When you always “have to go” – could it be overactive bladder?

Dr. Jennifer Rolef is a board-certified urologist at Inova. Her areas of specialization include diseases of the male and female urinary tract (kidney, ureters, bladder and urethra). She also specializes in video urodynamic testing for urinary problems. If you know, you know: Urinary problems like overactive bladder can really mess up your life. Having to run…

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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: what you need to know

Brian DeCastro, MD is a board-certified urologist at Inova. He served in the U.S. Army as a urologist for 11 years before entering private practice. His clinical areas of interest include kidney stones, low testosterone, erectile dysfunction, benign prostatic hyperplasia, urologic malignancies and other urologic conditions. Named a “Top Doc” by Northern Virginia Magazine, Dr.…

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Urologist at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital helps firefighter overcome prostate cancer with robotic surgery

Firefighter Takes Action to Extinguish His Cancer Four years ago, when firefighter/paramedic Dwan Starks had a prostate exam, his high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) score signaled that something might be wrong. Given his family history of prostate cancer, Starks’ urologist closely monitored his PSA level over the next few years. So last year, when his PSA…

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