Peyronie’s Disease: What Curved Erections Are Telling You
Peyronie’s Disease: What Curved Erections Are Telling You By Dr. Leonard W. Liang, MD | Urology | Downtown Los Angeles A curved erection is one of those symptoms men tend to sit on for a long time before mentioning it to anyone, let alone a doctor. That hesitation is understandable, but it’s also, according to […]
Life After a Kidney Transplant: What Patients Wish They’d Known Sooner
Life After a Kidney Transplant: What Patients Wish They’d Known Sooner By Dr. Leonard W. Liang, MD | Urology | Downtown Los Angeles During my fellowship at UCLA, I noticed something that stayed with me. The patients who struggled most after a transplant weren’t struggling because the surgery went wrong. They were struggling because nobody […]
When Should I See a Urologist Instead of My Primary Doctor?
When Should I See a Urologist Instead of My Primary Doctor? By Dr. Leonard W. Liang, MD | Urology | Downtown Los Angeles Most people see their primary care doctor for everything, and that makes sense. But there is a category of health concerns where a general practitioner can only go so far. The kidneys, […]
What Causes Low Sex Drive in Men?
What Causes Low Sex Drive in Men? By Dr. Leonard W. Liang, MD | Urology | Downtown Los Angeles Have you noticed your interest in sex fading but assumed it was just part of getting older? Most men do. And most men are at least partly wrong. While testosterone does decline naturally with age, a […]
Breaking the Stigma Around Intimate Health Care in Los Angeles
Breaking the Stigma Around Intimate Health Care in Los Angeles By Dr. Leonard W. Liang, MD | Urology | Downtown Los Angeles There is a pattern I see regularly in my urology practice. A patient comes in and describes a problem they have been dealing with for two, three, sometimes five years. Somewhere in that […]
Kidney Stones in Los Angeles: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
Kidney Stones in Los Angeles: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options By Dr. Leonard W. Liang, MD | Urology | Downtown Los Angeles Kidney stones are one of the most painful conditions in urology. They are also one of the most common. In fact, kidney stones treatment in Los Angeles is among the top reasons patients […]
Erectile Dysfunction Treatment in Los Angeles: Why ViaSure Is Different
Erectile Dysfunction Treatment in Los Angeles: Why ViaSure Is Different By Dr. Leonard W. Liang, MD | Men’s Health | Downtown Los Angeles Erectile dysfunction treatment has changed significantly in recent years. For a long time, the only options were pills or surgery. Today, however, there is a third path. ViaSure acoustic wave therapy is […]
Adult Circumcision: What Most Men Don’t Know Before Deciding
Adult Circumcision: What Most Men Don’t Know Before Deciding Most conversations about circumcision center on newborns. But a growing number of adult men — in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond — are choosing to have the procedure done for reasons that have nothing to do with infancy. Some are dealing with a recurring medical […]
How Much Water Should You Drink for Kidney Health?
How Much Water Should You Drink for Kidney Health? I get asked some version of this question almost every week: “How much water should I actually be drinking?” Usually it comes up after a kidney stone, sometimes after a routine checkup, occasionally just because someone read something online and wants to know if it’s true. […]
How ViaSure Works: A Non-Invasive ED Treatment Most Men Don’t Know About
How ViaSure Works: A Non-Invasive ED Treatment Most Men Don’t Know About For most men, the conversation about erectile dysfunction starts and ends with a pill. Take it before, wait for it to kick in, hope it works. And for a lot of men, that approach is fine — oral medications do work, and they […]
