September 26th 2023
To acknowledge the need for increased research funding directed towards women’s health, beyond maternity and reproductive care, AUGS has established the National Urogynecology Research Agenda.
September 17th 2023
7th Annual New York Cardio-Endo-Renal Collaborative (NY CERC)
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5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Clinical Conversations With the Cancer Care Team: Discussing the Impact of Social Inequities on Treatment Outcomes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Incorporating the Patient Journey into HS Diagnosis and Management Practices
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Oncology Town Hall™: Primary Investigators Present Key Abstracts in Genitourinary Malignancies from Paris
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Expert Perspectives on Emerging CDK4/6 Inhibitor Strategies in Advanced Prostate Cancer Management Settings
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New York GU 17th Annual Interdisciplinary Prostate Cancer Congress® and Other Genitourinary Malignancies
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Patient, Provider, & Caregiver Connection: Individualizing Care in Multiple Sclerosis – Understanding Patient Challenges and the Role of Innovative Treatment
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Targeting Immune Cells to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Exchanges to Maximize Clinical Outcomes for Patients with CRPC Through Evidence-Based Personalized Therapy
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How the Experts Treat NMIBC During a BCG Shortage—Integrating Recent Approvals and Investigational Therapies
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Medical Crossfire®: Everything You Need to Know About PARP Inhibitor Combinations in Prostate Cancer Care: Why? For Whom? And When?
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Staying Abreast of the Prostate Cancer Treatment Paradigm From Risk Stratification to Adaptive Sequencing Strategies
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23rd Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® East
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Community Practice Connections™: 14th Annual International Symposium on Ovarian Cancer and Other Gynecologic Malignancies
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Clinical Case Vignette Series: Integrating Recent Data into Practice to Improve Outcomes in Advanced Prostate Cancer
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4th Annual International Congress on the Future of Women’s Health™
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Medical Crossfire®: How Will Emerging Data Inform Treatment Planning for Patients With Prostate Cancer in the Community?
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Two EPS proteins are diagnostic markers for CPPS
November 1st 2005Chicago--A study of cytokines in expressed prostatic secretions (EPS) has identified two potential candidates as diagnostic markers for inflammatory and noninflammatory forms of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), according to researchers from Northwestern University Medical Center in Chicago.
CPPS data document its impact, but more work is needed
November 1st 2005Paris--Most cases of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) are spontaneous with unknown causes, and more studies are needed on all aspects of the condition, said Anthony Schaeffer, MD, who chaired the Committee on Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain at the International Consultation on New Developments in Prostate Cancer and Prostate Diseases here.
New treatments escalate war on metastatic prostate cancer
November 1st 2005Paris--An expert committee charged with examining coming trends in new therapeutic targets and treatments for metastatic prostate cancer painted a positive picture of the future, with chemotherapy, vaccines, and gene therapy all potentially playing a role. But the committee also recognized a milestone advancement of the recent past.
Microsurgical varicocelectomy improves sperm integrity
October 1st 2005Montreal--The first report of improved sperm DNA integrity after specific surgical therapy was presented at the AUA annual meeting in San Antonio. Although the cohort was small and the statistical significance slim, the study's authors say the data support the beneficial effect of varicocelectomy on human spermatogenesis.
Testosterone therapy improves sexual function in postmenopausal women, group says
September 19th 2005Testosterone therapy appears to improve sexual function in postmenopausal women, primarily the symptoms of sexual desire, arousal, and orgasmic response, according to an evidence-based position statement from The North American Menopause Society.
Two-pronged approach relieves refractory CPPS pain
September 7th 2005Combining physical and psychological therapy for chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS, or chronic nonbacterial prostatitis) can provide relief for many patients who have pain refractory to conventional treatments, according Stanford (CA) University researchers.
Specific gene expression patterns identified in women with stress incontinence
September 2nd 2005General patterns of genetic expression have been identified in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence that are not present in postmenopausal women without the condition. This is the first step toward being able to identify patients most at risk for stress incontinence early on, with the eventual hope of helping to prevent the condition, said researchers from the University of Rochester (NY) Medical Center.
Two-pronged approach relieves refractory CPPS pain
September 1st 2005San Antonio--A combination of physical and psychological therapy for chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS, or chronic nonbacterial prostatitis) can provide relief for many patients who have pain refractory to conventional treatments, according to researchers from Stanford (CA) University.
Two-pronged approach relieves refractory CPPS pain
September 1st 2005San Antonio--A combination of physical and psychological therapy for chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS, or chronic nonbacterial prostatitis) can provide relief for many patients who have pain refractory to conventional treatments, according to researchers from Stanford (CA) University.
BMI, smoking, and HRT use influence risk of late-life incontinence
September 1st 2005Factors such as body mass index, smoking, and the use of hormone replacement therapy affect whether women will develop various forms of incontinence in later life, according to results of a longitudinal study from Germany presented here yesterday.
TOT may manage urgency better than TVT in patients with stress incontinence
August 31st 2005Procedures using tension-free vaginal tape (TVT, Gynecare/Ethicon, Somerville, NJ) or trans-obturator tape (TOT, Mentor Corp., Santa Barbara, CA) appear to equally treat the incontinence associated with stress urinary incontinence. TOT, however, may leave patients more comfortable because it is associated with a lower risk of urgency symptoms, Italian researchers say.
Technology and increased skill advance laparoscopy
August 15th 2005San Antonio--Application of laparoscopic surgical techniques continues to expand in urology. As experience with laparoscopy grows, the efficiency and results improve. Several noteworthy presentations related to laparoscopic surgery at the 2005 AUA meeting caught the attention of Stephen Y. Nakada, MD, chairman of urology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Quinolone-resistant E coli strain a major threat
August 15th 2005One by one, drug-resistant microbes have weakened or destroyed the efficacy of established antimicrobials. The appearance of a strain of urinary tract infection-associated Escherichia coli that is resistant to ciprofloxacin (Cipro, Proquin) is not necessarily a surprise, but it is a significant concern, according to Anthony J. Schaeffer, MD, chairman of the department of urology, Northwestern School of Medicine, Chicago.
Spermatogenesis cycle shorter than previously thought
August 15th 2005Advances in the field of male infertility continue to provide insight into the factors and processes that make fertility possible. Ultimately, the advances lead to techniques that extend the possibility of fertility to an ever-increasing population of patients.
Acupuncture appears to improve overactive bladder
July 21st 2005Women receiving four weekly bladder-specific acupuncture treatments experienced significant improvements in bladder capacity, urgency, frequency, and quality of life compared with women receiving placebo treatments in a study appearing in Obstetrics & Gynecology (2005; 106:138-43).
Endoscopic Tx of VUR shows cure rates above 90%
June 1st 2005Atlanta--Children treated with endoscopic intervention for vesicoureteral reflux continue to demonstrate cures that approach those of open surgery and have a high resolution rate after initial failure. In addition, incidence of febrile and non-febrile urinary tract infection after treatment is lower than after surgery, according to data presented here at the State-of-the-Art Symposium on Pediatric UTI, Reflux, Antibiotic Resistance, and Endoscopy.
Hereditary form of RCC is best treated aggresively
June 1st 2005San Antonio--A relatively new inherited syndrome known as hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer (HLRCC) has a more aggressive clinical course than other hereditary renal cancer syndromes, and expectant management of even small HLRCC tumors is not recommended, according to a study presented at the AUA annual meeting here.