My dad's ultrasound found 3 kidney stones around 10mm in his left kidney and a 9mm gallstone. His feet stay swollen all the time but no pain yet. The doctor recommended surgery but I'm wondering if stones this big can be treated without surgery and how long the removal process usually takes

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I'm 58 and have been married for over 30 years. I've got a problem where my foreskin is really tight, and my penis doesn't come out from it. It hurts a lot if I try to force it open. I've been having sex with the foreskin like this, but it's affecting my sex life. Even though I've got two healthy kids, I'm wondering if I should think about circumcision at my age. I've also been taking insulin for Type II diabetes for more than 20 years. Could you give me some advice?

consult to gynecologist.

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I have a grade 3 varicocele that's causing oligoasthenozoospermia with my sperm count under 1 million/ml. Would open surgery help improve my sperm count and is it a permanent fix or are there chances of the issue coming back after the procedure?

varicoocelectomy,success rate is between 60-80 percent and the recovery time is 1-2 weeks.

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