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Eating nuts may not be beneficial in terms of reducing the risk of total, advanced, nonadvanced, and fatal prostate cancer, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Mirabegron, a ß3 adrenoceptor agonist, delivers benefit for both men and women with overactive bladder (OAB) who are experiencing sexual dysfunction, a systematic review and meta-analysis reports.

Patients with rectal cancer who are monitored using a watch-and-wait approach are more likely to have a good quality of life, whereas those who undergo surgery appear to experience deterioration in quality of life and functional outcome, as reported in a study.

The Optilume™ BPH Catheter System, a novel minimally invasive surgical therapy (MIST), provided rapid improvements for men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the PINNACLE trial reports.

Severe dysmenorrhoea, pain related to urinary and gastrointestinal tracts, higher fertility desire and infertility rate are all associated with deep infiltrating endometriosis, according to a Singapore study. On the other hand, heavy menstrual bleeding is predictive of adenomyosis.

Low use of recommended monitoring tests, including repeat prostate biopsy, persists among patients with localized prostate cancer undergoing observation, a recent study has found.

Among patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who have received first-line therapies, complete response rates are lower in the real-world population than in the clinical trial population, reports a recent study. Complete response predicts a favourable overall survival.

Mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) appear beneficial for prostate cancer survivors and their partners who are dealing with sexual dysfunction, a study has shown.