Gender disparities among publications within international sexual medicine urology journals and the impact of blinding in the review process.

Background: While female urologists are known to publish at less frequency than their male peers, The Journal of Sexual Medicine was reported to have among the highest growth in female authorship from 2002 to 2020 in urology journals.

Aim: We sought to assess the frequency of female authorship in sexual medicine journals worldwide and the factors that affect this, including the blinded/unblinded review process.

Methods: Eleven sexual medicine journals were assessed for geographic location, peer review method, and SCImago Journal Rank citation index (a metric of citation frequency and prestige).

Partial-gland Cryoablation Outcomes for Localized Prostate Cancer in Patients with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-visible and MRI-invisible Lesions.

Background: Expert consensus recommends treatment of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-visible prostate cancer (PCa). Outcomes of partial-gland ablation (PGA) for MRI-invisible PCa remain unknown.

Objective: To compare recurrence-free survival, adverse events, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes following cryoablation of MRI-visible vs invisible PCa.

Radical cystectomy and urinary diversion outcomes in patients with single vs. double renal unit: A 2:1 matched-pair analysis.

Objective: To evaluate perioperative and functional outcomes of radical cystectomy (RC) and urinary diversion (UD) in patients with a single kidney (SK) vs. double kidneys (DK).

Methods: We reviewed records of patients who underwent RC for bladder cancer with a history of prior or concurrent nephrectomy at USC between 2004 and 2020.

The effect of testicular trauma on male infertility.

We aim to evaluate the effect of testicular trauma on male reproductive outcomes. The electronic medical record was retrospectively searched using diagnosis codes for testicular trauma and procedure codes for testicular trauma repairs, at Los Angeles County and Parkland Hospitals, for males aged 18-55 years. Charts were reviewed for trauma details, reproductive hormones, and semen analyses.

Systematic Review: The Neovaginal Microbiome.

We reviewed neovaginal colonization and inflammatory patterns, and factors that may impact this. A systematic review of the neovaginal microbiome was conducted in concordance with PRISMA guidelines through October 2021. Thirteen articles were included, totaling 458 patients.

[HER2/neu expression in Venezuelan patients with locally advanced breast cancer].

To know the prognosis of a patient with cancer allows choosing the most appropriate therapeutic. The expression of the oncogen HER2/neu has been related to an unfavourable prognosis in patients with infiltrating breast carcinoma, for this reason, the purpose of this work was to analyze its predictive and prognostic value in patients with locally advanced breast cancer, treated in the Oncological Institute "Dr Miguel Perez Carreño". Information about personal data of 58 patients was compiled, as well as the received treatment, clinical response data of the biopsy report, histological grade, nuclear grade, node status and evolution of the patient.