Men's Health
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.
From the Journals
Smoking tied to localized prostate cancer recurrence, metastasis, death
In the first systematic review and meta-analysis to look at the link between smoking and outcomes after localized prostate cancer primary therapy...
Conference Coverage
Statin effect in prostate cancer may be caused by reduced inflammation
SAN FRANCISCO – Statin use is associated with lower lethality in prostate cancer. A new genetic analysis points to reduced inflammation in the...
Conference Coverage
Prostate cancer risk before age 55 higher for black men
SAN FRANCISCO – Efforts at identifying prostate cancer at an earlier age should consider black men as a high risk group.
Conference Coverage
Phototherapy has lasting benefit in low-risk prostate cancer
SAN FRANCISCO – A 4-year extension study shows fewer conversions to radical therapy in men with low-risk prostate cancer who receive vascular-...
Practice Alert Podcast
USPSTF takes another stab at PSA screening recs
The latest recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force regarding prostate cancer screening have left many health care practitioners...
Photo Rounds
Painless penile ulcer and tender inguinal lymphadenopathy
Our patient had previously been treated for syphilis. But when his symptoms persisted, further testing revealed that he was being treated for the...
Case Reports
History of posttraumatic stress disorder • priapism • Dx?
► History of posttraumatic stress disorder
► Priapism
Conference Coverage
Testosterone therapy tied to kidney stone risk
Testosterone’s effect on kidney oxalate and citrate levels may drive the increased risk.
Primary Care Medical Abstracts
Abstract: Divergent Responses to Mammography and Prostate-Specific Antigen Recommendations
The authors, from the Cleveland Clinic, explore the reasons for divergent responses to recent guideline recommendations against screening for...
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Prostate screening should be by request
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