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- A Gut Bug That Flags Kidney Stone Return2026-06-29
A Chinese prospective study found Escherichia-Shigella gut abundance, family history, and creatinine predicted stone recurrence with AUC 0.943 in validation.
Development and Validation of a Predictive Model for Calcium Oxalate Kidney Stone Recurrence Integrating Gut Microbiome and Clinical Features kidney stones gut microbiome biomarkers cohort study
- Vitamins Topped Every Other Lifestyle Factor in IVF2026-06-10
Of 501 couples undergoing IVF, the only factor linked to pregnancy when both partners were assessed together was taking vitamins, minerals, and trace elements
Occupational and Lifestyle Factors of Male and Female Infertility Patients: Do They Impact ART Success? infertility male infertility occupational exposure pregnancy cohort study
- Measuring Female Sexual Dysfunction With ED Pills2026-05-20
SNRIs carried the highest SD risk (aOR 1.75) among antidepressants; women's data is nearly unmeasurable by design
Patterns and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder: A Cohort and Case-Control Study in Sweden antidepressants sexual dysfunction cohort study mental health epidemiology
- Skipping Testosterone Therapy Raises Death Risk2026-04-22
In 408 men with pituitary tumors followed 8 years, TRT showed no increase in heart attack or stroke risk — but untreated low T was tied to higher mortality
Secondary Hypogonadism and Effects of Testosterone Replacement Therapy on Cardiovascular Events hypogonadism testosterone therapy cardiovascular disease cohort study
- Testicular Cancer's Suicide Risk Lasts a Decade2026-04-15
Men with testicular cancer had 31% higher suicide mortality than the general population; risk doubled in year one and persisted for 10 years
Persistent Suicide Risk in Survivors of Testicular Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study testicular cancer survivorship cohort study epidemiology
- Malnutrition Splits Non-Seminoma Survival: 16% vs 97%2026-04-10
Non-seminoma patients with depleted metabolic profiles had 16.1% five-year survival vs 97.4% in those with preserved profiles
Metabolic Profile and Skeletal Muscle as Predictors of Survival in Testicular Germ Cell Tumors testicular cancer biomarkers survivorship cohort study
- New Obesity Hurts Erections More Than Chronic Obesity2026-04-09
Brazilian men who became newly obese had 2.46× the odds of persistent ED vs. stable healthy-weight men; those already obese had 1.73×
Longitudinal Associations Between Changes in Body Mass Index and Erectile Dysfunction erectile dysfunction obesity cohort study vascular health
- Gallstones Double Your Kidney Stone Risk2026-04-08
People with gallstones had 80% higher odds of developing kidney stones in a 121,000-person Taiwanese cohort
Gallstone Disease Increases the Risk of Kidney Stone Disease: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Cohort Study kidney stones cohort study cross-sectional metabolic syndrome
- Mesh Clinic Patients: Pain Gets Treated, Psych Distress Doesn't2026-04
74 women with mesh complications waited a median 185 days to see a specialist — and only 13.5% were referred to psychology despite high distress scores
A Retrospective Cohort Study Investigating the Clinical Care Pathway for Patients at a Pelvic Mesh Complications Clinic in a Western Australian Tertiary Hospital pelvic floor urinary incontinence women's health health services cohort study surgical outcomes
- Immunotherapy Shows Early Pulse in Rare Penile Cancer2026-03-19
First prospective trial of perioperative chemoimmunotherapy in locally advanced PSCC reports 53% response rate in 17 evaluable patients
Neoadjuvant and/or Adjuvant Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Combined with Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Resectable Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma penile cancer immunology surgical outcomes cohort study
- 75,000 Exams to Find One Testicular Cancer2026-03-17
Screening 300,793 adolescents caught 4 testicular cancers in 6 months — and 86% of all cases were stage I anyway
Screening of Adolescents for Testicular Cancer — A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study screening testicular cancer cohort study pediatric urology
- Planet-Friendly Diet Cuts Kidney Stone Risk 19%2026-03-14
Eating closer to the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet linked to 19% lower kidney stone incidence; genetics barely changed the math
Adherence to the EAT-Lancet Diet, Genetic Predisposition, and Risk of Kidney Stone Disease kidney stones cohort study genetics obesity
- Vitamins Nudge Sperm Motility, Not Much Else2026-03-02
Antioxidant/vitamin combo raised sperm motility from 17% to 24% in infertile men — statistically significant, still well below normal
Therapeutic Supplementation With Antioxidants and Vitamins Improved Sperm Motility Among Infertile Men With Idiopathic Low Spermatogenesis male infertility oxidative stress spermatogenesis semen quality cohort study
- Blood Test Predicts Who Survives Salvage Chemo for Testicular Cancer2026-02-19
In relapsed germ cell tumors, a liquid biopsy tumor fraction above threshold predicted significantly worse OS; miR-371a-3p did not.
Impact of Circulating Tumor DNA and Copy-Number Alterations on Clinical Outcome in Relapsed/Refractory Germ Cell Tumors Treated With Salvage High-Dose Chemotherapy testicular cancer biomarkers genomics cohort study
- Venlafaxine Nearly Doubles Sexual Dysfunction Risk in Depressed Men2025-11-08
Venlafaxine raised sexual dysfunction risk 27% vs citalopram overall — and 93% higher among hospitalized depression patients
Sexual Dysfunction in Male Patients After Initiating Treatment with Antidepressants antidepressants sexual dysfunction pharmacovigilance cohort study
- Testicular Cancer Is Getting Older and Surviving Better2025-10-13
30-year Spanish single-center data: men over 40 at diagnosis quadrupled from 7% to 29%, and 10-year cause-specific survival reached 97%
Epidemiological Patterns, Temporal Trends in Management and Long-Term Outcomes in Testicular Cancer: a 30-Year Single Center Experience testicular cancer survivorship cohort study health services
- Does Your Gut Decide If a PE Drug Works?2025-07-22
Men who responded to dapoxetine had different gut bacteria than non-responders, but the link was weak
Uncovering novel therapeutic targets for premature ejaculation from gut microbiota: A prospective high-throughput sequencing study premature ejaculation gut microbiome biomarkers cohort study