Dr. Jaffe on current unmet needs in care for erectile dysfunction
March 5th 2024“We don't have the sex therapists or psychologists who specialize in sexual dysfunction here... It's incredibly important, because if it doesn't start out as psychological, certainly, it becomes psychological, at least in some measure,” says Thomas M. Jaffe, MD.
Dr. Tabakin on providing accurate information on third-line OAB treatments
March 4th 2024"I would say that the biggest take-home is that many of our patients are using social media for their health care information, and this may influence their preferences [and] their decision-making," says Alexandra Tabakin, MD.
Experts investigate weight management and prostate cancer progression
February 27th 2024"We had interest in trying to look at mechanisms and seeing if the obvious question is, well, if obesity is associated with progressing cancer, can we disrupt that link if we help men lose weight in a healthy way," says Jill Hamilton Reeves, PhD, RD, CSO.
Dr. Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt discusses advantages of prostate MRI
February 25th 2024"We have information today from a number of well-powered, well-designed prospective studies showing that performing an MRI before the decision to do the first biopsy adds value," says Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt, MD, PhD.
Experts outline sustainability efforts in the department of urology at Yale School of Medicine
February 22nd 2024"We identified that in our site, we were ordering almost 1600 cystoscopy packs. A lot of the materials that were in those packages were unnecessary for an outpatient procedure," says Malissa Williams.
Dr. Geynisman on OS estimates with adjuvant nivolumab in bladder cancer
February 21st 2024“We wanted to do a modeling analysis using patient-level data to see if we can estimate whether or not there is a long-term cure or overall survival benefit for these patients,” says Daniel M. Geynisman, MD.
Dr. Tewari on the launch of a mobile prostate cancer screening unit
February 21st 2024“My goal was very simple. Five years from now, there will be X number of more fathers, brothers, grandfathers who will be having dinners with their families because of what I'm doing, because I will find the cancer early and hopefully make an impact,” says Ashutosh Tewari, MD.
Study: Transrectal vs transperineal biopsy show similar infection risk
February 19th 2024"In other words, we expected a higher infection rate after transrectal biopsy, however that 1.4% with our current sample size, we weren't powered to detect a significant difference," says Jim C. Hu, MD, MPH.
Expert discusses challenges and barriers to conducting telemedicine visits
February 19th 2024"I think it's important to try to mix up your visits with patients that you think might be a little shorter, like a vasectomy consult, vs a new patient visit for infertility that may take a little bit longer, so that you don't run over time," says Helen L. Bernie, DO, MPH.