Tests Guide for the Urology Clinic
Which tests are available? And what does each one measure?
What is the problem?
A reference page linked from every condition page. Readers arrive here already knowing the name of a test, but not what it means.
Every test listed here is genuinely part of the centre's licensed scope — not a single claimed service.
How we examine it here
- Uroflowmetry
- The strength of the urine stream and the degree of any narrowing. Requested for a weak or interrupted stream, or difficulty starting. Painless, no anaesthesia, requires attending with a full bladder.
- Post-void residual
- The amount of urine remaining in the bladder after voiding. Reveals incomplete emptying, and is usually done alongside uroflowmetry in the same visit.
- Prostate volume measurement
- The gland's actual size in figures, not an estimate. The basis for tracking any later change.
- Cystoscopy and urethroscopy
- Direct view inside the urethra and bladder. Requested when blood appears in the urine or with recurring symptoms of no clear cause. A numbing gel is used, and it is not performed during active inflammation.
- Testicular artery and vein Doppler
- The structure of the testicle and its blood flow. Distinguishes inflammation from varicocele and fluid collection.
- Erection study
- Blood flow within the organ and its capacity for erection. Thirty minutes, no anaesthesia, and the result is read at a follow-up visit a week later.
- Expressed prostatic secretions
- Requested when prostatitis is suspected, and directs treatment precisely rather than trialling it.
- Urethral dilation
- A therapeutic procedure for a confirmed urethral stricture, performed under local anaesthesia.
- Urinary catheter placement
- Temporary or permanent, according to the case. Used when urination is not possible or for an ongoing medical need for continuous drainage.
- Tissue sampling
- From the prostate, testicle, or bladder, when the case calls for a definitive tissue diagnosis.
Which tests are usually requested?
The investigations above describe the organs and their performance. Tests look for the cause across the whole body. Here is a summary of what is usually requested by complaint:
- Difficulty urinating and enlarged prostate
- Urinalysis · culture if suspected · kidney function · glucose · PSA blood test according to the case
- Erectile dysfunction
- Morning testosterone · glucose · lipid profile · thyroid function
- Blood in the urine
- Microscopic urinalysis · culture · kidney function · additional tests as determined by the doctor
- Testicular issues and delayed conception
- Semen analysis · urinalysis and culture · hormones when needed
- Prostatitis
- Urinalysis and culture · expressed prostatic secretions
A rule we hold to
Not every case needs all of these tests. The doctor chooses what your case requires after examination — the list here is so you know what may be requested, not so you request all of it.
Dr Mohammed Shaker Hito
Consultant Urological and Genital Surgeon
Medical Director, Hokama Najd Medical Polyclinic
More than forty years of experience in urological and genital surgery — he began practising the specialty in 1984.
Holds German accreditation in his specialty.
Oversees the centre's approved medical service list as Medical Director; it is signed in his name.
Performs the diagnostic investigations himself in the clinic: uroflowmetry, post-void residual, prostate volume, cystoscopy, Doppler and the erection study.
Follows the case from examination through reading the result to the plan — patients are not passed between different hands inside the clinic.
This experience is what explains the clinic's approach: four decades in the specialty teach that most of what gets treated by guesswork could have been settled by a single investigation at the outset.
Questions and answers
Questions frequently asked about urology tests at Hokama Najd.
Yes, all of them are performed in the clinic itself, with no external referral.
It depends on your complaint. The doctor chooses after the examination, and not every test is requested for every case.
For some tests, yes — uroflowmetry requires a full bladder, and the testosterone test is drawn in the morning. Reception sends instructions with your appointment confirmation.
Your results and images go into your medical file only, and are never used for any marketing purpose.
Book an examination appointment — the doctor will determine the test suited to your case.
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