With the increasing incidence and prevalence of male sexual dysfunction, andrologists are more and more in need of accurate and efficient tools to assess therapeutic efficacy and patients' satisfaction and to help patients achieve satisfactory treatment results. This article summarizes some of the most commonly used questionnaires for the diagnosis and assessment of the treatment of male sexual dysfunction, including International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), Erection Hardness Score (EHS), Quality of Erection Questionnaire (QEQ), Erectile Dysfunction Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction (EDITS), Treatment Satisfaction Scale (TSS), Self-Esteem and Relationship (SEAR), Premature Ejaculation Profile (PEP), Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT), Index of Premature Ejaculation (IPE), Arabic Index of Premature Ejaculation (AIPE), Aging Male Symptoms Scale (AMS), Androgen Deficiency in the Aging Male (ADAM), and Symptomatic Inventory for Screening Late-Onset Hypogonadism in Males (SILOH), and presents an overview on their clinical application.
Erectile Dysfunction ; Humans ; Male ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Objective To investigate the change of E-cadherin expression in human skin after cryopreservation. Methods The skin tissue was treated with DMSO-propyleneglycol (TD group) and trehalose-DMSO (DP group), respectively, and cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen (-196 ℃) for 7 and 14 days and the changes after cryopreservation were compared with that of fresh skin (control group). Immunohistochemical staining was used to detect the expression of E-cadherin in the skin.Results Compared with the fresh skin, TD group showed good preservation of the skin, and the expression level of E-cadherin was similar to that in the control group. Conclusion E-cadherin is well preserved in the TD group. Therefore, trehalose-DMSO is an effective cryoprotectant for human skin, and much better than that of traditional low-temperature protectants.

The history of the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) was reviewed through summarizing the background and process of the establishment of WFAS. The establishment background was explained in different aspects, named the recovery of acupuncture-Moxibustion in the world, the successive setup of world acupuncture-Moxibustion organizations, the divergences of International Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion, striding forward of China reform and opening policy as well as the attention of the World Health Organization (WHO), etc. The establishment of WFAS was introduced on the proposal from eight countries, the important time of the development of acupuncture and moxibustion in China, 1984, divergences and consensus as well as the final phase. The official establishment of WFAS represents the global benefits of acupuncture-Moxibustion colleagues. It is the international organization of acupuncture and moxibustion, contributing to the promotion of acupuncture and moxibustion in the world.
Acupuncture ; history ; organization & administration ; Acupuncture Therapy ; history ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Humans ; Moxibustion ; history ; Societies, Medical ; history

Antibiotics, Antineoplastic ; pharmacology ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Breast Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Down-Regulation ; Doxorubicin ; pharmacology ; Female ; Humans ; Oligonucleotides, Antisense ; pharmacology ; Phosphoproteins ; metabolism ; RNA-Binding Proteins ; metabolism ; Random Allocation

Objective We discussed the influence of health education on uncertainty of patients undergoing extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. Methods We divided 60 patients who were to undergo extracorporeal shock wave lithitripsy into the control group and the test group with 30 eases in each group. The test group implement systemic education according to the health education model. The control group received routine health education. Uncertainty about illness was measured by Mishel uncertainty in illness scale (MUIS) on admission, 1 day before lithotripsy and on discharge from hospital in the two groups. Results The illness uncertainty of the test group 1 day before lithotripsy and on discharge from hospital decreased evidently compared with that of on admission (P<0.01). The decrease amplitude was statistically different from that of the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion Health education through application of health education model could significantly decrease the illness uncertainty of patients undergoing extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.

Objective We aimed to discuss the model of health education for patients undergoing extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of urinary calculi and validate its effect. Methods We divided 490 patients who were to undergo extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of urinary calculi into the control group (230 cases) and the test group (260 cases). The test group received health education according to the model of health education. While the control group adopted routine health education method. The ache during operation, treatment effect and incidence rate of complications in the two groups were evaluated and compared. Results The incidence rate of pain, complications and effective rate in the test group was 6.92%, 4.99% and 99.23%, which were better than those of the control group (28.26%, 16.09% and 96.09%), P＜0.01. Conclusions Establishment of the model of health education could improve the treatment effect of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, reduce the incidence rate of complications and the relase rate of urinary calculi.

Brain ; diagnostic imaging ; Child, Preschool ; Electroencephalography ; Female ; Gastroenteritis ; complications ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Seizures ; etiology ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

From cooperation between World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) and World Health Organization, works of academics and standardization, acupuncture-moxibustion education, technique service, organization development, etc., the 27-year development of WFAS since 1987 was summarized and reviewed in details. The growth of WFAS witnesses and promotes the development of acupuncture and moxibustion in the world, so by learning the experience and lessons, WFAS could have a wider path, becoming a core organization for communicating and promoting the development of acupuncture, even the traditional medicine in the world.
Acupuncture ; education ; history ; organization & administration ; standards ; Acupuncture Therapy ; history ; standards ; Global Health ; history ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Humans ; Moxibustion ; history ; standards ; Societies ; history ; World Health Organization

OBJECTIVE:To systematically review the efficacy and safety of lamivudine(LAM)combined with adefovir dipiv-oxil (ADV) versus entecavir (ETV)alone in the treatment of decompensated HBV-associated cirrhosis. METHODS:Retrieved from PubMed,Cochrane Library,CBM,CNKI,VIP and WangFang Database, randomized controlled trails (RCT) about LAM combined with ADV(combination group)versus ETV(control group)in the treatment of decompensated HBV-associated cirrhosis were collected. Meta-analysis was performed by using Stata 11.0 software after data extraction and quality evaluation. RESULTS:Totally 13 RCTs were included,involving 972 patients. Results of Meta-analysis showed,there were no significant differences in the serum alanine transaminase (ALT)[SMD=0.079,95%CI(-0.086,0.244),P=0.348],total bilirubin (TBIL) [SMD=0.056, 95%CI(-0.118,0.230),P=0.529],ALB[SMD=-0.020,95%CI(-0.494,0.454),P=0.935],HBV-DNA negative conversion rate [RR=1.012,95%CI(0.950,1.079),P=0.710],HBV e antigen(HBeAg)seroconversion rate [RR=1.181,95%CI(0.969,1.439), P=0.099],HBeAg negative conversion rate [RR=1.011,95%CI(0.860,1.189),P=0.893],follow-up 96 week liver function Child-Turcotte-Pugh score [SMD=-0.063,95%CI(-0.299,0.173),P=0.601],virological breakthrough rate [RR=1.562,95%CI (0.471,5.178),P=0.466],mortality rate [RR=1.198,95%CI(0.624,2.300),P=0.587] and the incidence of adverse reactions [RR=1.552,95%CI(0.618,3.900),P=0.349]in 2 groups;follow-up 48 week liver function CTP score in combination group was significantly higher than control group,the difference was statistically significant [SMD=0.352,95%CI(0.031,0.672),P=0.031]. CONCLUSIONS:LAM combined with ADV shows similar efficacy and safety to ETV in the treatment of decompensated HBV-as-sociated cirrhosis,but within short term(48 weeks),ETV is more likely to inhibit the development of liver fibrosis of the chronic HBV patients,and even can reverse liver fibrosis and cirrhosis.