A combination of two drugs – dutasteride and solifenacin – might result in improved sexual satisfaction among men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) accompanied by lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). BPH is the medical term for an enlarged prostate, which affects an estimated 50% to 75% of men over age 50. The prostate gland grows […]
Archives for 2018
Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Implantation After Radiation Therapy is Safe
Impact of Pelvic Radiation Therapy on Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Reoperation Rates Ron Golan MD; Neal A. Patel MD; Tianyi Sun MS; Christopher E. Barbieri MD, PhD; Art Sedrakyan MD, PhD; James A. Kashanian MD FIRST PUBLISHED: November 2018 – The Journal of Sexual Medicine DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.09.009 Introduction Radical prostatectomy (RP) and radiation therapy (RT) […]
Sexuality and Successful Aging are Linked
Older men and women can age successfully, even if their sexual interest and enjoyment wanes as they get older, according to a recent study of European populations. “Sustained sexual interest and sexual enjoyment are linked to successful aging in both genders,” the authors concluded. Published online in September in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, the […]
Peyronie’s Disease: Drug Combination Might Inhibit Transformation of Myofibroblasts
Researchers have discovered a combination of compounds that may help in the treatment of Peyronie’s disease in its active phase, according to a recent study in European Urology. After testing 21 substances in an phenotypic screening assay and working with rat models, they determined that the combination of vardenafil [a phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor] […]
Erectile Dysfunction a Concern for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects about three in ten male childhood cancer survivors, scientists report, adding that ED “may be a modifiable condition” for this population. Their study, discussed in a recent research letter in JAMA Oncology, involved 1,021 male childhood cancer survivors between the ages of 19 and 62 (median age 31 years). At least […]
Peyronie’s Disease: Should Sildenafil be Added to CCH Therapy?
Sildenafil 25 mg ODT + Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum vs Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum Alone for the Management of Peyronie’s Disease: A Matched-Pair Comparison Analysis Andrea Cocci MD, PhD; Gianmartin Cito MD; Daniele Urzì MD; Andrea Minervini MD; Fabrizio Di Maida MD; Francesco Sessa MD; Andrea Mari MD; Riccardo Campi MD; Marco Falcone MD; Marco Capece MD; […]