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Among men with overactive bladder

Behavioral Therapy First Step for Overactive Bladder in Men

Combination therapy better than drug therapy alone, but not better than behavioral therapy alone
For couples seeking infertility treatment

Folic Acid, Zinc Supplements in Men No Benefit in Infertility

No significant improvement seen in semen quality, live births among couples seeking infertility treatment
A new method of face-lift surgery eliminates visible scars for bald men undergoing the procedure

New Technique Improves Face-Lifts for Balding Men

Short-scar technique helps to mask face-lift scars for balding men
Men born small for gestational age may have an increased risk for infertility in adulthood

Infertility Risk Increased for Men Born Small for Gestational Age

Link weakened after excluding those born with hypospadias, cryptorchidism; no link seen in women
Black-white patterns in subtype-specific breast cancer incidence rates differ for men and women

Black Men Have Higher Breast Cancer Rates for All Subtypes

Black-white patterns in subtype-specific breast cancer incidence rates differ for men and women
The Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score is associated with mortality at a lower threshold for men versus women with breast cancer

Threshold for Breast Cancer Recurrence Score Differs by Sex

Increased mortality seen at lower ranges of Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score for men versus women
Treatment of male breast cancer has evolved since 2004

Treatment of Male Breast Cancer Has Evolved From 2004 to 2014

Significant increases seen in total mastectomy, radiotherapy after breast conservation, endocrine tx
Male breast cancer patients have higher mortality after cancer diagnosis than female patients

Higher Mortality Seen for Male Breast Cancer Patients

Clinical characteristics, undertreatment correlated with 63.3 percent excess mortality rate for men
Screening for breast cancer in men has increased over time

Screening for Breast Cancer in Men Has Increased Over Time

Risk higher for older age, Ashkenazi descent, genetic mutations, and personal, first-degree family hx
More men with long-term opioid use are screened for low testosterone than men taking opioids for a short period of time; however

Screening for Opioid-Related Low Testosterone Underused

Rates of screening, treatment for low testosterone higher for prolonged versus short-term opioid users