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January 14, 2025
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‘More rigorous’ discussion needed about potential complications after prostate cancer therapy

‘More rigorous’ discussion needed about potential complications after prostate cancer therapy

Men treated with radiotherapy and prostatectomy for prostate cancer exhibit significantly higher risk for numerous urinary and sexual complications compared with the general population, according to results of a cohort study.

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August 30, 2024
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Physical activity, including yoga, reduces urinary incontinence in women

Physical activity, including yoga, reduces urinary incontinence in women

Both pelvic floor yoga and general physical conditioning reduced the incidence of urinary incontinence in middle-aged women, results from a randomized study showed.

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August 06, 2024
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Cognitive function modestly tied to lower urinary tract symptoms for midlife women

Cognitive function modestly tied to lower urinary tract symptoms for midlife women

For midlife women, better cognitive function — specifically ability, attention, processing speed and executive function — was associated with a lower likelihood of lower urinary tract symptoms, researchers reported in Menopause.

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February 28, 2024
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New data ‘challenge’ understanding of simple vs. radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer

New data ‘challenge’ understanding of simple vs. radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer

Simple hysterectomy is not inferior to radical hysterectomy in terms of 3-year incidence of pelvic disease recurrence among women with low-risk cervical cancer, according to study data published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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February 28, 2024
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Insights into adverse effects may help guide prostate cancer treatment decision-making

Insights into adverse effects may help guide prostate cancer treatment decision-making

Adverse events experienced by men with prostate cancer varied considerably based on the treatment they received, results of a 10-year follow-up study showed.

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February 13, 2024
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Prostate cancer survivors report improved sexual function, vitality on plant-based diets

Prostate cancer survivors report improved sexual function, vitality on plant-based diets

Prostate cancer survivors consuming plant-based diets had better scores for sexual function, vitality, urinary obstruction and incontinence than those on animal-based diets, study results published in Cancer showed.

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January 30, 2024
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Urinary incontinence significantly associated with disability for midlife women

Urinary incontinence significantly associated with disability for midlife women

For midlife women, urinary incontinence has a strong association with multiple disability domains, including mobility and social engagement, according to study findings published in Menopause.

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March 09, 2023
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Speaker: Lidocaine has more favorable complication profile for neuraxial anesthesia in THA

Speaker: Lidocaine has more favorable complication profile for neuraxial anesthesia in THA

LAS VEGAS — Compared with bupivacaine, lidocaine had a more favorable complication profile when used for neuraxial anesthesia in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, according to presented results.

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December 20, 2022
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Artificially sweetened beverages do not increase women’s odds of urinary incontinence

Artificially sweetened beverages do not increase women’s odds of urinary incontinence

Consumption of artificially sweetened beverages was not associated with stress or urgency urinary incontinence, researchers reported.

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November 29, 2022
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Vaginal birth after cesarean linked to greater risk for pelvic floor surgery

Vaginal birth after cesarean linked to greater risk for pelvic floor surgery

Among women with a previous cesarean section, those who underwent vaginal delivery instead of another cesarean delivery were more likely to need pelvic floor surgery, according to data published in PLOS Medicine.

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