key articles
Single-institution experience with primary tumours of the male urethra
Wednesday, 2 January 2008 - In contrast to bladder tumours, primary tumours of the male urethra are very rare. Five consecutive cases of anterior urethral tumours in 2 years prompted Gillitzer et al. (2007) to review their...
Authors: Gillitzer et al.
Therapeutic testis biopsy for sperm retrieval
Sunday, 23 December 2007 - In vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection revolutionized treating male infertility by requiring a minimal number of sperm to achieve pregnancy. In a review, Wald et al. (2007)...
Authors: Wald et al.
Incisional corporoplasty for the correction of congenital penile curvature: a review of two suturing techniques
Sunday, 9 December 2007 - The retrospective study of Ghanem and Shamloul (2007) evaluated the surgical outcome of correction of congenital penile curvature, via multiple vertical incisions in the tunica albuginea using two...
Authors: Ghanem & Shamloul
Efficacy of changing testosterone gel preparations (Androgel or Testim) among suboptimally responsive hypogonadal men
Saturday, 8 December 2007 - Grober et al. (2007) evaluated the efficacy of changing testosterone gel preparations among suboptimally responsive hypogonadal men.
The records of all hypogonadal men on gel (Testim or Androgel)...
Authors: Grober et al.
'Off-label' drug use in sexual medicine treatment
Tuesday, 27 November 2007 - Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors are the only drugs approved for a specific sexual function disorder. All other drugs used in the treatment of sexual disorders are used 'off-label.' In a...
Author: Fallon
Vardenafil Improves Urodynamic Parameters in Men With Spinal Cord Injury: Results From a Single Dose, Pilot Study
Thursday, 22 November 2007 - Gacci et al. (2007) assessed urodynamic changes after vardenafil administration in spinal cord injured male patients on oxybutynin treatment.
The authors did a single center, randomized,...
Authors: Gacci et al.
Reversal of idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Monday, 29 October 2007 - Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, which may be associated with anosmia (the Kallmann syndrome) or with a normal sense of smell, is a treatable form of male infertility caused by a congenital...
Authors: Raivio et al.
Prevalence of Symptomatic Androgen Deficiency in Men
Saturday, 6 October 2007 - Although androgen deficiency in men should be defined according to biochemical and clinical criteria, most prevalence estimates are based on low testosterone levels alone. Araujo et al. (2007) examined...
Authors: Araujo et al.
Effect of sildenafil administration on penile hypoxia induced by cavernous neurotomy in the rat
Friday, 5 October 2007 - Hypoxia is a normal, physiological condition in penile tissue, which is interrupted by reoxygenation associated to sleep-related erections. A penile fibrosis and overexpression of the pro-fibrotic...
Authors: Vignozzi et al.
Penile vascular evaluation and sexual function before and after radical retropubic prostatectomy: 5 year follow-up
Wednesday, 19 September 2007 - Sexual dysfunction is common after surgery for prostate cancer. The aetiology of changes in sexual potency after radical prostatectomy is probably multifactorial, including neurogenic, vascular and...
Authors: Dubbelman et al.
