Reproductive Medicine

Anejaculation After RT Common

Jill Stein July 27, 2010

Most men who undergo radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer will develop anejaculation, a new study shows.
 

Testicular Cancer Treatments May Incur Risks

John Schieszer June 22, 2010

CHICAGO—Testicular cancer survivors treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers reported at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting. These patients also are at higher risk for hypertension and diabetes.
 

New Varicocele Technique Shows Promise

John Schieszer June 18, 2010

Recurrence rates after percutaneous embolization are similar to those of surgery, researcher says.
 

Alfuzosin Improves Ejaculatory Dysfunction

Jill Stein April 22, 2010

BARCELONA—Alfuzosin 10 mg once-daily (OD) improves ejaculatory dysfunction in sexually active men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to new findings presented here at the 25th Anniversary European Association of Urology Congress.
 

High-Grade Prostate Cancer Linked to Male Infertility

Jody A. Charnow March 25, 2010

Infertile men may be at increased risk for high-grade prostate cancer (PCa), according to researchers at the University of California-San Francisco.
 

Hypogonadism Linked to Statin Use

Jody A. Charnow February 17, 2010

Statin therapy may induce primary hypogonadism and should be considered a possible confounding factor when evaluating testosterone levels in patients with erectile dysfunction (ED), according to Italian researchers.
 

Circumcision Offers Little Clinical Benefit

Delicia Honen Yard February 16, 2010

Adult circumcision appears to have little clinical benefit in terms of preventing urinary tract infections, sexual transmitted diseases, and penile cancer, according to a systematic review of eight studies.
 

Vasectomy Reversal With Robotic Help

John Schieszer February 05, 2010

Single-surgeon series shows it can decrease operative time compared with traditional procedures.
 

AUA Creates Circumcision Task Force

January 26, 2010

The American Urological Association (AUA) has formed a Male Circumcision Task Force and is collaborating with major international health care agencies to bolster adult male circumcision services in sub-Saharan Africa to combat the spread of AIDS.
 

Retrieved Sperm No Better Than Ejaculated Sperm

John Schieszer January 15, 2010

Men with severe oligoasthenospermia may be able to avoid testicular sperm retrieval, data suggest.
 
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