key articles
US study says finasteride not linked to increased hip fracture risk among men
Monday, 10 November 2008- A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported that use of finasteride, a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor commonly used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia...
Edited by: JV
'Menopausal' men could get sexual boost from HRT
Wednesday, 5 November 2008 - Tiredness, depression and lack of libido all seem inevitable parts of male ageing, but what if an age-related lack of testosterone is at the root of all these symptoms? Increasingly, doctors say such...
Edited by: Lindy Brouwer
The Premature Ejaculation Profile: validation of self-reported outcome measures for research and practice
Monday, 3 November 2008 - Patrick et al. (2008) evaluated the reliability and validity of the Premature Ejaculation Profile (PEP), a self-reported outcome instrument for evaluating domains of PE and its treatment, comprised of...
Authors: Patrick et al.
How direct cell-to-cell communication in human penile erectile tissue works
Monday, 27 October 2008 - A group of Swedish and German researchers evaluated the expression and distribution of interstitial cells in the different compartments of human penile erectile tissue and to determine whether...
Edited by: FGR
The Dark Side of Testosterone Deficiency: II. Type 2 Diabetes & Insulin Resistance
Sunday, 26 October 2008 - Many evidence exists suggesting a link between reduced testosterone plasma levels, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and insulin resistance (IR). Hypogonadal men are at higher risk for type-2 diabetes. Traish et al....
Authors: Traish et al.
Long term follow-up of thermo-expandable metallic ureteric stent
Monday, 20 October 2008 - Agrawal et al. (2008) reviewed a long-term use of the thermo-expandable metallic ureteric stent, (model 051, PNN Medical, Denmark) for ureteric obstruction, including current reports on its use.
Data...
Authors: Agrawal et al.
Still going strong - Urologists in private practice: the Swiss experience
Monday, 13 October 2008 - At the 23rd Annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Milan last March, Oliver Hakenberg, European Urology Today (EUT) editorial board member, brought up the idea of publishing a series of...
Hans-Peter Schmid,MD Professor and Chairman Dept. of Urology Gallen (CH)
GP's best placed to provide initial urological care
Sunday, 12 October 2008 - Diseases of the organs responsible for the transport of urine and for male sexual function are not rare. Some of the symptoms and conditions related to urology are amongst the most bothersome and...
Bt: Prof. Jean-Jacques Wyndaele
Dapoxetine (DPX) for premature ejaculation - a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group study in 22 countries
Friday, 10 October 2008 - The efficacy and safety of Dapoxetine DPX in men with premature ejaculation was evaluated in 22 countries (Europe, S. America, Israel, S. Africa, Canada, and Mexico). Men older than 18 years diagnosed...
Edited by: FGR
Long-term followup of dermal grafts for repair of severe penile curvature
Thursday, 2 October 2008 - There is some reluctance to use dermal grafts for augmenting the tunica albuginea to correct severe forms of chordee (a condition in which the head of the penis curves downward or upward, at the...
Authors: Badawy & Morsi
