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Compared with single men, those in this age group who were married/partnered had 65% lower odds of having ED. 

ED risk in young adult men strongly correlates with relationship status, mental health

Victoria S. Edmonds and Tobias Köhler, MD, MPH, discuss trends in reimbursement for men's health procedures from 2002 to 2020.

Decline seen in Medicare reimbursement for men's health procedures

Experts in prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney stones, OAB/incontinence, BPH, and sexual dysfunction recap all the key advances from 2020.

Urology in 2020: PARP inhibitors make a splash as COVID-19’s impact is felt throughout specialty

The findings support continued investigation of the safety and efficacy of mirabegron in men with OAB and concurrent ED, says study author Arthur L. Burnett, II, MD, MBA.

Mirabegron may improve erectile dysfunction in men with overactive bladder symptoms

Men using the RestoreX traction device saw a median 1.6-cm increase in length at 6 months, versus a median of 0.3 to 0.7 cm for controls.

Penile traction therapy improves post-prostatectomy penile length, erectile function

Christopher Warren discusses steps urologists can take to create and/or share patient education videos regarding Peyronie disease.

Investigators evaluate Peyronie disease patient education videos

Cheryl Guttman Krader is a contributor to Dermatology Times, Ophthalmology Times, and Urology Times.

Men who receive care for erectile dysfunction from their primary care provider are much less likely to receive advanced pharmacological therapies for management of their condition than those treated by urologists.

Research suggests potential gaps in ED care delivered by nonurologists

Ranjith Ramasamy, MD, discusses a recent study evaluating the testosterone nasal gel Natesto.

Sperm parameters maintained in most men taking nasal testosterone gel

Lisette Hilton is president of Words Come Alive, based in Boca Raton, Florida.

"While we generally don’t perform surgery for PD in the first year, it makes sense to treat these patients earlier with intralesional collagenase clostridium histolyticum," says Wayne J.G. Hellstrom, MD.

CCH treatment found safe, efficacious for acute-phase Peyronie disease

Retreatment rates were low with both aquablation and transurethral resection of the prostate.

Improvement in LUTS with aquablation maintained to 2 years with lower risk of sexual dysfunction versus TURP

In patients with prior exposure to PDE5 inhibitors, increasing the number of sessions of low-intensity shockwave therapy was associated with improving outcomes. 

Increased shockwave therapy sessions linked to enhanced benefit for erectile dysfunction

Trinity Bivalacqua, MD, PhD, discusses the available evidence for the use of restorative therapies for erectile dysfunction. 

Restorative therapies for erectile dysfunction: Where are we at in 2020?

The AUA 2018 sexual dysfunction take-home messages also included a novel end-to-side nerve grafting procedure for men with post-radical-prostatectomy ED as well as the finding that use of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor does not appear to change the adverse effect profile of flibanserin (Addyi).

Sexual dysfunction: Protocol decreases opioid requirements in IPP patients

To help you sift the enormous scientific program and prioritize your schedule at the AUA annual meeting, the editors have called upon Urology Times’ editorial advisory board to identify the key research across multiple areas of the specialty.

AUA ’18: Experts pick this year’s key research

In this article, we describe our thought processes in treating patients with Peyronie's disease, which are summarized in an algorithm.

Streamlined management of Peyronie’s disease

Randy Dotinga is a medical writer based in San Diego, Calif.

There are no national or international guidelines regarding penile transplants, raising a question without a concrete answer: What are the rules and the limits?

Penile transplant guidelines missing in action

"[Penile transplantation] is a real advance for patients who have a penile deficiency or penile loss," says Arthur L. Burnett, II, MD, MBA.

Progress on penile transplant moves forward

While urologists are generally comfortable discussing patients’ sexual orientation, they report that both their knowledge of care of transgender patients and training in such care are lacking.

Survey: Urologists lack knowledge, training in transgender care

It’s hard to argue against an erectile dysfunction treatment that is potentially disease modifying, is noninvasive, and seems to do no harm. The treatment, low-intensity shock wave therapy, has yet to earn the FDA’s approval but is widely used in other countries. Early results from ongoing U.S. trials are promising.

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