Dr. Michael Gerard Oefelein M.D.
Urologist
3838 SAN DIMAS ST BAKERSFIELD CA, 93301About
Dr. Michael Oefelein is a urologist practicing in La Mesa, CA. Dr. Oefelein specializes in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. This includes areas of the bladder, urethra, kidneys, penis and prostate. Urology is a surgical specialty and requires knowledge in other areas of expertise such as gynecology and internal medicine due to the variety of clinical problems that are involved.
Board Certification
UrologyAmerican Board of UrologyABU
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Serum testosterone-based luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist redosing schedule for chronic androgen ablation: a phase I assessment.
- Failure to achieve castrate levels of testosterone during luteinizing hormone releasing hormone agonist therapy: the case for monitoring serum testosterone and a treatment decision algorithm.
- Skeletal fracture associated with androgen suppression induced osteoporosis: the clinical incidence and risk factors for patients with prostate cancer.
- Skeletal fractures negatively correlate with overall survival in men with prostate cancer.
- The accuracy of the increased prostate specific antigen level (greater than or equal to 20 ng./ml.) in predicting prostate cancer: is biopsy always required?
- Health related quality of life using serum testosterone as the trigger to re-dose long acting depot luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists in patients with prostate cancer.
- Urologic manifestations of nonurologic diseases gastrointestinal disorders.
- Transitional cell carcinoma recurrence in the nephrostomy tract after percutaneous resection.
- Effective testosterone suppression for patients with prostate cancer: is there a best castration?
- Chronic pain syndrome after laparoscopic radical nephrectomy.
- Prospective predictors of urinary continence after anatomical radical retropubic prostatectomy: a multivariate analysis.
- The impact of osteoporosis in men treated for prostate cancer.
- Association of tobacco use with hormone refractory disease and survival of patients with prostate cancer.
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