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Alper K, Ozgur Y, Akif E, Cubuk A, Murat T, Onder C, Oktay A, Selami A. Long term erectile function results of radical perineal prostatectomy. Rev Int Androl 2022:S1698-031X(22)00019-X. [PMID: 35331662 DOI: 10.1016/j.androl.2020.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Although many patients are being treated by radical prostatectomy (RP), there is still insufficient information about the changes in long-term erectile function after RP. Our aim is to examine long term, up to 5 year erectile function status of patients after Radical Perineal Prostatectomy (RPP). MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and thirty-two patients, who underwent bilateral nerve-sparing Radical Perineal Prostatectomy (RPP) in between January 2012 and January 2017, with preoperative age≤70, prostate volume<80g, transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided biopsy Gleason score (GS)<7, prostate specific antigen (PSA) value<10ng/mL, and cT stage≤2 (N0, M0) were included into this study. Exclusion criteria were previous cardiovascular diseases, serious chronic renal and/or hepatic insufficiency, neurological diseases, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, and severe lung diseases. Patients who received additional treatment (hormonal and/or radiotherapy) after RPP were also excluded from the study group. Erectile function was evaluated before surgery and at postoperative 3rd, 12th, and 60th months. Patients with an "International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) - 5" score of ≥21 and patients whose IIEF-5 scores were between 16 and 20 but responded as "yes" to the "Sexual Encounter Profile (SEP) - 2" and "SEP-3" questions were accepted as having normal erectile function. RESULTS Out of the 132 patients, 96 (72.7%) of the patients were found to be potent in the first postoperative year. A total of 118 patients were evaluated at the end of 5 years. Eighty seven (73.7%) patients had normal erectile function according to our criteria. DISCUSSION According to the results of our study, short term and long term erectile function outcomes of patients undergoing RPP were favorable and there was no statistically significant difference between short and long term results.
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Gómez Torrijos C, de la Morena Barrio I, Yagüe Muñoz A, Gimeno Cardona C. Septic Arthritis due to Sneathia Sanguinegens in a Male. First Case Described in the Scientific Literature. Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2021; 17:237-238. [PMID: 32376387 DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2020.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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An 88-year-old male admitted with septic shoulder arthritis due to a gram-negative bacillus. The microorganism is identified by sequencing the 16 S rDNA gene as Sneathia sanguinegens. This is the first case described in the literature in a male, since so far only infections in women of childbearing age have been described.
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- Cristian Gómez Torrijos
- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de la Plana, Vila-real, Castellón, España.
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de la Plana, Vila-real, Castellón, España
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario General de Valencia, Valencia, España; Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología, Universidad de Valencia, Burjassot, Valencia, España
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Kaya C, Aykaç A, Kaya Y, Taş M. The effect of modifiable lifestyle factors on semen quality. Rev Int Androl 2020; 18:151-158. [PMID: 31953028 DOI: 10.1016/j.androl.2019.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES To examine the association between lifestyle factors (body mass index, smoking, alcohol consumption, coffee intake, physical activity, sauna and cell phone usage, wearing tight-fitting underwear), and conventional semen parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS 1311 participants who attended the Andrology Clinic were included in the study. All participants were separated into two groups as men with normozoospermia and dysspermia. All participants answered a questionnaire which contains questions about the modifiable lifestyle factors. The total risk scores were calculated after all the positive lifestyle factors had been counted. RESULTS Men with normozoospermia and dysspermia consisted of 852 (65.0%) and 459 (35.0%) participants respectively. A negative relationship between the wearing of tight underwear and having normal semen parameters was detected between the two groups (p=0.004). While going to a sauna regularly was negatively related to semen concentration, wearing tight underwear was also related to both lower motility, normal morphology as well as semen concentration (p<0.05). While the total score of all participants was 5.22±1.34 point, there were no statistical differences between the two groups (p=0.332). It was found that having 3 more or fewer points was not related to any type of semen parameters and results of a spermiogram. CONCLUSION The clinicians should give advice to infertile male patients about changing their risky lifestyle, for infertility, to a healthy lifestyle for fertility. Better designed studies, with larger sample sizes using conventional semen analysis with sperm DNA analysis methods, should be planned to identify the possible effects of lifestyle factors on semen quality.
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- Coşkun Kaya
- Eskisehir State Hospital, Department of Urology, Eskisehir, Turkey.
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- Karabük University School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Karabük, Turkey
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- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Health Science Faculty Department of Nursing, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Eskisehir State Hospital, Andrology Laboratory, Eskisehir, Turkey
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Gómez Navarro R, Sanz-Rosa D, Valdearcos Enguídanos S, Thuissard IJ, Martín Hernández C. [Mortality in a cohort of men with fragility hip fracture in a health area: Associated factors]. Semergen 2019; 45:458-466. [PMID: 31399387 DOI: 10.1016/j.semerg.2019.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND A quarter of the patients with fragility hip fracture (FHF) are men, and they have higher mortality rates than women. The objective of this study is to analyse the mortality, as well as associated factors, due to FHF in men aged ≥65years, while in hospital and at one and three years of follow-up. MATERIAL AND METHODS An analytical observational study was conducted on a historical cohort of 182 male patients equal or older than 65 years that were admitted to an Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (OST) Department between January 2009 and December 2014. RESULTS Within-hospital mortality was 10.9% (6% in the OST Department, and 8.6% in a Social-Health centre). A relationship (P=.039) was found between within-hospital mortality and age. A total of 20 patients died during their stay in both units, 42 (25.9%) died one year later, and 95 (58.6%) died three years later. Dementia/cognitive impairment was associated with a relative risk of one-year mortality of 2.2, and 1.6 of three-year mortality. An association was observed between age and mortality and between Barthel Index at baseline and mortality at both periods. The most frequent causes of death were cardiovascular (15.7%) and tumours (13.6%). CONCLUSIONS Male patients with FHF showed high mortality rates in hospital, and at one-year and three-years follow-up. The most important risk factor of mortality was dementia/cognitive deterioration at one year, and high blood pressure at three years.
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- Escuela de Doctorado e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas y Salud, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, España
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- Escuela de Doctorado e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas y Salud, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, España
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, España
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Varsavsky M, Romero Muñoz M, Ávila Rubio V, Becerra A, García Martín A, Martínez Díaz-Guerra G, Rozas Moreno P, Jódar Gimeno E, Muñoz Torres M. Consensus document on osteoporosis in males. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [PMID: 29530627 DOI: 10.1016/j.endinu.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To provide practical recommendations to assess and treat osteoporosis in males. PARTICIPANTS Members of the Bone Metabolism Working Group of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology. METHODS Recommendations were formulated using the GRADE system (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) to describe both the strength of recommendations and the quality of evidence. A systematic search was made in Medline (PubMed) using the following associated terms: «osteoporosis», «men», «fractures», «bone mineral density», «treatment», «hypogonadism», and «prostate cancer». Papers in English and Spanish with publication date before 30 August 2017 were included. Current evidence for each disease was reviewed by 2group members. Finally, recommendations were discussed in a meeting of the working group. CONCLUSIONS The document provides evidence-based practical recommendations for diagnosis, assessment, and management of osteoporosis in men and special situations such as hypogonadism and prostate cancer.
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- Mariela Varsavsky
- Servicio de Endocrinología, Metabolismo y Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Unidad de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital General Universitario Rafael Méndez. Lorca, Murcia, España
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- Unidad de Metabolismo Óseo, UGC Endocrinología y Nutrición, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, Granada, España
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- Unidad de Identidad de Género, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Campus de la Salud, Granada, España
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- Sección de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, España
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- Departamento de Endocrinología y Nutrición Clínica, Hospital Universitario Quirón Salud Madrid, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, España
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- UGC de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario Campus de la Salud, CIBERFES, Granada, España
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Martin-Marcuartu JJ, Alvarez-Perez RM, Sousa Vaquero JM, Jimenez-Hoyuela García JM. Selective sentinel lymph node biopsy in male breast cancer. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2017; 37:146-150. [PMID: 29246402 DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2017.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the reproducibility of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) technique in male breast cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively analysed 21 male patients diagnosed with breast cancer in our hospital from 2008 to 2016 with, at least, 18 months follow-up. Fifteen patients underwent selective sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) following the usual protocols with peritumoral injection of 18.5-111MBq of 99mTc-nanocoloides and acquisition of planar images 2hours after the injection. In 2 cases it was necessary to perform a SPECT/CT to locate the SLN. Immunohistochemistry and molecular techniques (OSNA) were used for their analysis. Six patients did not undergo SLNB because they had pathological nodes or distant disease at the time of diagnosis. RESULTS SLNB was performed in 15 patients. The SLN was negative in 6 patients and positive in the remaining 9. Three patients with positive SLNB did not need axillary lymphadenectomy because of the low number of copies by molecular analysis OSNA. Axillary lymphadenectomy was performed in the remaining 6 patients with the result of 4 positive axillary lymphadenectomies and 2 that did not show further extension of the disease. CONCLUSIONS According to our experience, SLNB in males is a reproducible, useful, safe and reliable technique which avoids unnecessary axillary lymphadenectomy and prevents the appearance of undesirable effects.
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- J J Martin-Marcuartu
- Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
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- Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España
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- Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España
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López Diez E, Pérez S, Iñarrea A, de la Orden A, Castro M, Almuster S, Tortolero L, Rodríguez M, Montero R, Ojea A. Prevalence and concordance of high-risk papillomavirus infection in male sexual partners of women diagnosed with high grade cervical lesions. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2016; 35:273-277. [PMID: 27004428 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2016.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Revised: 01/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the characteristics of high-risk papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection in men. The aims of this cross-sectional study were: (a) to investigate HR-HPV prevalence and genotype distribution in men, sexual partners of women presenting with high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (HG-CIN), according to epidemiological characteristics, and (b) to assess type-specific concordance between partners. METHODS A total of 125 men were recruited within the first 6 months after HG-CIN diagnosis of their partner. Samples from the coronal sulcus, glans penis shaft, and scrotum were tested with linear array HPV genotyping assay (Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany). Type-specific concordance within 120 couples was studied. Epidemiological factors were evaluated by multivariate logistic regression analysis. SPSS 19 (IBM, Chicago, USA). RESULTS The prevalence of HR-HPV infection in males was 50.4% (63/125). HPV16/53/52/51/66/31 were the most frequent genotypes (24/10.4/9.6/8.8/8/7.2%, respectively). Current smoking was associated with an increased risk for HR-HPV infection in men (38.2% (21/55) vs 60% (42/70), OR 2.4, p=0.025). Among 60 infected couples, 62% shared at least one genotype: 41.7% couples were concordantly HPV16 positive and 18.3% were HPV16 negative (kappa value: 0.21). The proportion of women with the same genotype as their male partner was higher than the proportion of men sharing the same genotype as their female partner: 58.7% (37/63) vs 30.8% (37/120), p<0.0001. CONCLUSIONS Sexual partners of women with HG-CIN are a significant reservoir and vector of HPV infection, a fact that could contribute to making viral clearance more difficult to achieve in their partners after treatment of their HG-CIN lesions.
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- Elena López Diez
- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
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- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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González-Macías J, Del Pino-Montes J, Olmos JM, Nogués X. Clinical practice guidelines for posmenopausal, glucocorticoid-induced and male osteoporosis. Spanish Society for Research on Bone and Mineral Metabolism (3rd updated version 2014). Rev Clin Esp 2015; 215:515-26. [PMID: 26434811 DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2015.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2015] [Revised: 07/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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These guidelines update issues covered in previous versions and introduce new ones that have arisen in recent years. The former refer mainly to the therapeutic developments that have been made during this time (zoledronate, denosumab, bazedoxifene), which have led to a change in the drug selection algorithm. The latter deal with therapeutic management, the description of new adverse effects (which have led to changes in therapeutic behaviour patterns, as is the case with atypical fracture of the femur), treatment duration (with consideration for the so-called "therapeutic holidays"), the so-called sequential treatment and changes in treatment imposed by certain circumstances. A new algorithm has been introduced for sequential treatment. Attention has also been paid to vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.
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- J González-Macías
- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Envejecimiento y Fragilidad (RETICEF), Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, España
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Envejecimiento y Fragilidad RETICEF), Universidad de Salamanca, Alfonso X el Sabio, Salamanca, España
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Envejecimiento y Fragilidad (RETICEF), Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, España
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital del Mar, URFOA-IMIM (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques). Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Envejecimiento y Fragilidad (RETICEF), Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
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León Vázquez F, Herrero Hernández S, Cuerpo Triguero C, Andrés Prado MJ, Cabello Ballesteros L. Prescription of alendronate and risedronate in men: off-label use in a health area. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 11:64-7. [PMID: 25107345 DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2014.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Revised: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Alendronate and risedronate are both effective and safe treatments for osteoporosis in men, but only risedronate has this indication in its data-sheet. We compared their use by gender. PATIENT AND METHODS Retrospective descriptive study of prescriptions of risedronate and alendronate in 2012 in primary care in the northwest area of the Community of Madrid. We compared patients and defined daily doses (DDD) dispensed by gender. RESULTS 14.857 patients used 1.847.370 DDD of alendronate or risedronate, 1.145 (7.7%) patients were men. In women alendronate was most prescribed (55% vs. 45%) than risedronate. Risedronate was preferred in men, 47.6% vs. 52.4%, resulting in a statistically significant difference (P<.001). CONCLUSIONS Risedronate is preferred to alendronate in men, which is often used off-label, despite the existence of alternatives.
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- Fernando León Vázquez
- Centro de Salud Universitario San Juan de la Cruz, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, España.
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- Servicio de Farmacia, Dirección Asistencial Noroeste, Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Majadahonda, Madrid, España
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- Unidad Docente Multidisciplinar de Atención Familiar y Comunitaria, Dirección Asistencial Noroeste, Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Majadahonda, Madrid, España
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- Unidad Docente Multidisciplinar de Atención Familiar y Comunitaria, Dirección Asistencial Noroeste, Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Majadahonda, Madrid, España
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Cambronero J, Arlandis S, Errando C, Mora A. Profile of lower urinary tract symptoms in the male and their impact on quality of life. Actas Urol Esp 2013; 37:401-7. [PMID: 23411069 DOI: 10.1016/j.acuro.2012.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Following current European Guidelines, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) are produced by several causes and, thus, thorough clinical assessment should be undertaken for a correct therapeutic management. This study was conducted in order to assess the symptoms profile and their impact on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) of male patients attending urology outpatient clinics. MATERIAL AND METHODS Epidemiological, cross-sectional study including adult male patients (n=826) presenting with at least one de novo previously untreated LUTS. Socio-demographic and clinical variables were collected. Patients completed IPSS, Bladder Control Self-Assessment Questionnaire (B-SAQ) and SF-12 questionnaires. RESULTS Mean age (SD) was 65 (10) years. A combination of storage, voiding and post-micturition symptoms were present in 69% of subjects and 30% showed >2 urgency episodes and >6 micturitions daily (storage symptoms -SS- sub-population). Storage symptoms were the reason for consultation in 86%. Mean peak urinary flow (Q(max)) was 11.4 mL/s, in 44% of patients,prostate volume was 20-40 mL and 91% showed moderate or severe symptoms on IPSS with an overall mean (SD) score of 17 (7). SS sub-population had higher B-SAQ scores (6,9 vs 4,8 for symptoms; 7,8 vs 5,1 for bother), and worse HRQL (IPSS item 8). CONCLUSIONS These findings support the importance of addressing treatment adequately according to patient profile, bothersomeness and impact on HRQL.
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