In this special episode of Speaking of Urology, produced in partnership with the American Urogynecologic Society, 

® Assistant Managing Editor Ben Saylor spoke with 

 about the upcoming AUGS Clinical Meeting, which will be held October 13th through 15th in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Matthews is the division head and fellowship director of urogynecology at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Dr. Gebhart is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology urology and surgery and chair of the division of urogynecology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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Catherine Ann Matthews, MD, FACS, FACOG, and John B. Gebhart, MD, MS, preview the upcoming AUGS Clinical Meeting.

Speaking of Urology: AUGS 2022 Clinical Meeting Preview

® spoke with Dr. Aaron Laviana, who discusses decisional regret in patients with prostate cancer. Laviana is an assistant professor of surgery and perioperative care and a courtesy faculty member of the department of oncology at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School.

“Localized prostate cancer is a very complicated disease space,” says Aaron A. Laviana, MD, MBA.

Dr. Laviana on decisional regret after prostate cancer treatment

® Assistant Editor Janelle Hart spoke with

, about the study, “Mindfulness based-stress reduction is associated with decreased levels of patients’ anxiety after urodynamics- A prospective randomized controlled trial,” which was presented at the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction 2022 Winter Meeting. Staack is a urologist at Loma Linda University Health and an associate professor of urology at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California.

“We showed in this controlled study that the mindfulness meditation decreases anxiety level and has a positive effect on pain and also on patient satisfaction,” says Andrea Staack, MD, PhD.

Dr. Staack discusses significant benefit of mindfulness-based stress reduction for patients post-urodynamics 

, about the study, “Social media: Examining YouTube content as a source of patient educational information,” which was presented at the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction 2022 Winter Meeting. Huang is a urology resident and Kim is a clinical assistant professor of urology at Stony Brook Medicine in New York.

“Less than half of the videos actually featured a medical provider, so a majority of videos are being produced by non-medical providers, commercial media, or individual YouTubers with no medical experience,” says Connie Huang, MD.

Investigators assess the quality of UTI information from top-grossing YouTube videos 

about the issues surrounding testicular cancer. More specifically, he encourages physicians to educate themselves and others on this disease so that patients can feel more comfortable seeking care and providers can better manage it. Leibovich is the David C. Utz Professor of Urology at the Mayo Clinic and a medical director at the Mayo Clinic Center for Digital Health in Rochester, Minnesota.

“A lot of people that are fatigued [and] a lot of people that have back pain assume it's something else, and we have the same masculinity concerns or embarrassment concerns about reporting gynecomastia. So, all these things feed into a potential in delaying diagnosis,” says Bradley C. Leibovich, MD, FACS.

Destigmatizing Urology: Dr. Leibovich discusses testicular cancer

 regarding current topics in sexual dysfunction. Lutz is a partner in the Michigan Institute of Urology and President of the MIU Men’s Health Foundation.

“We know that erectile dysfunction is really an important issue that can be a harbinger for other underlying cardiovascular or neurological health issues,” says Michael Lutz, MD.

Dr. Lutz on sexual dysfunction, performance anxiety, and Peyronie's disease

about the stigmas associated with mental health and seeking care for mental health issues. Additionally, he emphasizes the need for prioritization of mental health among physicians especially, as the quality of care for patients only decreases when mental health is left unattended to. Pruthi is a professor and chair of the department of urology at the University of California, San Francisco.

“I think we often encourage our patients to share concerns about depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions, yet are less likely ourselves to seek help due to this issue of stigma,” says Raj S. Pruthi, MD, MHA, FACS.

Destigmatizing Urology: Dr. Pruthi discusses mental health

® Assistant Managing Editor Ben Saylor spoke with Dr. Michael Lutz. He discusses common myths and misconceptions surrounding men’s health and the urologist’s role in dispelling them. Lutz is a partner in the Michigan Institute of Urology and president of the MIU Men’s Health Foundation.

“I think it's really important to understand the role of prevention and early detection,” says Michael Lutz, MD.

The urologist's role in dispelling men's health myths

® Assistant Managing Editor Ben Saylor spoke with Dr. Michael Lutz about how urologists can raise testicular cancer awareness among their patients. Lutz is a partner in the Michigan Institute of Urology and is president of the MIU Men’s Health Foundation.

“While we have these young men in our offices, we need to try and engage them for all of the necessary screening opportunities that will improve the quality of their lives moving forward,” says Michael Lutz, MD, in this podcast episode.

Dr. Lutz discusses testicular cancer awareness

® Assistant Editor Janelle Hart spoke with 

, about a presentation on imposter syndrome, which was given at the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction 2022 Winter Meeting. Chai is a professor and chair in the department of urology at the Boston University School of Medicine, and chief of urology at the Boston Medical Center in Massachusetts.

“Getting people to work together towards a common goal is really, really important in alleviating the imposter syndrome,” says Toby C. Chai, MD.