This content is machine translated Urethritis Pathogen spectrum and new therapeutic challenges The incidence of chlamydial and gonococcal disease in Switzerland is increasing. At the same time, multidrug-resistant gonococci and M. genitalium complicate antibiotic therapy. New strategies are needed to prevent the…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Congress of the Swiss Society of Urology in Lausanne One man’s joy is another man’s sorrow Erectile dysfunction can be severely limiting. The same applies to the opposite: if an erection persists permanently, it can become really dangerous. What to do when erectile tissue does not…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated DGHO in Vienna Prostate and breast cancer: the future belongs to combined therapies Treatment options are often limited in both prostate and breast carcinoma. The search for new effective drugs and combination therapies is therefore the primary goal of current studies.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Goldenrod for urinary tract infections Experiential medicine vs. clinical trials Goldenrod is a medicinal plant with a folk medicine tradition that has been used for centuries to treat urinary tract infections. To date, however, there are no studies according to…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Incompatibility reactions Sperm allergy Sperm allergies are IgE-mediated reactions against components of seminal fluid. The main allergen is prostate specific antigen (PSA). Therapeutic measures include exposure prophylaxis by condoms or hyposensitization by exposures to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Annual Congress of the American Urological Association (AUA), San Francisco Risk assessment in prostate cancer: what do biomarkers do? Since the implementation of PSA testing, the number of PCa diagnoses has multiplied. Biomarkers are increasingly used to prevent overdiagnosis and overtreatment. New approaches, but also limitations, of microbiological testing…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Alternative therapies D-mannose in the prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infections Resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobially active substances, e.g. antibiotics, is an increasing problem in the medical care of infectious diseases. Two studies provide insight into the possibility of using D-mannose…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 124. Congress of the DGIM in Mannheim - bacterial STD Syphilis is on the rise More and more people worldwide are becoming newly infected with STDs such as syphilis. Since symptoms disappear independently, the disease is often underestimated by patients. PD Dr. med. Clara Lehmann,…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Urinary and fecal incontinence post partum Risk factor pregnancy? Pregnancy and childbirth are causative factors in 50% of urinary incontinence and 75% of genital descent. Preventively, physical therapy, lifestyle modifications, perineal massage, and warm compresses can help during childbirth.…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Therapy for urinary incontinence in old age Surgery, drugs and other approaches Stress incontinence is addressed surgically, whereas overactive bladder is primarily addressed with medication. If conservative measures are unsuccessful, urogynecological and urodynamic clarification should be performed.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Groundbreaking research findings from Ticino The tumor likes “fat Future drugs could reduce fats in the cancer cell by inhibiting a specific, newly researched metabolic component. The tumor would be “starved out.” Results of a research group from Bellinzona.
