CONSUMER INFORMATION
Please note that the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand is an administrative body for urological surgeons. The Society's staff are not medically trained and cannot provide medical advice or referrals. For medical advice, you should consult your general practitioner (GP) in the first instance.
All Society members are qualified urological surgeons (urologists). Click on the 'Find a Urologist' pages for a list of urologists in your area. 'Find a Urologist' is a listing of Society members who have opted to be on the list. If you are referred to a urologist and would like to confirm their membership of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, please email: communication@usanz.org.au or call: +61 2 9362 8644.
Circumcision of infant males – policy
The Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand supports The Royal Australasian College of Physicians' (RACP) policy on the circumcision of infant males:
Circumcision – RACP Position Statement (PDF: 448KB)
FACT SHEETS
Prostate health:
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - The Enlarged Prostate
Continence and Prostate: A guide for men undergoing prostate surgery
This guide was produced by the Urological Society of Australia, the Continence Foundation of Australia, Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, Australian Nurses for Continence, Victorian Continence Resource Centre, Australia and New Zealand Urological Nurses Society (ANZUNS) and the Australian Physiotherapy Association.
See also:
- New Zealand Continence Association
- Continence Foundation Australia
- New Zealand Bladder Helpline: 0800 650 659
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Australian National Continence Helpline: 1800 33 00 66
Prostate cancer:
USANZ 2009 PSA Testing Policy - September 2009
Early Detection of Prostate Cancer - PSA Decision Card
This resource card is designed to support the general practitioner in assisting a patient making a choice about prostate cancer testing. This card is a joint collaboration between the Cancer Council Australia, Australian Prostate Cancer Collaboration, the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Andrology Australia and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.
The Prostate & Prostate Cancer | Prostate Cancer Fact Sheet | Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer
Bladder health:
Bladder Cancer transitional cell carcinoma | Interstitial cystitis or Painful Bladder Syndrome
See also:
- New Zealand Continence Association
- Continence Foundation Australia
- New Zealand Bladder Helpline: 0800 650 659
- Australian National Continence Helpline: 1800 33 00 66
Andrology (men's reproductive health):
- Foreskin Care This fact sheet was produced by The Better Health Channel (http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/) and approved by members (urologists) of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand.
- Haematospermia This fact sheet was produced by Andrology Australia in consultation with The Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand.
- Peyronies Disease This fact sheet was produced by The Better Health Channel (http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/) and approved by the Andrology Special Advisory Group of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand.
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