm
Our urinary system plays a key role in maintaining homeostasis in the body. The urinary system includes, in the order that urine flows, the Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder and finally, the Urethra. The Urethra is the lowest point in the urinary system of which urine is then expelled from the body. Because the Urethra is closest [...]
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Darn that Dribble
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Kathleen and MaryPosted
Fri 18 Jun 2010 11:49am
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Back to anatomy. When the pelvic floor contracts, the openings of the urethra, the vagina, and rectum close AND the bladder lifts upward into the bowl of the pelvis. As the bladder moves up the urethra is lengthened and closed. In a weaker pelvic floor or if you do not contract your pelvic floor muscles after you urinate the bladder is not lifted
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Cranberry found to be effective for urinary tract infection prevention in girls
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Dr. John B.Posted
Tue 09 Feb 2010 2:34am
Urinary tract infections are common in womenand for some women can be recurrent and require repeated doses of antibiotics or even prophylactic antibiotics. Organisms (usually E. coli) that cause UTIs generally gain access to the bladder via the urethra (the pipe connecting the bladder with the outside). Some of the strategies that may help [...]
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Gonorrhea in Men
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Anthony R.Posted
Fri 21 Nov 2008 4:47pm1 Comment
or in Philippine colloquial terms,“tulo”.
Gonorrhea is an infection caused by neisseria gonnorhea or gonococcus. In males, it usually starts in the urethra (a tube which connects... urine may also result. If pus collects in the urethra during the night, the first urine pass in the morning looks hazy or cloudy. The next urine pass becomes clear because the pus
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Using the Mitrofanoff
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anewkindofperfectPosted
Thu 22 Oct 2009 10:05pm
. We are still cathing through the urethra at night and leaving it in overnight, he wants us to do that for another week or two. Then if we want to we can leave a cath... week. We didn't tie off the bottom of her bladder, where it connects to her urethra. So she still pees on her own some, she just doesn't ever empty completely. So she
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Lots of Grit
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redheadedjenPosted
Thu 03 Feb 2011 9:46pm
vet’s office, to the animal hospital.
After ultrasounds, blood tests, urine samples and other tests, it was found that he has a lot of grit in his bladder and urethra. Male cats have a very small urethra and it is a common problem the vet told me. For that and a $1,000, I have a sick meowing kitty.
He is my buddy. He has been with me through some
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It Hurts After I Pee
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QuinnPosted
Fri 17 Jul 2009 11:54pm
Since last Saturday I've had a sharp pain in my urethra after I pee. It feels like someone stuck a knitting needle in there. It's very uncomfortable. I haven't found... urethra or do I have an infection that is being magnified by my pudendal neuralgia? I really don't know. I don't have any other UTI symptoms, like urgency or increased frequency
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