{"id":18854,"date":"2021-11-10T11:15:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutsmh.org\/?page_id=18854"},"modified":"2021-11-24T10:51:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T16:51:12","slug":"urology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aboutsmh.org\/urology\/","title":{"rendered":"Urology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18854\" class=\"elementor elementor-18854\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bb52646 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bb52646\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57791bce\" data-id=\"57791bce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-874c5c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"874c5c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Urology?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9fc9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a9fc9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A stigma has long been associated with the word \u201curology,\u201d assuming urological problems only affect men or the older population. It\u2019s a subject that has long been kept hush, hush out of embarrassment, ignorance and fear. However, urological problems can affect anyone: men, women and children, both young and old.<\/p><p>Urology is a specialty that deals with diseases of the male and female urinary tract and the male reproductive system. It covers problems affecting everything from the kidneys to the urinary opening.<\/p><p>St. Margaret&#8217;s Health &#8211; Spring Valley and St. Margaret&#8217;s Health &#8211; Peru partner with a talented team of doctors through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilurologicsurgeons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois Urologic Health Surgeons<\/a> to try and shed light and awareness on the importance of treating urological issues. Doctors Christian Schwartz, DO and Steve Chung, MD are providing high-level medical expertise with hometown comfort and care.<\/p><p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urologyhealth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Urology Care Foundation<\/a>, part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.auanet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Urological Association<\/a>, cites the following staggering statistics illustrating how prevalent urological medical issues are for everyone.<\/p><ul class=\"bullet-list v1\"><li>More than 1.3 million children visit doctors\u2019 offices for urinary tract infections (UTIs).<\/li><li>UTIs in adult females result in over 5 million doctor visits every year.<\/li><li>Males only report 2.3 million UTI visits because they are half as likely to go to the doctor.<\/li><li>More than 230,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014 and 2.5 million men in the U.S. are recognized prostate cancer survivors.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c1789d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c1789d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When Do I Need to See a Urologist?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94adaa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94adaa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Often, urological problems will be minimized or ignored, but most conditions are treatable through medication, exercise or surgery. Dr. Schwartz and Dr. Chung encourage you to make an appointment if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms or have concerns regarding:<\/p><ul class=\"bullet-list v1\"><li>Difficulty with urination as a male through incontinence issues or painful urination<\/li><li>Incontinence in women, often prevalent after childbirth<\/li><li>Blood in your urine<\/li><li>Children\u2019s bed wetting<\/li><li>Kidney stones<\/li><li>Erectile dysfunction<\/li><li>Urinary tract infections<\/li><li>Male infertility<\/li><li>Cancer related to the kidney, bladder, prostate, penis and testicles<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08686f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"08686f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea04e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ea04e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For More Information, Call:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83450b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83450b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(815) 223-2304<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e48160d\" data-id=\"6e48160d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8d3d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1f8d3d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c37e8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c37e8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Illinois Urologic Health  Surgeons:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd47a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd47a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Christian Schwartz, DO<\/b><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Steve Chung, MD<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2605b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2605b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc07d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fc07d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For More Information, Call:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6961d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6961d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(815) 223-2304<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Urology? 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