Men's Health

Event to raise funds for urologic research, education and innovation.

National MENtion It® campaign explores the impact stress has on men’s sexual and mental well-being.

“A major finding from our study is how multiple sociodemographic, lifestyle, and medical factors influence testosterone levels in men," says Bu B. Yeap, MBBS, FRACP, PhD.

"This landmark registry will facilitate more comprehensive knowledge of treatment and management [of Peyronie's disease] using real-world evidence," said Mohit Khera, MD.

Among patients who did not have a response during the first cycle, 60.8% achieved a response after the fourth.

“We are excited to report that a simple, low-cost intervention can positively [affect] young men’s willingness to engage with their health," says Wade Gutierrez.

The findings also highlighted the diversity of physicians performing the procedure in regard to background and outcomes.

Investigators found that mitigation methods such as adding a physical barrier or increasing distance could lessen the harmful effects.

A team of Cleveland Clinic urologists and pediatric oncologists has developed a streamlined testicular tissue collection and storage process. They have enrolled and cryopreserved testicular tissue for nearly a dozen young patients so far.

Using administrative claims data, investigators analyzed the opioid prescriptions filled for vasectomies before and after the expansion of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's modifier 22 program.

"With the average cost of treatment ranging from $2600 to $3900 per cycle, clinics offering radial wave therapy have an obvious financial incentive to continue marketing despite the lack of evidence of its effectiveness," write Navid Leelani, DO, and Scott D. Lundy, MD, PhD.

Many of the medications used in the treatment of ED have interactions with other medications, so it is crucial to carefully examine patient profiles to optimize therapy and ensure safety.

In this interview, Justin Dubin, MD, discusses the development of treatments for male infertility.

Urologists made up only 25% of shock wave therapy providers and 13% of the providers were not physicians.

"Now, men have the option to seek out something minimally invasive before surgical options are breached," says Denise Asafu-Adjei, MD, MPH.

In this interview, Steven Kaplan, MD, from the Men's Wellness Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York discusses treatment goals, shared decision-making, and long-term implications of currently available therapies for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

“Whether it is E-cigarettes or other products, the goal should be complete cessation,” says Omar El Shahawy, MD, MPH, PhD.

In this interview, Omar El Shahawy, MD, MPH, PhD, discusses patient counseling in regard to e-cigarette use or vaping by using data from a recent study on evaluating the association of e-cigarette use and erectile dysfunction.

In this installment of the Urology Times' 50th Anniversary Innovation Celebration, Arthur L. Burnett, MD, MBA, FACS, discusses how sildenafil citrate (Viagra) has been an integral part of erectile dysfunction management for decades.

To destigmatize testosterone deficiency, Justin Dubin, MD, advises clinicians on how to create a comfortable space for their patients and advises patients on how to be comfortable with talking about their deficiency.

On this episode of Cleveland Clinic’s Cancer Advances podcast, Sarah Vij, MD, discusses the different fertility-sparing techniques used for both pre-pubertal and post-pubertal male cancer patients.

"Of note, there have been no studies demonstrating that vaccines negatively impact fertility or cause sterility in either sex," said Ranjith Ramasamy, MD.

“What's most important [is] that…one dose does not just fit all,” says Martin M. Miner, MD.

“The goal of this study was to look at that original phase 3 trial data [from 2013] and see if we could identify how much change in curvature patients were achieving with each of those 2 injections,” says Matthew J. Ziegelmann, MD.

"Interestingly, we found that the prevalence of male infertility in men with type 1 diabetes was 1.5%, comprising 33 out of more than 2000 men diagnosed with type 1 diabetes who reported male infertility," says Omer A. Raheem, MD, MSc, in this interview.

“Being able to have a follow-up visit that is convenient, that saves time, that saves money, but that can allow you to put everything together for the patient…is still a very valuable tool,” says Juan José Andino, MD.

"None of our patients had unexpected appointments that had to be made after their video encounters…supporting this idea that at least in urology, it seems that telehealth is a substitute for inpatient care when appropriately selected by the physician,” says Juan José Andino, MD.

According to recently published studies, having COVID-19 could have lasting impacts on fertility and sexual function.

“I think doctors should be aware that if men do complain of erectile dysfunction after [having] COVID-19 that it could be because of underlying endothelial dysfunction and underlying vasculature issues,” Ramasamy says.

Men with Peyronie’s disease have an increased risk of being diagnosed with a substance use disorder, anxiety disorder, depression, and self-injurious behaviors.