Erectile dysfunction rates and requests for treatment in patients attending outpatient urology clinics and those accompanying them

Abstract

These findings show that the doctor has a great responsibility in determining erectile dysfunction. Therefore discussions of sexual health should be made a routine part of doctor-patient discussions, and patients, especially those over 50, should be asked whether they have a complaint of erectile dysfunction.

Urinary Incontinence: Proper Assessment and Available Treatment Options

“…4 As is the case in other disease states that may cause patients embarrassment, such as irritable bowel syndrome and erectile dysfunction, the first step toward effective assessment and treatment of urinary incontinence is for the clinician to identify at-risk patients and initiate a discussion of treatment options. 5,6 Stress urinary incontinence Stress urinary incontinence is characterized by involuntary urine leakage-associated with increased intraabdominal pressure from physical stress-that occurs on laughing, sneezing, coughing, climbing stairs, and other physical exertion. Stress incontinence is caused by diminished function of the urethral sphincter that compromises its effectiveness when there are increases in abdominal pressure.…”