Common Conditions & Symptoms
common urological conditions
At Ravenna Urology Clinic, we manage common urological disorders as well as less common but critical diseases of the urinary tract, including:
Common Urological Symptoms
Raised PSA (Prostate specific antigen)
The PSA test is a blood test used primarily to screen for prostate cancer.
The test measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in your blood. PSA is a protein produced by both cancerous and non-cancerous tissue in the prostate, a small gland that sits below the bladder in men.
PSA is mostly found in semen, which also is produced in the prostate. Small amounts of PSA ordinarily circulate in the blood.
The PSA test can detect high levels of PSA that may indicate the presence of prostate cancer. However, many other conditions, such as an enlarged or inflamed prostate, can also increase PSA levels. Therefore, determining what a high PSA score means can be complicated.
The PSA test may not provide enough information for your doctor to diagnose prostate cancer. Abnormal results in these tests may lead to further specialised tests such as an MRI scan or prostate biopsy to determine your risks of prostate cancer.
Blood in the urine
Discovering blood in the urine can be frightening and must be checked by an experienced doctor.
The medical term for blood in the urine is haematuria. If you can see blood or a reddish colour, it is visible or macroscopic haematuria. If it is detectable only by laboratory tests, then it is invisible or microscopic haematuria.
Some foodstuff can cause the appearance of reddish coloured urine. These may include beetroot and certain types of medication such as nitrofurantoin.
The blood will have come from somewhere within the urinary tract, from the kidneys, bladder, prostate or the tubes that urine passes through. Common causes may include infections of the bladder (cystitis), kidney (pyelonephritis), kidney stones, enlarged prostate, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and kidney cancer. Specialised tests, including cystoscopy, urine tests and kidney scans may be needed to determine the cause.
The following groups are more likely to have significant problems and may need a specialist check:
Urinary leakage
Urinary incontinence — the loss of bladder control — is a common and often embarrassing problem. The severity ranges from occasionally leaking urine when you cough or sneeze to having an urge to urinate that's so sudden and strong you don't get to a toilet in time.
Though it occurs more often as people get older, urinary incontinence isn't an inevitable consequence of aging. If urinary incontinence affects your daily activities, don't hesitate to see your doctor. For most people, simple lifestyle changes or medical treatment can ease discomfort or stop urinary incontinence.
Many people experience occasional, minor leaks of urine. Others may lose small to moderate amounts of urine more frequently.
You may feel uncomfortable discussing incontinence with your doctor. But if incontinence is frequent or is affecting your quality of life, it's important to seek medical advice because urinary incontinence may:
Frequent urination
Frequent urination is the need to urinate more often than what's normal for you. You may be passing more urine than usual or only small amounts.
Frequent urination may occur both day and night, or it may be noticeable only during the night (nocturia). Frequent urination can affect your sleep, work and general well-being.
Make an appointment with your doctor if you're urinating more frequently than usual and if:
Contact your doctor as soon as possible if you have frequent urination along with any of these signs or symptoms:
Urinary tract disorders may cause the above signs or symptoms, but so can other serious diseases or health conditions. Seek medical help to find out what's causing your frequent urination and how to treat it.
Poor urinary flow, straining and dribbling
Poor urinary flow is a common complaint in the urology clinic. This may be associated with other symptoms, including:
Benign prostate enlargement is a common cause, but not the only reason for the symptoms.
Conditions that can lead to symptoms similar to those caused by enlarged prostate include:
If you're having urinary problems, discuss them with your doctor. Even if you don't find urinary symptoms bothersome, it's important to identify or rule out any underlying causes. Untreated, urinary problems might lead to obstruction of the urinary tract.
If you're unable to pass any urine, seek immediate medical attention.
Waking up at night frequently to urinate
If you wake up more than one time each night to go to the bathroom, you may have nocturia.
Waking to go to the bathroom obviously affects your quality of sleep, and your quality of life. Most people don’t function well without solid sleep. It makes us grumpy and less productive during the day. Over time, poor sleep can become a severe problem for many of us.
It’s important to remember that nocturia is a sign of something going on in our bodies. It is not a disease in and of itself.
About 1 in 3 adults over the age of 30 experience nocturia. The rate of people affected increases with age. It can be caused by a lifestyle habit or an underlying health problem.
Nocturia can be caused by:
It helps to talk with your doctor to learn why you make multiple trips to the bathroom at night.
You may learn that your nocturia is fairly easy to treat, or you may find it's from something more serious.
Assessment Forms
Do you have urinary problems? Download assessment forms before seeing us!
Send us an enquiry
Contact Information
Ravenna Urology Clinic
6 Napier Road #07-12, Gleneagles Medical Centre,
Singapore 258499
38 Irrawaddy Road #07-24, Mt Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre,
Singapore 329563
T +65 64797822
F +65 64793989
24-hour Service: +65 65358833
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 9 am - 5 pm
Sat 9 am - 12:30 pm
Closed on Sun and Public holidays
Website maintained by PAA.
All rights reserved 2014 ~ 2023.
Common Conditions & Symptoms
common urological conditions
At Ravenna Urology Clinic, we manage common urological disorders as well as less common but critical diseases of the urinary tract, including:
Common Urological Symptoms
Raised PSA (Prostate specific antigen)
The PSA test is a blood test used primarily to screen for prostate cancer.
The test measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in your blood. PSA is a protein produced by both cancerous and non-cancerous tissue in the prostate, a small gland that sits below the bladder in men.
PSA is mostly found in semen, which also is produced in the prostate. Small amounts of PSA ordinarily circulate in the blood.
The PSA test can detect high levels of PSA that may indicate the presence of prostate cancer. However, many other conditions, such as an enlarged or inflamed prostate, can also increase PSA levels. Therefore, determining what a high PSA score means can be complicated.
The PSA test may not provide enough information for your doctor to diagnose prostate cancer. Abnormal results in these tests may lead to further specialised tests such as an MRI scan or prostate biopsy to determine your risks of prostate cancer.
Blood in the urine
Discovering blood in the urine can be frightening and must be checked by an experienced doctor.
The medical term for blood in the urine is haematuria. If you can see blood or a reddish colour, it is visible or macroscopic haematuria. If it is detectable only by laboratory tests, then it is invisible or microscopic haematuria.
Some foodstuff can cause the appearance of reddish coloured urine. These may include beetroot and certain types of medication such as nitrofurantoin.
The blood will have come from somewhere within the urinary tract, from the kidneys, bladder, prostate or the tubes that urine passes through. Common causes may include infections of the bladder (cystitis), kidney (pyelonephritis), kidney stones, enlarged prostate, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and kidney cancer. Specialised tests, including cystoscopy, urine tests and kidney scans may be needed to determine the cause.
The following groups are more likely to have significant problems and may need a specialist check:
Urinary leakage
Urinary incontinence — the loss of bladder control — is a common and often embarrassing problem. The severity ranges from occasionally leaking urine when you cough or sneeze to having an urge to urinate that's so sudden and strong you don't get to a toilet in time.
Though it occurs more often as people get older, urinary incontinence isn't an inevitable consequence of aging. If urinary incontinence affects your daily activities, don't hesitate to see your doctor. For most people, simple lifestyle changes or medical treatment can ease discomfort or stop urinary incontinence.
Many people experience occasional, minor leaks of urine. Others may lose small to moderate amounts of urine more frequently.
You may feel uncomfortable discussing incontinence with your doctor. But if incontinence is frequent or is affecting your quality of life, it's important to seek medical advice because urinary incontinence may:
Frequent urination
Frequent urination is the need to urinate more often than what's normal for you. You may be passing more urine than usual or only small amounts.
Frequent urination may occur both day and night, or it may be noticeable only during the night (nocturia). Frequent urination can affect your sleep, work and general well-being.
Make an appointment with your doctor if you're urinating more frequently than usual and if:
Contact your doctor as soon as possible if you have frequent urination along with any of these signs or symptoms:
Urinary tract disorders may cause the above signs or symptoms, but so can other serious diseases or health conditions. Seek medical help to find out what's causing your frequent urination and how to treat it.
Poor urinary flow, straining and dribbling
Poor urinary flow is a common complaint in the urology clinic. This may be associated with other symptoms, including:
Benign prostate enlargement is a common cause, but not the only reason for the symptoms.
Conditions that can lead to symptoms similar to those caused by enlarged prostate include:
If you're having urinary problems, discuss them with your doctor. Even if you don't find urinary symptoms bothersome, it's important to identify or rule out any underlying causes. Untreated, urinary problems might lead to obstruction of the urinary tract.
If you're unable to pass any urine, seek immediate medical attention.
Waking up at night frequently to urinate
If you wake up more than one time each night to go to the bathroom, you may have nocturia.
Waking to go to the bathroom obviously affects your quality of sleep, and your quality of life. Most people don’t function well without solid sleep. It makes us grumpy and less productive during the day. Over time, poor sleep can become a severe problem for many of us.
It’s important to remember that nocturia is a sign of something going on in our bodies. It is not a disease in and of itself.
About 1 in 3 adults over the age of 30 experience nocturia. The rate of people affected increases with age. It can be caused by a lifestyle habit or an underlying health problem.
Nocturia can be caused by:
It helps to talk with your doctor to learn why you make multiple trips to the bathroom at night.
You may learn that your nocturia is fairly easy to treat, or you may find it's from something more serious.
Assessment Forms
Do you have urinary problems? Download assessment forms before seeing us!
Send us an enquiry
Contact Information
Opening Hours
Ravenna Urology Clinic
6 Napier Road #07-12, Gleneagles Medical Centre,
Singapore 258499
38 Irrawaddy Road #07-24, Mt Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre,
Singapore 329563
T +65 64797822
F +65 64793989
24-hour Service: +65 65358833
Mon-Fri 9 am - 5 pm
Sat 9 am - 12:30 pm
Closed on Sun and Public holidays
Website maintained by PAA.
All rights reserved 2014 ~ 2023.
Common Conditions & Symptoms
common urological conditions
At Ravenna Urology Clinic, we manage common urological disorders as well as less common but critical diseases of the urinary tract, including:
Common Urological Symptoms
Raised PSA (Prostate specific antigen)
The PSA test is a blood test used primarily to screen for prostate cancer.
The test measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in your blood. PSA is a protein produced by both cancerous and non-cancerous tissue in the prostate, a small gland that sits below the bladder in men.
PSA is mostly found in semen, which also is produced in the prostate. Small amounts of PSA ordinarily circulate in the blood.
The PSA test can detect high levels of PSA that may indicate the presence of prostate cancer. However, many other conditions, such as an enlarged or inflamed prostate, can also increase PSA levels. Therefore, determining what a high PSA score means can be complicated.
The PSA test may not provide enough information for your doctor to diagnose prostate cancer. Abnormal results in these tests may lead to further specialised tests such as an MRI scan or prostate biopsy to determine your risks of prostate cancer.
Blood in the urine
Discovering blood in the urine can be frightening and must be checked by an experienced doctor.
The medical term for blood in the urine is haematuria. If you can see blood or a reddish colour, it is visible or macroscopic haematuria. If it is detectable only by laboratory tests, then it is invisible or microscopic haematuria.
Some foodstuff can cause the appearance of reddish coloured urine. These may include beetroot and certain types of medication such as nitrofurantoin.
The blood will have come from somewhere within the urinary tract, from the kidneys, bladder, prostate or the tubes that urine passes through. Common causes may include infections of the bladder (cystitis), kidney (pyelonephritis), kidney stones, enlarged prostate, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and kidney cancer. Specialised tests, including cystoscopy, urine tests and kidney scans may be needed to determine the cause.
The following groups are more likely to have significant problems and may need a specialist check:
Urinary leakage
Urinary incontinence — the loss of bladder control — is a common and often embarrassing problem. The severity ranges from occasionally leaking urine when you cough or sneeze to having an urge to urinate that's so sudden and strong you don't get to a toilet in time.
Though it occurs more often as people get older, urinary incontinence isn't an inevitable consequence of aging. If urinary incontinence affects your daily activities, don't hesitate to see your doctor. For most people, simple lifestyle changes or medical treatment can ease discomfort or stop urinary incontinence.
Many people experience occasional, minor leaks of urine. Others may lose small to moderate amounts of urine more frequently.
You may feel uncomfortable discussing incontinence with your doctor. But if incontinence is frequent or is affecting your quality of life, it's important to seek medical advice because urinary incontinence may:
Frequent urination
Frequent urination is the need to urinate more often than what's normal for you. You may be passing more urine than usual or only small amounts.
Frequent urination may occur both day and night, or it may be noticeable only during the night (nocturia). Frequent urination can affect your sleep, work and general well-being.
Make an appointment with your doctor if you're urinating more frequently than usual and if:
Contact your doctor as soon as possible if you have frequent urination along with any of these signs or symptoms:
Urinary tract disorders may cause the above signs or symptoms, but so can other serious diseases or health conditions. Seek medical help to find out what's causing your frequent urination and how to treat it.
Poor urinary flow, straining and dribbling
Poor urinary flow is a common complaint in the urology clinic. This may be associated with other symptoms, including:
Benign prostate enlargement is a common cause, but not the only reason for the symptoms.
Conditions that can lead to symptoms similar to those caused by enlarged prostate include:
If you're having urinary problems, discuss them with your doctor. Even if you don't find urinary symptoms bothersome, it's important to identify or rule out any underlying causes. Untreated, urinary problems might lead to obstruction of the urinary tract.
If you're unable to pass any urine, seek immediate medical attention.
Waking up at night frequently to urinate
If you wake up more than one time each night to go to the bathroom, you may have nocturia.
Waking to go to the bathroom obviously affects your quality of sleep, and your quality of life. Most people don’t function well without solid sleep. It makes us grumpy and less productive during the day. Over time, poor sleep can become a severe problem for many of us.
It’s important to remember that nocturia is a sign of something going on in our bodies. It is not a disease in and of itself.
About 1 in 3 adults over the age of 30 experience nocturia. The rate of people affected increases with age. It can be caused by a lifestyle habit or an underlying health problem.
Nocturia can be caused by:
It helps to talk with your doctor to learn why you make multiple trips to the bathroom at night.
You may learn that your nocturia is fairly easy to treat, or you may find it's from something more serious.
Assessment Forms
Do you have urinary problems? Download assessment forms before seeing us!
Send us an enquiry
Contact Information
Ravenna Urology Clinic
6 Napier Road #07-12, Gleneagles Medical Centre,
Singapore 258499
38 Irrawaddy Road #07-24, Mt Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre,
Singapore 329563
T +65 64797822
F +65 64793989
24-hour Service: +65 65358833
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 9 am - 5 pm
Sat 9 am - 12:30 pm
Closed on Sun and Public holidays
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