CALIFORNIA UROLOGIST

About CALIFORNIA UROLOGIST

What is California Urologist?

California Urologist is a urology practice in San Jose, run by Dr. S. Shawn Gholami, M.D., who is also a member of the Urology Associates of Silicon Valley and the Urological Surgeons of Northern California. The practice has been operating for 20 years and serves patients from San Jose, Los Gatos, and the wider Silicon Valley area. Its main work is urology: prostate cancer treatment, including da Vinci robotic prostatectomy, BPH diagnosis and treatment with options like UroLift, no scalpel vasectomy, vasectomy reversal, and infertility evaluation. Testosterone and hormone replacement for men and women is one of the services Dr. Gholami offers alongside this surgical and clinical urology work, not the center of the practice. Hormone therapy here is described as treatment for symptoms of low testosterone in men and hormonal imbalance in women, offered in forms including gels, injectable oils, and implantable pellets. Erectile dysfunction is also treated, with options ranging from medication and testosterone supplementation to penile injection therapy.

What does it cost?

No prices are published for any service, including testosterone therapy, hormone replacement, or an initial consultation. There is no published information on whether insurance is accepted, and nothing stated about payment plans, membership structures, or financing. Anyone considering care here will need to call and ask directly what a visit and any ongoing treatment will cost.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask whether Dr. Gholami is the physician who would see you directly for hormone therapy or whether another provider in the practice handles those visits. Ask whether the monthly or per-visit cost includes the medication itself, since testosterone can come as a gel, an injectable oil, or an implantable pellet, and these are priced differently. Find out whether the hormone products used are brand-name pharmaceuticals or compounded preparations, and where they are sourced. Ask what lab testing is required before and during treatment, and whether that testing is billed separately. Because this is a urology practice first, ask how hormone therapy follow-up is scheduled relative to other urologic care, and whether telehealth visits are available for routine hormone check-ins or whether every visit requires coming to the San Jose office. Finally, ask directly whether your insurance plan covers any part of an office visit or lab work, since that is not stated anywhere.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want hormone therapy handled by a urologist inside a practice that also treats the medical conditions, like BPH, prostate disease, or fertility issues, that can overlap with low testosterone symptoms, rather than by a clinic that only does hormone optimization. It is less of a fit if you are looking for published pricing or a strictly telehealth, subscription-style weight loss or longevity program, since neither is described here.

Sources: californiaurologist.com, californiaurologist.com/services-procedures.html

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