Background The number of women among medical doctors and surgeons continues to rise. However, urology remains one of the least preferred specialties by female physicians, resulting in the inadequate academic representation of female urologists. In this study we examined changes in the representation of female urologists in the journals European Urology (EU) and Journal of Urology (JOU) and investigated in which urology subspecialties female urologists focus their academic studies. Methods Original articles, reviews and case reports published in EU and JOU were included in the study. The analysis was limited to 4 years, starting with 2004 and continuing at 5‐year intervals until 2019.The publications were also classified according to urology subspecialty and geographic location. Results In total, 2708 articles were analysed. Overall, women accounted for 9.9% of first authors (267/2708) and 5.9% of senior authors (161/2708).The proportion of female first authors was 8.2% in 2004 and increased to 10.7% in 2009, 10.6% in 2014, and 11.6% in 2019 (P = 0.062). The proportion of female last authors was 7% in 2004 and 5.3%, 6.1%, and 2.5% in 2009, 2014, and 2019, respectively (P = 0.011). Women accounted for a significantly higher proportion of first authors than men in publications related to female and paediatric urology (P = 0.001 and P = 0.002, respectively). Conclusions The increasing number of women urologists worldwide is not reflected in the scientific authorship of female urologists. Multicenter studies focusing on the elimination of gender disparity in academic representation are needed in surgical branches such as urology.

AIM: The aim of the present study is to identify the recovery rate after Transobturator Tape (TOT) surgery of social, physical, sexual and psychological problems caused by SUI in females.. METHODS: A total of 36 sexually active women were evaluated according to their self-perception of the quality of their life. They answered the following questionnaires; the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36). RESULTS: A statistically significant increase of mean 6.47 points was determined in the 3rd month FSFI scores. Also seven parameters of SF-36 questionnaire between the preoperative and 3-month postoperative values were significantly changed. (p