Bone-Anchored Sling for Male Stress Urinary Incontinence: Assessment of Complications

Researchers at the Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan evaluated the complications associated with the male bone-anchored sling (BAS) to determine the appropriate preoperative counseling for men considering surgery. The BAS is a surgical option for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency. The researchers  reviewed 119 [...]

Combined Therapy – Using Second Line Therapy (Part 5 of a Series of Posts on Second Line Hormone Therapy)

All the drugs used as 2nd line hormone therapy are only partially effective. Only some individuals respond and receive any benefit from them, but there has been some recent research into combining the drugs. At the last American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Dr. Eric Small, M.D. presented a abstract about his recent experimentation of [...]

Leukine – A Second Line Hormone Therapy (Part 3 of a Series of Posts on Second Line Hormone Therapy)

Leukine, a granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), is a hormone therapy that does not have an effect on a man’s testosterone production. Leukine is used by many physicians who are knowledgeable about the value of second line hormone therapy. Leukine works by stimulating the white blood cells (both increasing the overall production of the white [...]

Estrogen – A Second Line Hormone Therapy (Part 2 of a Series of Posts on Second Line Hormone Therapy)

One of the earliest hormone therapies (ADT) given to men to treat prostate cancer was estrogen. Estrogen, commonly known as the female hormone, was used as an ADT treatment in the early 1950s. […]

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