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Raising awareness of prostate conditions during Men's Health Month

June is Men’s Health Month, a time to learn issues affecting men, including kidney stones and prostate conditions.

Raising awareness of prostate conditions during Men's Health Month

June is Men’s Health Month, a time to learn issues affecting men, including kidney stones and prostate conditions.

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      PERFECT TIME TO START CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MEN IN YOUR LIFE OR REFLECT ON YOUR OWN MEDICAL NEEDS. JOINING US THIS MORNING, DOCTOR DANIEL HELLERSTEIN, UROLOGIST AT HCA FLORIDA JFK NORTH HOSPITAL. DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SO YOU BEING A UROLOGIST, TALK ABOUT THE MOST COMMON CONDITIONS THAT YOU TREAT FOR MEN. WE WERE TALKING EARLIER ABOUT HOW, LOOK, THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT MONTH BECAUSE THOSE CONVERSATIONS DON’T REALLY HAPPEN AMONG MEN THAT OFTEN. SO TELL US WHAT YOU TREAT AND WHAT MEN SHOULD KNOW. SO TYPICALLY, THE MOST COMMON THING WE SEE IS MEN COMING IN WITH AN ENLARGED PROSTATE. THE PROSTATE IS SHAPED LIKE A DONUT, AND THE TUBE THAT DRAINS THE BLADDER GOES THROUGH THE HOLE, THE DONUT. WOMEN DON’T HAVE A PROSTATE. THEY HAVE A WHOLE SERIES OF OTHER ISSUES. WHEN THE PROSTATE GETS LARGER, IT CAUSES SOME CONSTRICTION. THEY MIGHT GET UP AT NIGHT. THERE ALSO KIDNEY STONES. THAT CAN BE A PROBLEM AS WELL. YEAH. AND TALK ABOUT THE KIDNEY STONES BECAUSE ARE THEY MORE COMMON IN MEN THAN WOMEN? THEY TYPICALLY ARE MORE COMMON IN MEN. THEY TEND. MEN TEND TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DEHYDRATED. AND THERE IS ALSO AN INCREASED RISK FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DIABETIC OR OVERWEIGHT, OR IF THERE’S A FAMILY HISTORY OF KIDNEY STONES OR FAMILY HISTORY OF GOUT, WHICH IS PAIN IN THE BIG TOE, AND WITH THOSE KIDNEY STONES, MY DAD HAD THEM AND HE HAD TO TALK ABOUT THEM. RIGHT. BECAUSE HE HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. HE HAD A LOT OF PAIN WITH THEM. SO IS THERE A PREVENTION TECHNIQUE OR IF IT HAPPENS, HOW DO YOU KNOW? SO THE MOST TYPICAL SYMPTOM WOULD BE TEN OUT OF TEN PAIN KICKED BY A HORSE. JUST IMMEDIATE PAIN. A BOLT OF LIGHTNING OUT OF NOWHERE. IN TERMS OF PREVENTION, A VERY FRIENDLY DIET WOULD BE A DASH DIET, A DIET WHICH IS REDUCED FATS, REDUCED SALT, REDUCED PROTEIN, AND A LOT OF WATER. WHEN IT COMES TO PROSTATE CANCER, GOING BACK TO THAT, IS THERE A CERTAIN AGE THAT MEN SHOULD BE MORE AWARE OF THEIR RISK? TYPICALLY OVER THE AGE OF 50, CERTAIN MEN WHO HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF PROSTATE CANCER, AND IF A BROTHER, AN UNCLE, OR PERHAPS A FATHER, THEN THEY SHOULD BE SCREENED AT 45 OR 50, WHICH INCLUDES A PROSTATE CHECK AND A BLOOD TEST. SURE. AND TALK MORE ABOUT MEN WHO COME SEE YOU. RIGHT. WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT HOW LOOK, TALKING TO THE MAN IN YOUR LIFE IS NOT THE EASIEST WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH. DO YOU SEE MEN COMING IN WHEN THEY’RE AT THE LAST STRAW? THEY NEED THE HELP, OR THEY GOT A NUDGE FROM THE PERSON IN THEIR LIFE TO SAY, YOU GOT TO GO. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE NORMALLY? WELL, THERE ARE FRIENDLY NUDGES, THE ELBOW FROM THE SPOUSE SAYS, HEY, LISTEN, YOU’RE GETTING UP THREE TIMES AT NIGHT TO URINATE AND WE NEED TO GET YOU CHECKED OUT. SOMETIMES IT’S A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND WHO HAS HAD A STONE OR DIAGNOSIS OF PROSTATE CANCER. THERE’S A MOTIVATION TO COME IN. MOST MEN DON’T EVEN KNOW THEY’VE HAD PROSTATE. THEY DON’T EVEN KNOW WHERE IT IS, WHAT IT DOES. OKAY, WELL, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE TOUCH ON THIS BECAUSE IF YOU DO WANT TO OPEN UP THOSE CONVERSATIONS, THERE’S ACTUALLY A HEALTH PANEL. YOU’LL BE PART OF THAT. TALK ABOUT THAT. NORMALIZING THE CONVERSATIONS WITH MEN. WELL THE KEY IS TO TALK ABOUT THE BODY AS AS PART OF A NORMAL FUNCTION. AND AS WE AGE, THE PROSTATE GETS BIGGER, SQUEEZES DOWN ON THE URINE CHANNEL FOR MEN. AND SOME SYMPTOMS CAN WORSEN. KIDNEY STONES MAY ALSO WORSEN WITH AGE. THE OTHER DIAGNOSIS THAT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IS PICKING UP BLOOD IN THE URINE. BLOOD IN THE URINE MAY BE A SIGN OF A KIDNEY STONE, OR IN SOME CASES, A TUMOR OR A CANCER. IF THERE’S A SMOKING HISTORY. OKAY. AND THAT PANEL IS ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW, HAPPENING JUNE 26TH, 1130 IN THE MORNING SO YOU CAN FIND MORE. WHERE EXACTLY IS IT? THIS IS AT THE OCEANA COFFEE LAKE PARK, LAKE PARK, LAKE PARK. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. SO IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THIS, JUST HEAD ON OVER TO OUR WEBSITE. THANK YOU, DOCTOR, FOR COMING BY. REALLY TALKING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.
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      Updated: 1:28 PM EDT Jun 23, 2025
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      Raising awareness of prostate conditions during Men's Health Month

      June is Men’s Health Month, a time to learn issues affecting men, including kidney stones and prostate conditions.

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      Updated: 1:28 PM EDT Jun 23, 2025
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      June is Men’s Health Month, a time to learn issues affecting men, including kidney stones and prostate conditions.Dr. Daniel Hellerstein, a urologist with HCA Florida JFK North Hospital, came to WPBF 25 to raise awareness. He told WPBF 25 men are more likely than women to develop kidney stones, and prostate health becomes more critical with age. A men’s health panel next week will focus on encouraging open conversations and proactive care.

      June is Men’s Health Month, a time to learn issues affecting men, including kidney stones and prostate conditions.

      Dr. Daniel Hellerstein, a urologist with HCA Florida JFK North Hospital, came to WPBF 25 to raise awareness.

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      He told WPBF 25 men are more likely than women to develop kidney stones, and prostate health becomes more critical with age.

      A men’s health panel next week will focus on encouraging open conversations and proactive care.

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