Researchers have discovered a combination of compounds that may help in the treatment of Peyronie’s disease in its active phase, according to a recent study in European Urology. After testing 21 substances in an phenotypic screening assay and working with rat models, they determined that the combination of vardenafil [a phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor] […]
Dr. Trinity Bivalacqua Wins AUA Gold Cystoscope Award
Dr. Trinity J. Bivalacqua of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has won of the American Urological Association’s 2019 Gold Cystoscope Award. The award was given in acknowledgement of Dr. Bivalacqua’s “innovative translational research and significant contributions to the fields of sexual dysfunction and urologic oncology,” according to the AUA website. Congratulations, Dr. Bivalacqua!
Erectile Dysfunction a Concern for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects about three in ten male childhood cancer survivors, scientists report, adding that ED “may be a modifiable condition” for this population. Their study, discussed in a recent research letter in JAMA Oncology, involved 1,021 male childhood cancer survivors between the ages of 19 and 62 (median age 31 years). At least […]
Mindfulness Therapy for ED Feasible, Warrants Further Research
Mindfulness-based group therapy is a feasible method for treating men with situational erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a recent pilot study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The therapy, which involves “non-judgmental present-moment awareness” has been beneficial for women with sexual dysfunction in the past, as it reduces anxiety and sexual distress. However, little was […]
Mindfulness Therapy for ED Feasible, Warrants Further Research
Mindfulness-based group therapy is a feasible method for treating men with situational erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a recent pilot study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The therapy, which involves “non-judgmental present-moment awareness” has been beneficial for women with sexual dysfunction in the past, as it reduces anxiety and sexual distress. However, little was […]
VJPU: A Changing of the Guard
During the 19th Annual Fall Scientific Meeting of the SMSNA, the new members of the Editorial Board officially started their activities for the Video Journal of Prosthetic Urology (VJPU). Serving a two-year term, ending during the World Meeting on Sexual Medicine (WMSM) in Japan in 2020, the following doctors will form the Editorial Board: Dr. […]