Decline seen in Medicare reimbursement for men's health procedures

"We believe that more thorough body weight control in childhood could serve as a preventive measure for preserving testicular function in adulthood," says Rosella Cannarella, MD, PhD.

“The urologist's role is to try to normalize what is going on and provide easier access,” says Peter N. Schlegel, MD.

In this interview, Ira Sharlip, MD, explains the potential dangers these products pose and what urologists can do to help protect their patients.

“That's certainly the most significant stigma, the stigma that you're not quite the man that you want to be or what you perceive your partner wants you to be,” says Arthur L. Burnett, MD, MBA, FACS.

“I think a clinical trial like this that is funded by the NIH and taxpayer dollars will hopefully provide an unbiased answer of whether it works and who it works in,” says Ranjith Ramasamy, MD.

“Community urologists need to interact more intimately with academic urologists so all of us have a voice in this direct-to-consumer conversation," says 1 urologist.