Publications by authors named "V Favilla"
Introduction: Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) are a complex cluster of synthetic derivatives of testosterone. AAS abuse is considered a major public health issue since it has increased among young/adolescent males. The use of steroids has a prevalence rate of 14% in young athletes and 30-75% in professional athletes or bodybuilders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The prevalence of testicular tumor is constantly increasing, with an estimated incidence rate of about 3-10 new cases per 100,000 males/per year. Radical orchiectomy or testis sparing surgery (TSS) are recognized therapeutic approaches in these cases. However, the risk for hypogonadism and infertility is higher with the former compared with the latter.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Neuroactive steroids may have a role in regulating sexual function. This case-control study assessed whether dutasteride, a 5α-reductase inhibitor used for treatment of patients with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), impacts on the levels of neuroactive steroids, leading to erectile dysfunction (ED) and/or hypoactive sexual desire (HSD).
Methods: Forty patients with BPH and moderate-to-severe lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), pre-scheduled for prostate transurethral resection or open prostatectomy were enrolled.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of combined oral administration and intralesional injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) with intralesional injections alone, in patients with early onset of Peyronie's disease (PD).
Materials And Methods: For this prospective, randomized phase III clinical trial we included patients with recent diagnosis of PD. Eighty-one patients were randomized into two groups.