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Can vitamin D ease overactive bladder, urinary incontinence symptoms in older men?

19 Dec 2022

Supplementation with vitamin D does not lead to improvements in overactive bladder or urinary incontinence relative to placebo, a study has shown. However, specific use of vitamin D in men with lower 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels shows inconsistent results.

19 Dec 2022

Priapism ups risk of cardio/cerebrovascular events in men

18 Dec 2022

Priapism, a debilitating condition that affects sexual function, predisposes men to greater cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in the years following this penile condition, reveals a recent study.

18 Dec 2022

Diabetes, smoking predict erectile dysfunction in men after radical prostatectomy

16 Dec 2022

A recent study reports functional erection in a small proportion of men 3 months after undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP). Of these, nearly half have shown a decline in erectile function at 6 months. Of note, the presence of diabetes and a smoking history are associated with erectile dysfunction.

16 Dec 2022

Oral testosterone undecanoate safe, effective in hypogonadal men

15 Dec 2022

Long-term treatment with an oral testosterone undecanoate (TU) formulation improves clinical outcomes in men with hypogonadism with no serious safety concerns, a study has shown.

15 Dec 2022

Prostate cancer genomic study shows disparity between Chinese and Caucasians with castration-sensitive disease

13 Dec 2022 by

A large genomic study involving 1,016 Chinese patients with prostate cancer has revealed important differences in castration-sensitive disease between Chinese and Caucasian patients, but the mutation profile of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is similar between the populations.

13 Dec 2022

Degarelix tied to BMD decrease in prostate cancer

07 Dec 2022

Treatment with degarelix results in a substantial reduction in bone mineral density (BMD) and an increase in bone turnover markers, reports a study.

07 Dec 2022

Transvaginal photobiomodulation helps resolve pelvic pain, dysuria

06 Dec 2022

Most women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) achieve a significant reduction in pelvic pain and dysuria following transvaginal photobiomodulation (TV-PBM), previously referred as low-level laser therapy, according to real-world data.

06 Dec 2022

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 30 November 2022)

05 Dec 2022

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16 - 30 November 2022 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

05 Dec 2022

MDT without ADT delays systemic therapy initiation in recurrent prostate cancer

21 Nov 2022 by

In patients with solitary metastatic recurrences of prostate cancer, metastasis-directed therapy (MDT without androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) can lead to delayed initiation of systemic therapy, according to a study.

21 Nov 2022

Vasovasostomy common in men undergoing vasectomy reversal after testosterone therapy

19 Nov 2022

Among men seeking vasectomy reversal (VR) after testosterone therapy (TT), vasovasostomy (VV) appears to be a very common procedure that is likely to succeed.