• Female
• 30 Years
• 14/08/2025

my sister has a 9mm kidney stone and the doctor recommended open surgery is there any other treatment option we can try instead of surgery

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I'm having a penile infection that's been troubling me for the past 20 days. I've tried applying a few creams, but nothing seems to be working. What could be causing this, and is there something more effective I should try?

This could be fungal infection u need to evaluate with your Dermatologist and get appropriate treatment with oral antifungal medications and topical lotions,once the infection is resolved your hair fall would come down,I suggest you not to use minoxidil with active fungal infection,above this your personal hygiene care is more important.

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I have a grade 3 varicocele but was told surgery isn't needed since my semen is fine. My testosterone is low though, and I've noticed swelling in my chest plus something hard in my left testicle. Getting married soon am I physically fit for married life? How's my erection and libido for sex? Could there be any issues like cancer in my testicles? I'm in Bengaluru and would like to consult one doctor for all these concerns.

Grade 3 varicocele requires surgery ,they include laparoscopic varicocelectomy,open surgical intervention by making a minor incision and ligating the effected veins and lastly percutaneous embolisation procedure.The gold standard treatment is called varicocelectomy procedure is advised to the patient.

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I just got my USG lab report and need some advice on what to do next. Should I consider gallbladder surgery or are there other treatment options I should try first? I'm a bit worried about going under the knife and want to know if it's really necessary

needs P/E for better advice.

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