John J. Bauer, M.D., brings effective prostate treatment to the forefront of the practice. He established the Center for Prostate Diseases to provide specialized comprehensive services for the treatment of prostate cancer, prostate enlargement, prostate infections and myofascial pain syndromes that include the prostate gland.

Why Use the Center for Prostate Diseases?

1. Individualized Care

   The Center for Prostate Diseases is a comprehensive service for the treatment of all types of prostate problems. Typical patients that can be helped are men with:

   Prostate Enlargement

   • with mild to moderate voiding problems
   • with acute urinary retention

   Prostate Cancer

   • an elevated PSA blood test.
   • a new diagnosis of Prostate Cancer
   • recurrent disease after failed primary therapy (surgery, cyrotherapy, external beam radiation and radioactive seed implants)
   • locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer

   Prostate Infection

   • acute infections of the prostate
   • chronic infections of the prostate
   • chronic myofascial pain syndromes

2. Professional Medical Staff

   A board-certified urologist monitors the assessment of each patient's problem and supervises the design of the treatment program. Specially trained nurses, physician assistants and physicians coordinate the treatment program.

Prostate disease is frustrating enough without wasting time trying to determine what's wrong. At The Center, we have the expertise to diagnose you accurately and quickly. Dr. Bauer and his staff are genuinely concerned about your health. We feel the future of healthcare is moving toward offering sub-specialty centers of excellence, which will have the most up to date treatment in urology. Our center for excellence, the Center for Prostate Diseases, offers many options and the solutions for people that suffer from prostate dysfunction.

Additional Patient Education

If you are looking for information on a particular condition, check out the pages of our site dedicated to these conditions.

• Prostate Cancer
• Prostate Cancer diagnosis
• Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA test)
• Needle Biopsy of the Prostate
• Prostate Biopsy (informational/consent sheet)
• Prostate Cancer and Prostate Ultrasound
• Prostate Cancer Radioactive Seed Placement
• Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence
• BPH (Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy)
• Prostatitis
• Myofascial Syndromes
• Epididymitis
• Orchitis

Patient Forms and Health Calculators

A few questionnaires can be downloaded and filled out before your visit. Below you will find a list of these forms that we request each patient to bring to the office for their consultation. [printable/PDF page help]

• Male new patient registration and history form [PDF]
• Follow-up patient registration and history form [PDF]
• Prostate symptom score form (BPH Questionnaire) [PDF]
• Pfizer Sexual Health Form [PDF]
• Office Sexual Questionnaire Form [PDF]
• Voiding Diary Form [PDF]

A few Health Calculators are also available to get a quick idea of whether you have a significant need for a urological consultation; you get instant feedback regarding your sexual or prostate health. All these and others are listed in the Health Calculator section of this web site.

Health Calculators:

• PSA and Cancer Risk Calculator: Is you PSA normal?
• PSA Velocity Calculator: Is your PSA rising to fast, despite being in the normal range?
• BPH Calculator: Are your urination symptoms bad enough to seek treatment?
• Pfizer Sexual Health Calculator: Are you showing signs of early erectile dysfunction?