Overactive Bladder Syndrome and Detrusor Overactivity: Is There a Strong Relation between the Symptoms and Urodynamic Findings?

Aim: Overactive bladder (OAB) and detrusor overactivity (DO) may interfere because one may cause the other. Not all patients with DAB have DO, neither do all patients with DO have DAB. In our study the correlation between DAB symptoms and DO was investigated

Evaluation of Microdissection Testicular Sperm Extraction Results in Patients with Non-Obstructive Azoospermia: Independent Predictive Factors and Best Cutoff Values for Sperm Retrieval

Purpose: Testicular sperm extraction (TESE) for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) was first introduced for the treatment of non-obstructive azoospermia. This study was conducted to detect predictive factors affecting the success of microTESE

Increased preoperative levels of plasma fibrinogen and D dimer in patients with renal cell carcinoma is associated with poor survival and adverse tumor characteristics

Background and objective: The relationship between renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and coagulation/fibrinolysis system has been described in several studies. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of 4 different coagulation/fibrinolysis factors on the prediction of histopathologic and survival prognosis in patients with RCC

Association Between Prostate Volume and Red Cell Distribution Width

WOS: 000330900500009PubMed: 26663501ObjectivesTo evaluate relation between red cell distribution width (RDW) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). MethodsThe overall study population consisted of 942 men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), ranging in age from 60 to 85years old. Patients with disorder or medication that can influence lower urinary tract or erythrocytes were excluded from the study. the relationship between RDW, white blood cell (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and prostate volume, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) were assessed with multivariate linear regression model. Patients were analyzed in four groups stratified according to the quartiles of prostate volume. the one-way analysis of variance (anova) was used to compare RDW, WBC CRP, and ESR between different quartiles of prostate volume. ResultsA graded and independent association of RDW with the prostate volume was identified (P=0.001). RDW was significantly associated with prostate volume in multivariate linear regression model that was adjusted for age and hemoglobin. IPSS was significantly correlated with RDW, CRP and ESR. However significance was lost after adjustment for age and prostate volume. the RDW was significantly associated with the surgical treatment in the multivariate linear regression model that was adjusted for age and prostate volume. ConclusionsA correlation between an increased RDW and prostate volume was suggested by the new data from this study. This relation may be a consequence of inflammatory stress arising from BPH. the significant association between the easy, inexpensive RDW may provide a rational basis to include the RDW in algorithms for surgery risk prediction

Obesity might not be a risk factor for female sexual dysfunction

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eNOS Gene Intron 4 VNTR and Exon 7-G894T Polymorphisms in Turkish Men with Erectile Dysfunction: A Case Control Study

The associations between the gene polymorphisms and erectile dysfunction (ED) are limited

Sexual dysfunction in women with hyperprolactinemia: A pilot study report

Purpose: Hyperprolactinemia is a common hormonal disorder in women that may affect the phases of female sexual function (FSD). We investigated sexual function in patients with hyperprolactinemia