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Information regarding the possible influence of immunosuppressive drugs on male sexual function and reproductive outcomes is scarce. Men diagnosed with immune-mediated diseases and a wish to become a father represent an important neglected population since they lack vital information to make balanced decisions about their treatment.

There is evidence that post-radical prostatectomy (post-RP) incontinence is not just insufficiency of external urethral sphincter mechanism. Up to a third of men with post-RP incontinence, suffer from bladder dysfunction, namely overactive bladder (OAB).

The impact of positive surgical margins (PSM) on outcomes in partial nephrectomy (PN) is controversial. We investigated impact of PSM for patients undergoing PN on overall survival (OS) in different stages of renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Bladder pain syndrome (BPS), which includes the condition of interstitial cystitis, is a poorly understood clinical condition for which patients present with varying symptoms. Management of BPS is challenging for both patients and practitioners.

To assess the efficacy, safety, and outcomes of sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients with overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. We retrospectively reviewed PD patients who underwent Stage I SNS.

To determine if the Er:YAG laser can improve the symptoms of SUI patients after previously failed TOT/TVT procedures. This retrospective study includes the data of patients who were recruited from two different out-patient clinics of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department.

To compare the efficacy of artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) versus retrourethral transobturator sling (RTS) in men with moderate postprostatectomy urinary incontinence (PPI) using the propensity score-matching (PSM) to enhance the validity of the comparison (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).

To evaluate metabolic risk factors in calcium kidney stone formers from two different decades, comparing changes in metabolic profiles over time. A retrospective analysis was performed of calcium kidney stone formers who underwent metabolic evaluation of urolithiasis with 24-hour urine collections at a single institution.

To assess the relationship between stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and metabolic syndrome among a population-based cohort of women 20-59 years. NHANES database was used between the years of 2013- 2016 and included women aged 20-59 years.

Urinary incontinence is one of the most prevalent health concerns experienced by older women (aged ≥60 years). Individual pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is the recommended first-line treatment for stress or mixed urinary incontinence in women, but human and financial resources limit its delivery.