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Men with moderate erectile dysfunction (ED) may benefit from having 12 sessions of low-intensity shock wave therapy (SWT) twice weekly for 6 weeks, with a treatment protocol of 5,000 impulses, 0.0096 mJ/mm2 energy flux density, and 5-Hz frequency, suggests a study.

Adhering to a healthy lifestyle may be a means to counteract the genetic risk of lethal prostate cancer, a study finds.

Adult men with multiple sclerosis (MS) are more likely to develop erectile dysfunction (ED), indicating that MS is a potential predictor for ED occurrence, suggest the results of a meta-analysis.

Untreated hypogonadism in men appears to elevate the risk of morbidity in the long term and early mortality based on time-related measures of risk only, according to a study.

Some medications may directly cause the occurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs), and a recent study presented at the 37th Annual European Association of Urology Congress (EAU 2022) has identified six drugs that appear to contribute to “significant reporting levels” for infections.

Delivering electric stimulation to the sacral nerves using an implantable device appears to be safe and effective in the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) in a real-world setting, according to the France-based SOUNDS study presented at the 37th Annual European Association of Urology Congress (EAU 2022).

The intravesical instillation of onabotulinumtoxinA (onabotA) for refractory overactive bladder in urinary incontinence is generally safe and well-tolerated, but demonstrates no significant efficacy advantage over placebo, according to a recent study.

For women with acute uncomplicated cystitis, treatment regimens that include third- and fourth-generation quinolones and pivmecillinam can be administered in shorter courses, which perform similarly to the currently recommended regimens in terms of achieving symptomatic cure, according to the results of a meta-analysis presented at the 37th Annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress.