Men's Health
Conference Coverage
Most transgender teens not willing to delay hormone therapy to preserve fertility
TORONTO – Parents were more willing than were youth to delay hormones for fertility preservation but cared less than youth did about having...
From the Journals
Diabetes risk may rise with work hours
Women and men experience opposing effects.
From the Journals
Transgender men need counseling on contraceptive and reproductive choices
Overall, 17% of respondents had experienced a pregnancy, with 60 pregnancies reported in total.
Conference Coverage
Primary hPTH often goes unnoticed
Rates of undiagnosed primary hPTH at a kidney stone center were higher than expected, and about one in five cases could have been diagnosed before...
Conference Coverage
Testosterone therapy tied to kidney stone risk
Testosterone’s effect on kidney oxalate and citrate levels may drive the increased risk.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Prostate screening should be by request
And when to suspect asthma misdiagnosis.
Guidelines
USPSTF advises against widespread prostate cancer screening
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force statement recommends doctor/patient discussion of risks and benefits for most men before PSA screening.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Few transgender patients desire care in a transgender-only clinic
AUSTIN, TEX. – A majority of transgender patients said they would not be interested in going to a transgender-only clinic.
Conference Coverage
Transgender women on HT have lower bone density, more fat mass than men
Bone density was lower than reference men and similar to reference women.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Poorer cardiometabolic health seen in men with low sperm count
The cardiometabolic derangement was seen even in men with normal testosterone levels.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Can androgen therapy improve male frailty?
And empagliflozin could cut liver fat in diabetes.