Your symptoms are connected.
Your next step should be, too.
A Urology Consult in a Book is a practical guide to urinary, sexual, kidney, and whole-body health for women and men. Written by urologist David Shusterman, MD, it helps you understand what symptoms may mean, which tests can guide a decision, and how to prepare for a useful conversation with your clinician.
Maybe you are urinating more often, waking at night to use the bathroom, dealing with leakage, or living with pelvic pain. Perhaps a PSA result has raised questions, a urinary infection keeps returning, or you have been told you have a kidney stone. You may be concerned about erectile function, testosterone, fertility, menopause-related changes, or a change in sexual health.
These concerns can feel separate. This book shows how to look at them in the context of your overall health.
Understand the reasoning behind your care.
Instead of treating a test result or diagnosis as the whole story, Dr. Shusterman explains how symptoms, medical history, examination, and testing fit together. He helps you ask: What problem are we trying to solve? What might be causing it? Which test would change what happens next? What are the benefits and drawbacks of each option? When is observation reasonable, and when is prompt care important?
Inside, you will find clear explanations of:
- Bladder symptoms, urgency, frequent urination, nighttime urination, and incontinence
- Urinary tract infections, recurrent infections, and pelvic pain
- Prostate enlargement, PSA testing, and decisions related to prostate cancer
- Erectile and ejaculatory concerns, testosterone, and male fertility
- Female sexual function and urinary changes associated with menopause
- Kidney stones, cysts, masses, and kidney protection
- The role of sleep, exercise, hormones, and metabolic health in urologic care
Know your options. Take part in the decision.
The book walks through the choices people often face after an evaluation, explaining how observation, medication, pelvic-floor or other rehabilitation, office procedures, and surgery may fit into a care plan. You will learn why a less invasive choice can be appropriate in one situation while another problem calls for a different approach.
The goal is to help you understand a recommendation and take part in a decision that reflects your health, priorities, and tolerance for risk.
Make better use of your next appointment.
Designed for patients and families who want more than a quick list of symptoms, this guide helps you describe what has changed, prepare a useful history, recognize warning signs, and compare alternatives when there is more than one reasonable path.
For readers preparing for an appointment, it offers a way to organize questions about symptoms, tests, treatment goals, side effects, recovery, and follow-up. For family members, it provides plain-language context for conversations that can otherwise feel rushed or technical. Read it from beginning to end or return to the chapters that match the decisions in front of you.
Dr. Shusterman connects urologic care to the rest of the body because urinary, sexual, kidney, hormonal, metabolic, and functional health can influence one another. The book keeps that larger view in focus without losing sight of the immediate question that brought you here.
Whether you are facing a new symptom, reviewing a diagnosis, or deciding among treatments, this guide helps you move toward a clearer discussion. It does not promise a diagnosis from a page or substitute for individual medical care.
Clear explanations. Better questions. A more informed next step.
