1.Nonsurgical Interventions for Peyronie's Disease: Update as of 2016.
Gregory A JOICE ; Arthur L BURNETT
The World Journal of Men's Health 2016;34(2):65-72
Peyronie's disease (PD) is a debilitating condition of the penis that leads to significant pain, erectile dysfunction, and emotional distress in men. PD is likely underreported due to lack of knowledge of the disease and the absence of well-established available treatments. Surgical treatment can lead to sustained improvements, but is often associated with penile shortening and places the patient at risk for perioperative morbidity. Nonsurgical management has been studied for several years as an alternative to surgery for men with PD. Currently, much of the data on nonsurgical management is conflicting, with only one treatment that has been recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Significant effort has been devoted to advancing non-surgical treatments for PD that can be implemented outside of the operating room. This review aims to describe the research behind current nonsurgical therapies for PD and to highlight the recent advances that have been made within the last three years.
Erectile Dysfunction
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Humans
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Injections, Intralesional
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Male
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Operating Rooms
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Penile Induration*
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Penis
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United States Food and Drug Administration
2.Shifting the Paradigm of Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Prostate Cancer.
Michael A BELL ; Jeffrey D CAMPBELL ; Gregory JOICE ; Nikolai A SOPKO ; Arthur L BURNETT
The World Journal of Men's Health 2018;36(2):103-109
Historically, testosterone and prostate cancer have been demonstrated to have a positive association leading providers to forgo testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in men with concurrent histories of hypogonadism and prostate cancer. This paradigm has been gradually shifting with our evolving understanding of the relationship between testosterone and prostate cancer and the gaining popularity of the saturation model. Newer data suggests improved quality of life for men with hypogonadism after TRT leading to a more tempered view of the effects of this treatment and its risk in prostate cancer. As more reports emerge of TRT in men who have either undergone definitive treatment for prostate cancer or are on active surveillance, some providers see a role for TRT in these patients despite non-consensus in clinical guidelines. It is critical that we examine evidence currently available, while we await more rigorous data to emerge.
Androgens
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Humans
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Hypogonadism
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Male
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Prostate*
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Prostate-Specific Antigen
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Prostatic Neoplasms*
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Quality of Life
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Testosterone*