key articles
Understanding the elements of overactive bladder
Wednesday, 14 May 2008 - Irwin et al. (2008) compared the prevalence of frequency and nocturia and the bother they impose in a population-based sample of men and women using current International Continence Society (ICS)...
Authors: Irwin et al.
Examining lower urinary tract symptom constellations by cluster analysis
Tuesday, 13 May 2008 - Coyne et al. (2008) analyzed how patients experience lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and determined whether particular symptoms cluster together, as LUTS seldom occur alone.
A secondary analysis of a...
Authors: Coyne et al.
Relationship of Age and Bladder Outlet Obstruction with Detrusor Overactivity
Thursday, 8 May 2008 - Detrusor overactivity is a known cause of lower urinary tract symptoms and linked to bladder storage symptoms (urgency, frequency, or urge incontinence). Oelke et al. (2008) determined clinical and...
Authors: Oelke et al.
Impact of sexual dysfunction in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
Friday, 21 March 2008 - Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) represents the most common and debilitating prostatitis syndrome and the symptoms cause substantial morbidity, reduced quality of life (QOL), and...
Authors: Lee et al.
Symptom bother and health care-seeking behaviour among individuals with overactive bladder
Thursday, 13 March 2008 - Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common condition in both men and women. About 12% of the population reports OAB symptoms, and prevalence increases with age. Although OAB symptoms affect the quality of...
Authors: Irwin et al.
Drug therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with benign prostatic obstruction
Thursday, 21 February 2008 - The relationship between erectile dysfunction (ED) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) caused by benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) has recently gained increasing attention. Both BPO and ED are...
Authors: Gur et
Benign prostatic hyperplasia. Part 1 - diagnosis
Thursday, 21 February 2008 - Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are often considered to be due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or benign prostatic enlargement. However, such symptoms are also common in women and in men...
Authors: Wilt & N'Dow
Chronic suprapubic catheterization in the management of patients with spinal cord injuries: analysis of upper and lower urinary tract complications
Tuesday, 12 February 2008 -Sugimura et al. (2008) assessed whether chronic suprapubic catheterization (SPC) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with a higher incidence of significant urinary tract...
Authors: Sugimura et al.
Cholinergic Innervation and Muscarinic Receptors in the Human Prostate - Review
Friday, 1 February 2008 - In light of recent interest in the use of muscarinic receptor antagonists for the treatment of male lower urinary tract symptoms, understanding how such drugs work not only on the bladder but also on the...
Authors: Witte et al.
Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men
Sunday, 27 January 2008 - Lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction (ED) have been identified as independent risk factors for each other and also have a number of shared risk factors including age, smoking, obesity,...
Authors: Gales & Gales
