Decline seen in Medicare reimbursement for men's health procedures

Petros also announced that it has received positive feedback from the FDA after the agency’s informal review of Petros’ technology component for self-selection.

“The urologist's role is to try to normalize what is going on and provide easier access,” says Peter N. Schlegel, MD.

Overall, more than 78% of consumers were able to appropriately self-select to use avanafil using the drug facts label (DFL) and the assistive app, compared with 56% of consumers using the DFL alone.

“That's certainly the most significant stigma, the stigma that you're not quite the man that you want to be or what you perceive your partner wants you to be,” says Arthur L. Burnett, MD, MBA, FACS.

Taher Naeem, a fourth-year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, highlights 3 abstracts that were presented during the 24th Annual Fall Scientific Meeting of the SMSNA in San Diego, California.

“Sexual wellness is critical to overall health and happiness. That’s why you see more men and women turning to specialty health clinics for solutions to problems they consider more aesthetic versus medical,” said Mitchell Hollander, MD.