“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.
“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.
“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.
“I think it's really important to understand the role of prevention and early detection,” says Michael Lutz, MD.
“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.
“Getting people to work together towards a common goal is really, really important in alleviating the imposter syndrome,” says Toby C. Chai, MD.
“As urologists, we see men of all ages, and one of the things that we need to do is…take advantage of being their advocates for health care,” says Michael Lutz, MD.
“In urology, and really medicine as a whole, I think we're all really striving to build that championship-caliber team, and we're looking at recruiting diverse talent, but if we don't take the time to create the environments where all the team members can reach their full potential, then we as a whole may never reach our full potential in medicine,” says Ekene Enemchukwu, MD, MPH.
“I think that the utilization of social media for professionals is only going to grow. And I would really encourage people at every level to start to dip their toe in the water and explore Twitter or other social media platforms,” says Casey Seideman, MD.
“The social needs aren't medical conditions that can be alleviated in a doctor's office, and they shouldn't be medicalized or viewed in that way,” says Elisabeth M. Sebesta, MD.
“It's very underrepresented because a lot of women just don't ask, so we're not going to know,” says Alexandra Dubinsky, MD.
“When you compound the patient delay and…the physician delay, then you really get a delay in diagnosis,” says Curtis A. Pettaway, MD.
“Instead of waiting for all the bureaucracy and paperwork, I decided just to go there, figure out what I need to do, and then figure out where I could be helpful, whether it’s medical or non-medical. I really didn’t care. I felt that I just needed to do something,” says Laura Bukavina, MD, MPH.
“We need to just approach STIs as the medical conditions they are because until we do, and until we take those stigmas away, people will truly have resistance to discussing it, hesitance to discussing it, and resistance to diagnosis and intervention,” says Ashley Winter, MD.
“This technique is feasible, it is very well tolerated, and there’s not much of a complication rate, so it appears to be very safe,” says Amy D. Dobberfuhl, MD, MS.
“We need to improve the fact that 75% of these patients are untreated [or] unmanaged and frustrated,” says Alexandra Rogers, MD.
“I think we as urologists have to be proactive in providing information to our patients so that they avoid financial harm and potentially bodily harm from this sort of misinformation,” says Rena D. Malik, MD.
“Obviously, patients benefit [from this regimen]. Not only can they enjoy longer life, but also their cancer is pretty much under control for a longer time, which is great,” says Karim Fizazi, MD, PhD
“I think that the audience should know that there is a movement going on,” says Geo Espinosa, ND.
“We're all students on this journey, and things change and evolve,” says Polina X. Reyblat, MD.
“We need to create this safe, comfortable, welcoming environment for men to talk about the things that they need to talk about,” says Justin Dubin, MD.
“The prevalence of kidney stones has increased over 80% over the last 30 years, and the epidemiology has changed such that it's beginning at a younger age now,” says Gregory Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE.
“I think it's really important for us to understand how important this is not only for patients, but for ourselves, as we participate in this career and in teaching and advocating,” says Priya Padmanabhan, MD, MPH, FACS.
“I think people can feel like they're all alone, or they have something that's uncommon, and it may not be,” says J. Quentin Clemens, MD, FACS, MSCI.
“I think transgender patients come in particularly with a worry about experiencing mistreatment in a clinician's office, and particularly around genitourinary care,” says Gaines Blasdel.
“The current landscape of online materials about prostate cancer is generally pretty bleak,” says Stacy Loeb, MD, PhD, MSc.
“Open your mind to being both [a mentee and mentor,] no matter where you are,” says Anne M. Suskind, MD, MS, FACS, FPMRS.
“To me, the overwhelming thing is understanding that treatments are, by and large, effective,” says Jerry G. Blaivas, MD, FACS.
“Gay people have had this history of feeling like the health care system and the structures that are supposed to protect them haven't protected them and kept them safe,” says Channa Amarasekera, MD.
“The urologist's role is to try to normalize what is going on and provide easier access,” says Peter N. Schlegel, MD.
