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Vasectomies safer than reported – UK review
Vasectomies are much safer than reported and patient information leaflets need updating to reflect this, says a team of UK doctors after their comprehensive...
Prostate cancer patients can delay treatment without increased death risk – long-term study
A decades-long British study has found that more men with prostate cancer could afford to delay their treatment, and that active monitoring by healthcare...
Most promising study to date on male contraceptive pill
After decades of scientists trying to develop an effective male oral contraceptive, with previous attempts targeting testosterone having led to obesity, depression and high...
New drug combination highly effective against urinary tract infections – global trial
An international study led by a Rutgers scientist comparing new and older treatments against complicated urinary tract infections has found a new drug combination...
Most women receive inappropriate treatment for uncomplicated UTIs
Nearly half of women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) received the wrong antibiotics and almost three-quarters received prescriptions for longer than necessary, with...
Early antibiotics for elderly with UTI linked to reduced sepsis risk
Prescribing antibiotics immediately for elderly patients with urinary tract infections is linked with a reduced risk of sepsis and death, compared with patients who...
Antibiotic over-use for urological procedures
A US study suggests that antibiotics are being overused in up to 60% of patients undergoing common urological procedures. The study, led by Dr...
Ibuprofen not a safe alternative to antibiotics for UTIs
Ibuprofen, given instead of antibiotics to women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection, (cystitis), leads to longer duration of symptoms and more serious adverse events...
Prolonged sitting linked to lower urinary tract symptoms
Prolonged sitting time and low physical activity levels were linked with the development of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a study of 69,795...
SA specialists argue for bladder sling surgery despite NICE ban recommendation
The UK’s health watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) this week issued a recommendation that vaginal mesh operations be banned...
Zero evidence for widely marketed Tx for leaky bladder/prolapse
There is no scientific evidence that a workout widely taught to more than 1,500 coaches in 14 countriess to manage the symptoms of a...
Stem cells can help restore erectile function
New clinical trial results from Denmark show that stem cells can restore sufficient erectile function to allow previously impotent men to have spontaneous intercourse....
Night-time urination increases with higher salt intake
The need to urinate at night, called nocturia – which affects most people over the age of 60 – is related to the amount...
Researchers decode mechanism to fight UTIs
Bacterial urinary tract infections (UTI) are a painful nuisance, triggered by intestinal bacteria which invade the uro-genital tract through smear infections via the urethra....