High recurrence rate observed with women with urethral stricture

The findings held even when the investigators adjusted for age, past medical history, smoking status, and type of surgery.

“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.

Patients who underwent sacrocolpopexy and were discharged on post-op day 0 had fewer instances of readmissions and fewer high-grade (class III-IV) complications.

“To me, the overwhelming thing is understanding that treatments are, by and large, effective,” says Jerry G. Blaivas, MD, FACS.

"When we looked at those cumulative effects of these 3 characteristics: 65 years and older, 3 or more OAB symptoms, 4 or more comorbid conditions, the odds of screening positive were about 6-fold higher in women," says Steve R. Fisher, PhD, PT, GCS.

The courses from the American Urogynecologic Society allow urologists to earn CME credits on their own time.