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This article reviews the current state of knowledge of the incidence and pathophysiology of bone loss and skeletal events in patients with prostate cancer who are on ADT.

Among women with stress incontinence and no signs of detrusor overactivity, there exists a significant subgroup with low voided volumes, high incidences of urgency and urge-related leaks, and relatively severe symptoms that can only be identified through careful evaluation.

Dorsal genital nerve stimulation using a minimally invasive, pre-pubic approach appears to reduce the symptoms of overactive bladder and is well tolerated by patients, according to results of a prospective, multicenter feasibility study.

In a study designed to uncover patterns of synthetic mesh use, researchers found that those doctors who are most likely to use mesh are male surgeons, those in private practices, and those who did not undergo fellowship training.

Infertile men with varicoceles demonstrate reductions in Leydig cell count, along with compensatory hypertrophy and signs of oxidative stress.

Vasovasostomy anastomosis that is reinforced by tissue sealants is significantly less time-consuming than standard suture techniques and less likely to leak, and certain glues perform better than others.

Because almost 94% of painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis patients experience pain in some part of their body, pain management is essential.

Exactly what painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis is, how many people have it, what the risk factors are, what its causes are, what its natural history is, and how it differs from other types of voiding dysfunction in men are questions still looking for answers.

Growth factors may play a role in the micro-recanalization that can occur after vasectomy.

With 183 drugs tied to painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis and none hitting a home run, what should clinicians do?

Urinary incontinence patients' personal goals and expectations are more closely tied to their quality of life than is any objective measure of the disease, suggesting that treatment outcomes should be assessed in a more patient-focused manner.

Assessment of a set of four apoptosis markers in patients with urothelial-cell carcinoma of the bladder appears helpful for predicting which patients are at elevated risk for disease recurrence and disease-specific mortality after radical cystectomy and bilateral lymphadenectomy.

Bethesda, MD-Concepts of what interstitial cystitis is, what causes it, and how to treat it are changing. That was apparent with the tremendous infusion of new ideas from many specialties here at the 2006 International Symposium: Frontiers in Painful Bladder Syndrome and Interstitial Cystitis, sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Whether those concepts can change without changing the name of the disease, however, was a hotly debated question.

Rep. Vito Fossella (R-NY) has proposed federal legislation to create an Office of Men’s Health that would promote research of male-specific medical issues and educate men on how to improve their health. If passed, the new office would be housed in the federal Department of Health and Human Services.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has named Anthony J. Schaeffer, MD, as one of seven new members of its advisory council.

Percutaneous cryoablation of kidney tumors may be as effective as laparoscopy in eligible patients, according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 32nd annual scientific meeting in Seattle.

Men with prostate cancer screenings that result in false-positive results are approximately three times as likely to indicate some degree of concern about developing prostate cancer, and are nearly twice as likely to experience impaired sexual function, compared with men with normal results, new research from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, shows.

Spending time in hot tubs and even hot baths may lead to male infertility, according to new research from the University of California, San Francisco. However, researchers said halting such exposure may reverse the effects.

An antibody known as J591 may precisely target the blood supply of various urologic and other tumors while avoiding healthy tissues, according to research from New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York.

For men with prostate cancer, radiation seed implants may yield a better short-term side effect profile than surgery, but surgery may offer slightly better long-term outcomes, new research from French radiation oncologists indicates.

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Las Vegas-Researchers don't agree on how to measure erectile function and dysfunction, making it difficult to determine the effects of prostate cancer treatment on patients' sex lives, said Johns Hopkins researchers who presented a review of 592 articles at the Sexual Medicine Society of North America fall meeting here.

Las Vegas- In their first experiences with xenografts for Peyronie's disease, surgeons at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, decided that Surgisis (Cook Biotech Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN) worked better than Tutoplast (IOP, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA), but the surgeons said they still prefer autologous grafts.

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San Francisco-AUA's recommendation that PSA screening for prostate cancer be avoided in men with an anticipated life expectancy of less than 10 years appears to be a guideline more honored in the breach, according to a study from the San Francisco VA Medical Center published in JAMA (2006; 296:2336-42).

Las Vegas-The best way to treat premature ejaculation (PE) is through a combination of sex therapy and pharmaceutical management, Michael A. Perelman, PhD, argued at the Sexual Medicine Society of North America fall meeting here.