Privacy Policy
1. Authoritative
The materials on this site are reviewed and/or written by Dr. Alex Shteynshlyuger, a board certified urologist in New York City. The information is posted for informational and educational purposes and is not intended as medical advice. No physician-patient relationship is established by visiting this site.
2. Complementarity
We aim to provide unbiased, objective and evidence based information about health issues for men and women, patients and medical professionals.
Information on these pages in printed form or digital form including on this internet web site is intended only to be general and not specific to individual person needs. This information should not be used as a substitute for a visit to or advice from a physician or another qualified medical professional. Please consult your medical professional for specific advice about your symptoms and signs of disease, your diagnosis and treatment when making healthcare decisions. The general information on this website should not be used to substitute for personalized advice by a qualified medical professional. If you might have medical problem you should consult a qualified medical professional.
The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.
3. Privacy
Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to a medical/health Web site, including their identity, is respected by this Web site. Respect the privacy and confidentiality of personal data submitted to the site by the visitor. We follow the privacy policies established under HIPAA.
4. Attribution
Where appropriate, information contained on this site will be supported by clear references to source data and, where possible, have specific HTML links to that data. The date when a clinical page was last modified will be clearly displayed
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5. Justifiability
Data presented on this website are derived from peer-reviewed studies and clinical experience published in professional medical journals as well as clinical experience of the author. These studies are referenced whenever possible and are accessible via Pubmed:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
6. Transparency
This website is provided by Alex Shteynshlyuger MD PC. You can contact us via the online email form or by phone: 646-663-5252 or fax: 718-385-8555
7. Financial disclosure
This website is funded and supported by Alex Shteynshlyuger MD PC. There are currently no advertising for external products or services other than those used routinely in care of patients. If in the future 3rd party advertisers are promoted on these pages, they will be clearly identified.
8. Advertising policy
There are currently no advertising for external products or services other than those used routinely in care of patients. If in the future 3rd party advertisers are promoted on these pages, they will be clearly identified. Any products or services mentioned are not intended as endorsement but for informational use only.
9. Last update: Jan 5, 2013