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Eur Urol ; 49(6): 1087-92, 2006 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16497431

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OBJECTIVES: To assess overactive bladder (OAB) prevalence, associated factors and implications in a young population. METHODS: An independent population-based study was carried out. A self-applicative questionnaire covering urinary symptoms, coping strategies, quality of life and treatment seeking behavior was developed. RESULTS: A total of 848 subjects between 15 and 55 years completed the questionnaire. The overall prevalence of OAB was 18.9%. Women were significantly more affected than men (p = 0.001). All age groups were equally affected (p = 0.152). Subjects with OAB reported significant impairment on household chores (p = 0.009), physical activities (p = 0.016), sleep (p < 0.001), work (p < 0.001), social life (p < 0.001) and sexual life (p < 0.001). In addition, OAB individuals present higher prevalence of depression (p = 0.036), anxiety (p < 0.001), shame (p < 0.001) and tiredness (p < 0.001) OAB was independently associated to sexual life impairment (OR = 3.36, 95% CI=1.20-9.39). Only 27.5% of OAB subjects sought for medical counseling. CONCLUSIONS: OAB is a highly prevalent condition, even in such a young population. It affects both genders, yet it is more frequently observed in women. OAB is an important health condition, with serious impact on quality of life and sexual function. A large percentual of individuals remain unrecognized, under treated and consequently suffer for long periods of time.


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Urinary Bladder, Overactive/epidemiology , Adult , Brazil/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence
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J Urol ; 174(6): 2178-80, 2005 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16280759

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PURPOSE: It has been reported that more aggressive prostate cancer (PC) can be associated with low serum testosterone levels. The relationship between serum androgens and PC is still not completely understood. In this study we examined the association of prognostic factors in men who underwent radical retropubic (RRP) prostatectomy with low or normal total testosterone. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated 64 consecutive patients with localized PC treated with RRP between July 2002 and November 2003. PC was diagnosed by transrectal ultrasonography guided biopsy performed for either a suspicious digital rectal examination or serum prostate specific antigen greater than 4.0 ng/ml. Gleason score was determined in prostatic biopsies. Pathological TNM staging (1997), capsular perforation, seminal vesicle involvement and surgical margin status were determined in all surgical specimens. The threshold for serum total testosterone was 270 ng/dl. In all analyses p <0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences among prostate specific antigen, Gleason score (biopsy or specimen), pathological stage, capsular perforation and seminal vesicle involvement. However, patients with low total testosterone had increased positive surgical margins (p = 0.026). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with low total testosterone more frequently present with positive surgical margins in RRP specimens. The true association between low testosterone and poor clinical outcome in the long term needs validation in large prospective studies.


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Hypogonadism/blood , Prostatectomy , Prostatic Neoplasms/blood , Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology , Testosterone/blood , Aged , Biomarkers, Tumor/blood , Biopsy/methods , Digital Rectal Examination , Humans , Hypogonadism/complications , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Staging , Prognosis , Prostate-Specific Antigen/blood , Prostatic Neoplasms/immunology , Prostatic Neoplasms/surgery , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Treatment Outcome
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