Male Urological Conditions Quiz

See Testicular Tumours. Option D is correct: urgency, a sudden compelling need to pass urine that is hard to delay, is a storage symptom. Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are grouped by the phase of the bladder cycle in which they occur. Storage symptoms occur while the bladder is filling and holding urine, and they include urgency, increased daytime frequency, nocturia (waking at night to pass urine) and urinary incontinence. Voiding symptoms occur while the bladder is emptying, and they include hesitancy, a slow or weak stream, intermittent flow and straining. Post-micturition symptoms occur just after voiding, and they include post-micturition dribbling and a feeling of incomplete emptying. Sorting a symptom into its phase helps point to the cause. Storage symptoms suggest an irritable or overactive bladder, whereas voiding symptoms in an older man usually suggest the prostate is blocking the outflow. Memory aid: storage means the bladder is filling, voiding means the bladder is emptying, and post-micturition means after the toilet.

• Storage symptoms: occur while the bladder is filling and include urgency, increased daytime frequency, nocturia and urinary incontinence.
• Voiding symptoms: occur while the bladder is emptying and include hesitancy, a slow stream, intermittent flow and straining.
• Post-micturition symptoms: occur just after voiding, such as dribbling and a feeling of incomplete emptying.