The leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for pelvic health, American Medical System (AMS), today announced the launch and immediate availability of its new GreenLight XPS (Xcelerated Performance System) for laser treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or enlarged prostate.
The new GreenLight XPS was built upon the technology and performance of AMS’ GreenLight PV […]

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According to new figures from the National Cancer Registry, the number of cases of prostate cancer in Ireland in men over the age of 55 has doubled over the past 10 years. It was also revealed that the number of deaths from the disease only rose very slightly between 1996 and 2006,
Ireland’s death rate remains […]

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While some studies show that the PSA test can also deliver a false positive about 20 percent of the time, it is also recognized as a good indicator of potential cancerous conditions and should be taken seriously.
An old Harvard study indicated that men having an annual PSA test were almost three times less likely to […]

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According to the study published in the June/July issue of the Journal of Andrology, researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered a method to select sperm with the highest DNA integrity in a bid to improve male fertility.
The senior author of the study said the method is comparable to that of the egg’s natural […]

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Studies concluded that young women of reproductive-age are among those at greatest risk of acquiring HIV. More than that, several studies have suggested that during pregnancy women are even more susceptible to infection. Now, according to a study conducted in Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia,  pregnancy is a time when men […]

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High-flow priapism (HFP) may occur secondary to perineal trauma, congenital arterial malformations, and iatrogenic insults. Statistics show that in those cases that do not resolve spontaneously, the standard management offered is by selective embolization, resulting in resolution rates as high as 78%; however, erectile dysfunction (ED) is a frequent complication, occurring in up to 39% of […]

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The additional study results from the Phase III clinical trial evaluating toremifene 80 mg for the prevention of fractures in men with prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy will be presented by GTx, Inc.at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association being held in San Francisco May 29-June 3.
Multivariate analysis demonstrates treatment with […]

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A study at Department of the Medical School, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil. investigated the effect of systemic arterial pressure on erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients in the initial stages of peripheral arterial disease.
Reseachers concluded the progression of erectile dysfunction parallels the development of chronic arterial insufficiency. Systemic arterial hypertension in the initial stages […]

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A study at University of California, San Francisco, aimed to assess whether sex hormone levels are associated with subsequent development of prostate cancer.
According to study findibgs, in older men, higher estrone levels were strongly associated with an increased risk of incident prostate cancer. However, this association between estrone and prostate cancer risk needs to be […]

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A study at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson has found that Stat5, a signaling protein previously found to be key to survival of prostate cancer, is also involved in metastasis.
Researchers demonstrate in both laboratory and animal models that nuclear Stat5 over-expression leads to a deadly spread of the cancer. They add that their work […]

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