key articles
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.
Preservation of penile length after radical prostatectomy: early intervention with a vacuum erection device
Wednesday, 19 September 2007- Radical prostatectomy has a potential negative impact on penile health. Stretched penile length (SPL), which most closely correlates with erect penile length, was significantly reduced in almost half...
Authors: Dalkin & Christopher
Does early morning versus late morning draw time influence apparent testosterone concentration in men aged ≥45 years?
Wednesday, 5 September 2007 - In the Hypogonadism In Males study Guay et al. (2007) estimated the prevalence of hypogonadism in men aged ≥45 years. A sub-analysis of patients not receiving testosterone (T) therapy was conducted....
Authors: Guay et al.
Body Mass Index, Prostate Weight and Transrectal Ultrasound Prostate Volume Accuracy
Monday, 27 August 2007 - Transrectal ultrasound can be used to calculate prostate volume, which has implications for benign and malignant prostate disease. Sajadi et al. (2007) hypothesized that obesity may represent a technical...
Authors: Sajadi et al.
