Stephen Shaban

Urologist

3821 Ed Drive Raleigh NC, 27612 Show map

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I am a board-certified reproductive urologist in private practice who has over 25 years of experience and has served on the University of North Carolina School of Medicine faculty where I was a Clinical Professor of Surgery/Urology and assistant chief of the urology division. I am committed to providing the highest caliber care for all of my patients. I have built a reputation for practicing evidence-based medicine with integrity. I have a long history of working locally and nationally with reproductive endocrinologists, gynecologists, urologists and primary care providers to provide couples comprehensive, state-of-the-art Male Factor Infertility diagnosis and treatment. I use the most innovative and effective procedures and surgical techniques. In fact, there are a number of practice areas like microsurgical vasectomy reversals, microsurgical varicocele repair, reconstructive surgery for obstructive azoospermia, surgical sperm harvesting and no-scalpel vasectomies, with which I have more experience than most urologists in North Carolina and the southeastern United states. I also provide comprehensive general urologic care for men and women of all ages.

I received my MD degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, followed by a residency in urology at the University of South Florida Hospitals in Tampa. I went on to complete a nationally recognized postdoctoral fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. I have served as President of the Durham-Orange County Medical Society and the Carolina Urological Association, and am a charter member of The Society for the Study of Male Reproduction with the American Urological Association. I attend the Annual Meetings of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the American Urological Association.

I enjoy putting people at ease and I am sensitive to my patient’s psychological well-being. My approach to patient care is to respect your time and past experiences and to put your welfare first at all times. In doing so, I act as a patient advocate and demand quality care, respect your dignity and minimize system complexities. Furthermore, I am committed to reviewing all of your options, not just the ones that I can provide. In recognition of my work, I have repeatedly been voted one of America’s Top Doctors®, The Best Doctor’s in America®, and Business North Carolina’s Premier Practitioners.

I grew up in a small steel town outside of Pittsburgh, PA. I wanted to be a doctor since middle school and was drawn to urology through my experiences with Mt. Sinai Hospital urologists. My Croatian heritage drove me to becoming a “foodie” along with my three children. I enjoy music, traveling, and trying to stay fit.

Education and Training

Mount Sinai School of Medicine M.D. 1982

Board Certification

American Board of Urology

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Stephen Shaban

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What causes leukocytes in sperm?
Overall, there are only a few causes of leukocytes which are white blood cells - possible evidence of inflammation - within semen itself. Certainly, if there is an active infection you may see leukocytes in semen, but the patients are generally symptomatic with lower urinary tract symptoms, prostate pain, problems urinating and or pain with ejaculation. But more commonly, you can find leukocytes in semen and there just isn’t a reasonable cause. Lastly, depending on the experience of the laboratory technician who did the same analysis, sometimes leukocytes are misinterpreted as white blood cells when in reality they are simply immature sperm cells. READ MORE
Erection issues?
You should see a urologist in consultation - discuss and be examined and have your hormone levels checked. It is very important - please follow through and I wish you all the best. READ MORE
Testicle pain?
Your pain has nothing to do with your sex partner. The number one cause of testicular pain in men is due to the fact that they’ve done something exertional whether you remember it or not within a short time before the pain begins. So, it’s possible that you actually just hurt yourself having sex, or you did something exertional that day or the day before. If it persists see your doctor. READ MORE
Penis smell under head?
You are a young man. Good question. When uncircumcised, the glands within the foreskin creates smegma which smells exactly as you said. Try when washing to clean a little better, perhaps a minute more with simple soap and water, pull the foreskin all the way back - easiest in the shower. Remember to wash with foreskin retracted back, also soon after masturbation or sex. It is normal for an uncircumcised penis to have that bit of odor, so remember that you would want to clean up as well before sex to be fresh. READ MORE
Is it normal for erections to be very hard and rigid with a lot of pre-ejaculatory fluid leaking?
It is not dangerous. But you should have more control at your age. I would recommend you see a sex therapist. READ MORE
Understanding urine analysis?
Ok. Basically, this dipstick urine analysis is telling you that you have a little bit of white blood cells possible evidence of inflammation in your urine and that you’re looking hydrated. Overall, this is fairly unremarkable of a urine dipstick analysis unless you as the patient are experiencing irritative reporting symptoms, then you would need to have a microscopic urine analysis done along with my urine culture. READ MORE
Red ball sack?
Sounds like rash perhaps due to your biopsy prep, or run of the mill “fungal jock itch rash.” Go in and talk to your pharmacist or call your urologist or your dermatologist. READ MORE
Is masturbation healthy?
Masturbation is normal. Too often can be unhealthy. Too frequent masturbation with porn can lead to sexual dysfunction. READ MORE
Can you get testicle pain from sitting?
Yes, you can get pain in your scrotum or perineum from sitting in an awkward position or from simply sitting for too long - but the number one cause of pain in the scrotum/testicles is generally that the person has done something exerting and slightly injured themselves - for the most part, it gets better within a few days and if not you should see your doctor. READ MORE
How can I tell if I have an infection in my penis?
Penile discharge from the meatus, Dysuria = burning on urination, tender and/or swollen penile shaft or penile meatus, and possibly suprapubic discomfort and low-grade fever. READ MORE
Can your prostate cause testicle pain?
No - no legitimate scientific connection. Stephen Shaban, MD READ MORE
Circumcision?
I practice in NC. Don’t know costs in Washington. The average cost of a circumcision (surgeon fee, anesthesia fee, surgery center fee) comes in at about $6-8,000. It takes about an hour and very little post-operative discomfort. A safe choice. READ MORE
Dull testicle pain?
Chronic prostatitis is in more recent times an antiquated diagnosis - and what most of us in urology would tell you is you have CPPS which is chronic pelvic pain syndrome - I really don’t treat patients with prostate massages and antibiotics - do some reading about CPPS and you’ll see! Most scrotal discomfort is really just from a guy doing something exerting, but under the circumstances, you should have a scrotal ultrasound performed - just to be sure you don’t have any uncommon stuff going on inside your scrotum - it’s also possible you have a left varicocele. The issues that you bring up in the last three sentences of your series of questions are irrelevant to your general health and are very non-specific things that you need to try to do you focus on and move forward and just monitor. READ MORE

Areas of expertise and specialization

Male Reproductive Medicine and SurgerySperm HarvestingSexual MedicineHypogonadismNo-scalpel VasectomyMicrosurgical Vasectomy ReversalMicrosurgical Varicocelectomy