Postvasectomy Semen Analysis Compliance With Utilization of a Mail-In Semen Analysis Kit.

Purpose: The AUA recommends postvasectomy semen analysis (PVSA) to verify successful vasectomy. However there remains poor patient compliance. We sought to assess whether mail-in PVSA improves patient compliance across a wide range of practice types.

Urine microbes and predictive metagenomic profiles associate with abnormalities in sperm parameters: implications for male subfertility.

Objective: To explore the taxonomic and predicted functional relationship between the urine microbiome and alterations of semen analysis (SA) parameters.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Academic medical center.

Semen microbiota are dramatically altered in men with abnormal sperm parameters.

There has recently been an explosion of studies implicating the human microbiome in playing a critical role in many disease and wellness states. The etiology of abnormal semen analysis (SA) parameters is not identified in 30% of cases; investigations involving the semen microbiome may bridge this gap. Here, we explore the relationship between the semen microbiome and alterations of sperm parameters.

Should I freeze my sperm?-readability and quality of health resources for sperm banking.

Background: Sperm banking refers to the collection and storage of sperm cells for future use. Despite the recommendations of major medical societies, sperm banking is not discussed sufficiently with patients at risk of future fertility. Majority of Americans utilize the internet regarding health information.

A Population-based Study of Ureteroenteric Strictures After Open and Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy.

Objective: To evaluate differences in the incidence of benign ureteroenteric stricture, we compared stricture rates of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) and open radical cystectomy (ORC) using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data.

Methods: We identified 332 RARC and 1449 ORC performed between 2009 and 2014 to determine stricture rates at 6, 12, and 24 months following surgery. We defined ureteroenteric stricture as the need for procedural intervention.

Feasibility of a Mobile Health Application To Monitor Recovery and Patient-reported Outcomes after Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

A mobile application (app) designed on the basis of a literature review and interviews with urologic oncologists was created to help streamline robot-assisted radical prostatectomy care and in compliance with quality indicators. Use of the app was limited to English-speaking men with iPhones; 20 of 43 men approached (47%) agreed to participate. Lack of an iPhone was the most common reason for non-enrollment (52%).

Meta-analysis and systematic review of interventional therapy versus anticoagulation for isolated femoropopliteal deep venous thrombosis.

Objective: Percutaneous endovenous intervention (PEVI) is gaining acceptance for select patients with symptomatic proximal lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT), but the benefits are uncertain in patients with isolated femoropopliteal DVTs. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to assess the safety and effectiveness of PEVI vs systemic anticoagulation for patients with isolated femoropopliteal DVT.

Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library from inception to March 2018.