Men's Health
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Testosterone therapy may not be associated with CV risk
Conference Coverage
Testosterone is insulin sensitizing in diabetic men with hypogonadism
Major finding: Insulin sensitivity improved by 32% in the testosterone group but remained the same in the placebo group.Data source: A randomized...
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Delaying ADT for PSA-only prostate cancer relapse appears safe
Major finding: Among men with rising PSA after definitive prostate cancer therapy, estimated 5-year overall survival was 87.2% for men who delayed...
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Phase III study: Prucalopride eases severe chronic constipation in men
Major finding: Thirty-eight percent of men with longstanding severe chronic constipation achieved a mean of three or more spontaneous complete...
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Vitamin D deficiency predicts aggressive prostate cancer
Major finding: Vitamin D deficiency was strongly associated with a biopsy finding of prostate cancer among African Americans (odds ratio, 2.43),...
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Air pollution linked to suicide risk
Major finding: A 20% increase in suicide risk was found when levels of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide are at their highest and a 5% increase when...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Overcoming barriers to discussing sexual dysfunction
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Chronic inflammation linked to high-grade prostate cancer
Major finding: Men with at least one prostate biopsy core with inflammation had 2.24 times the odds of high-grade prostate cancer as men who had...
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Prophylactic tadalafil ineffective after prostate cancer radiotherapy
Major finding: The primary outcome of retained erectile function 6 weeks after completion of the study agent was reported by 79% of men who took...
Conference Coverage
Meta-analysis shows statins help erectile function
Major finding: Statin-treated patients had a statistically-significant 3.4-fold increased rate of improved erectile function compared with men on...
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Prostate cancer screening fell in wake of trial results, task force recommendations
Major finding: PSA screening increased significantly until March 2009 (P less than .001), then decreased significantly until May 2012 (P less than...