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Treatment with the combination of tamsulosin plus mirabegron following 125I-brachytherapy for prostate cancer falls short of improving voiding volume compared with tamsulosin monotherapy, although the combination helps with urination frequency and overactive bladder symptoms, according to a study.

Use of a motion-based digital device to guide pelvic floor muscle training effectively mitigates symptoms of urinary incontinence (UI) as well as reduces UI episodes relative to a home training program that consists of written and narrated instructions, as shown in a study.

The growth rates of transition and peripheral zones of the prostate vary, according to a study. Body mass index (BMI) and transition zone index (TZI) contribute to peripheral zone growth rate, while use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitor (5ARI) reduces the transition zone growth rate.

Nutritional status evaluated by the Genetic Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) can predict complications within 30 days following radical cystectomy (RC), suggests a study.

Vaginal complications occur more frequently than expected among women who undergo cystectomy, reports a study. More than one in five women, as well as over a quarter of those diagnosed undergoing intervention, experience such a complication.