[Persistent dysuria in women. Current issues in diagnosis and treatment].

The article discusses the causes of persistent dysuria in women and presents detailed algorithm for the examination of patients with recurrent lower urinary tract infections which is one of the most frequent causes of urination disorders in women. The high rate of recurrence of cystitis and urethritis in women suggests the need for careful examination and treatment of patients with account of etiology and pathogenesis of these diseases. In 20 patients who were examined according to the specified algorithm, non-gonococcal urethritis and exacerbation of recurrent cystitis were diagnosed.

[Hyperbaric oxygenation in the treatment of patients with interstitial cystitis: clinical and morphological rationale].

We studied efficacy of hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) in 8 patients with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS). Mean age of the patients was 53 years (35-72 years), mean duration of the disease 7.5 years (6-17 years).

Association of Mycoplasma hominis infection with prostate cancer.

The origin of chronic inflammation preceding the development of prostate cancer (PCa) remains unknown. We investigated possible involvement of mycoplasma infection in PCa by screening prostate biopsies from two groups of Russian men undergoing PCa diagnosis. M.

[Identification of Mycoplasma in patients with suspected prostate cancer].

Aim: Tests for Mycoplasma hominis, M. genitalium, Ureaplasma urealyticum in males with suspected prostate cancer.

Materials And Methods: Identification of mycoplasms was performed in prostate tissue samples using universal PCR as well as in serum samples of patients with suspected prostate cancer using ELISA for detection of IgG to M.