Meiling MacDonald‐Nethercott, Peter Grice, I. Pearce, V. Modgil
{"title":"Understanding varicocele: urologists’ perspective","authors":"Meiling MacDonald‐Nethercott, Peter Grice, I. Pearce, V. Modgil","doi":"10.1002/tre.975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.975","url":null,"abstract":"Varicocele, a common cause of scrotal swelling in men, is closely associated with infertility. This article reviews its historical context, epidemiology, aetiology and the current understanding of underlying mechanisms leading to infertility. It further assesses the existing evidence on optimal treatment strategies and examines current guidelines for diagnosis, investigation and treatment of varicocele. In addition, the article offers urologists’ perspective on the condition to provide a holistic view of its clinical considerations and management.","PeriodicalId":509037,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Urology & Men's Health","volume":"68 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141810380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reducing the death toll from fentanyl overdose","authors":"Roger Kirby","doi":"10.1002/tre.976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.976","url":null,"abstract":"In this editorial, Professor Roger Kirby, Editor‐in‐Chief of Trends in Urology and Men's Health, considers the increasing rate of drug overdose, a problem that disproportionately affects men.","PeriodicalId":509037,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Urology & Men's Health","volume":"156 20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141706256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zakaria W. Shkoukani, I. M. Pina, Ahmad M Omar, Michael S Floyd
{"title":"Letter to the Editor re. 'Enhancing diagnostic value in urethral imaging: the case for urologist‐performed urethrograms'","authors":"Zakaria W. Shkoukani, I. M. Pina, Ahmad M Omar, Michael S Floyd","doi":"10.1002/tre.973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.973","url":null,"abstract":"A letter about the article on urologist‐led urethrography by Harrison et al. that appeared in the March/April 2024 issue (Trends in Urology & Men's Health 2024;15(2):5‐10.)","PeriodicalId":509037,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Urology & Men's Health","volume":"42 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141715108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Pizzol, M. Trott, Jason J. Wilson, Mark A Tully, Sam Shah, Luke Pratsides, P. Ilie, G. F. López Sánchez, Lee Smith
{"title":"Treatments for delayed ejaculation: a narrative review","authors":"D. Pizzol, M. Trott, Jason J. Wilson, Mark A Tully, Sam Shah, Luke Pratsides, P. Ilie, G. F. López Sánchez, Lee Smith","doi":"10.1002/tre.970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.970","url":null,"abstract":"Delayed ejaculation has a prevalence of approximately 1–3%. The condition may be alarming for individuals and potentially complicates conception. As far as the authors are aware the literature on non‐pharmacological and pharmacological treatments for delayed ejaculation has not been collated or summarised. This narrative review of the academic literature aims to address this knowledge gap.","PeriodicalId":509037,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Urology & Men's Health","volume":"8 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141265560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychological impact of urological disorders on men's mental health: the need for integrated support","authors":"Darshan Sitharthan","doi":"10.1002/tre.968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.968","url":null,"abstract":"Urological disorders impact men's physical health and mental wellbeing, necessitating integrated mental health support within urology. This article examines the psychological distress associated with conditions like prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, compounded by societal expectations that often discourage men from seeking help. It highlights the importance of a holistic care model that addresses physical symptoms and psychological impacts. The authors advocate for a paradigm shift towards comprehensive care, enhanced training for urologists and dismantling societal stigma to improve patient outcomes and establish a new standard in men's health care.","PeriodicalId":509037,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Urology & Men's Health","volume":"130 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141114938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artificial intelligence and health care","authors":"Roger Kirby","doi":"10.1002/tre.971","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.971","url":null,"abstract":"In this editorial, Professor Roger Kirby, Editor‐in‐Chief of Trends in Urology and Men's Health, considers the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on health care – a change warranting both optimism and caution.","PeriodicalId":509037,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Urology & Men's Health","volume":"285 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141032794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Point‐of‐care ultrasound in clinical assessment of acute urological emergencies","authors":"N. Mani, Julia Burkert‐Milone, Hannah Warren","doi":"10.1002/tre.965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.965","url":null,"abstract":"There is increasing clinical adoption of focused point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) in community and hospital health care settings. The technology has many potential applications, including enhancing standard clinical assessment and shared decision making. However, governance, administration, infrastructure, quality control, education and research surrounding POCUS are lagging behind with the rapid emergence of this promising field of clinical imaging.","PeriodicalId":509037,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Urology & Men's Health","volume":"286 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140703801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prostate cancer characteristics in Black septuagenarian men","authors":"N. Shah, V. Ioffe","doi":"10.1002/tre.966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.966","url":null,"abstract":"Prostate cancer is the most common (non‐cutaneous) cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in US men. Both Black men and men 70–80 years old are at high risk for high‐grade prostate cancer. Despite that some groups recommend against PSA‐ and DRE‐based prostate cancer screening in men 70 years of age and older without regard to high‐risk factors. The authors present results of a study of prostate biopsy characteristics of men 70–80 years of age to determine whether they harbor a concerning incidence of high‐grade prostate cancer and should be offered screening.","PeriodicalId":509037,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Urology & Men's Health","volume":"59 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140730225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Will you take the opportunity to assess and manage cardiovascular risk?","authors":"Riyaz Patel","doi":"10.1002/tre.964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.964","url":null,"abstract":"Opportunistic cardiovascular risk assessment and management in specialist settings can have a major long‐term impact on patients’ health and quality of life. At its core the process is simple and feasible to deploy in all clinical settings, as the author explains.","PeriodicalId":509037,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Urology & Men's Health","volume":"34 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140752896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heather Payne, Amit Bahl, Mike Kirby, Jon Rees, Jonathan Aning, Prantik Das, Phil Cornford, Pauline Bagnall
{"title":"'Prehabilitation' checklist for men with prostate cancer starting androgen deprivation therapy","authors":"Heather Payne, Amit Bahl, Mike Kirby, Jon Rees, Jonathan Aning, Prantik Das, Phil Cornford, Pauline Bagnall","doi":"10.1002/tre.962","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.962","url":null,"abstract":"Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) plays an important, integral role in the treatment of prostate cancer; however, it is associated with multiple metabolic and other adverse effects. Making patients aware of these prior to starting ADT and assessing any specific risks during discussions is key to optimising outcomes. A brief checklist for health care professionals to use with patients, such as the one presented here, can aid discussions and facilitate signposting to appropriate specialist services without increasing workload.","PeriodicalId":509037,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Urology & Men's Health","volume":"19 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140222395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}