Dr. Ghoniem on detrusor nerve radiofrequency ablation research
June 18th 2024"I think having success with that in humans will make [radiofrequency ablation] very, very valuable for the practicing urologist that can be done in the clinic without much training or anything like that," says Gamal M. Ghoniem, MD, FACS, ABU/FPMRS.
Burden of care for recurrent UTI is higher for female urologists
June 15th 2024"What we believe is happening is women are seeking the help of female urologists, and therefore, because of the nature of the condition, the female urologists are absorbing the burden of the care of these patients, particularly the non-billable burden," says Debra L. Fromer, MD.
Feasibility study explores focal therapy plus radiation in prostate cancer
June 14th 2024"There's obviously a huge interest in focal therapy for prostate cancer, largely because we want to try to prevent the overtreatment of prostate cancer and also develop better approaches to deliver high-quality treatment options for patients," says Timothy D. McClure, MD.
Study evaluates weight management and prostate cancer progression, QOL
June 12th 2024"To me, the most compelling outcome is really the quality-of-life outcomes. General quality of life as well as emotional quality of life improved in the intervention group significantly," says Jill M. Hamilton Reeves, PhD, RD, CSO.
Expert discusses study of fertility outcomes in Hispanic men
June 12th 2024"I would say the biggest take-home is that for Hispanic patients, there's a reduced likelihood of a successful fertility outcome that has been observed in an area that is enriched with a Hispanic population that's comparable to that of the US," says Devon M. Langston, MD.
Expert urges patient education on vaginal estrogen products
June 11th 2024"When looking at individual vaginal estrogen products prescribed by OB-GYNs median spending per claim for Vagifem and Yuvafem decreased and median spending per claim increased for Estrace and Estring," says Alexandra Tabakin, MD.
Single-incision sling found noninferior to retropubic sling in vaginal prolapse repair
June 11th 2024"We really found from the study, clinicians who had wanted to potentially offer the safer alternative of a single-incision sling, we determined that in this circumstance, it was noninferior," says Catherine A. Matthews, MD, FACS, FACOG.
Dr. Loeb on a survey for female partners of patients with prostate cancer
June 7th 2024“We hope that the survey can be helpful in practice to actually assess and give advice to some of these partners of patients, in addition to the questionnaires that we use for the patients themselves,” says Stacy Loeb, MD, MSc.