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 […]
The Truth About Kidney Stones: How to Prevent Them From Coming Back
The Truth About Kidney Stones: How to Prevent Them From Coming Back Kidney stones send more than half a million Americans to the emergency room every year. They’re one of the most painful experiences in medicine. And for roughly half the people who get one, it will happen again — usually within five years. What’s […]
What Your Urine Color Actually Tells You About Your Health
What Your Urine Color Actually Tells You About Your Health I had a patient call my office last week in a panic because his urine was bright orange. He’d convinced himself it was blood, possibly cancer, and spent the night before Googling worst-case scenarios. Turns out he’d eaten a bunch of carrots and taken a […]
Aging Well: Proactive Health Choices for Midlife and Beyond
Aging Well: Proactive Health Choices for Midlife and Beyond I hit 50 a few years back, and suddenly I got why my patients in their forties and fifties come in looking a little worried. Things that worked fine for decades start requiring actual effort. Recovery takes longer. You can’t coast on good genetics anymore. […]
When to See a Urologist vs. a Gynecologist
When to See a Urologist vs. a Gynecologist I get asked this question more often than you’d think, and honestly, the confusion makes sense. There’s overlap between what urologists and gynecologists do, especially when it comes to women’s health. And then you throw in primary care doctors, and suddenly nobody knows who they’re supposed to […]
