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Hormone Therapy Tied to Worse Bladder Health in Postmenopausal Women
TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 – Hormone therapy use is linked to worse bladder health in postmenopausal women, according to a study published online April 29 in Menopause. Camille P. Vaughan, M.D., from the ...
Transurethral Fulguration Alleviates Pelvic Pain in Interstitial Cystitis
MONDAY, May 5, 2025 – For patients with interstitial cystitis (IC), transurethral fulguration (TUF) is effective for alleviating pelvic pain, according to a study published online April 3 in...
New Antibiotic Blujepa May Be Effective in Treating Gonorrhea
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 — A newly approved antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections may also help fight drug-resistant gonorrhea, a new study shows. The medication, called gepotidacin, sold under ...
ACP: AI Recommendations More Often Better Quality for Virtual Care Visits
MONDAY, April 7, 2025 – Artificial intelligence (AI) recommendations are more often rated as better quality than final recommendations of physicians for virtual care visits made by patients with...
FDA Approves Blujepa for Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections
TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Blujepa (gepotidacin) for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs) in adult women (weighing 40 kg...
Uncomfortable Bladder Tests For Women Can Be Avoided
MONDAY, March 24, 2025 – A small urine leak might prompt a woman to worry she’ll need an uncomfortable and invasive bladder test to treat her incontinence. But good news – such bladder pressure t...
Low-Frequency Bladder Vibration Beneficial for UTI in Spinal Cord Injury
THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 – Applying low-frequency bladder vibration (LFBV) to patients with spinal cord injury (SCI)/neurogenic bladder who developed urinary tract infections (UTIs) during...
Clinical Manifestations Differ Between Interstitial Cystitis, Bladder Pain Syndrome
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – Interstitial cystitis and bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) vary in clinical manifestation, according to a study published online Oct. 18 in the International Journal of Urology. ...
Overactive Bladder Diagnoses Increased After Guideline Publication
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 – An increase in overactive bladder (OAB) diagnoses was seen following publication of the first OAB guideline, and the rate of third-line therapy procedures also increased,...
Nitrofurantoin, Cranberry Products May Cut UTI Episodes in Children
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 – For children with a history of recurrent urinary tract infection (RUTI), nitrofurantoin and cranberry products may reduce the incidence of symptomatic UTI episodes, according...
Ruling Out Other Conditions Needed With Suspected Interstitial Cystitis
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 – Efforts to rule out bladder tumors and tuberculosis are still essential in the follow-up of patients with suspected interstitial cystitis (IC), according to a study...
ChatGPT Provides Acceptable Answers to Half of Patient Urology Questions
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 – ChatGPT provides acceptable responses to nearly half of patient urology questions, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of Urology Practice. Michael Scott, ...
Ulcerative Hunner Lesions Can Help Characterize Bladder Pain, Infection
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 – Distinct phenotypic and urine biological characteristics are seen for patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) with a history of ulcerative Hunner...
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