Natural history of lower urinary tract symptoms in Japanese men from a 15‐year longitudinal community‐based study

Fukuta, Fumimasa; Masumori, Naoya; Mori, Mitsuru; Tsukamoto, Taiji

doi:10.1111/j.1464-410x.2011.10866.x

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“…Another important problem in geriatric urology is LUTS. In contrast to cancer, there are no racial differences in the incidence of LUTS . Recently, “frailty” has become a commonly used medical term in gerontology.…”

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Current work environments: What problems are being faced by Japanese urologists?

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Computer technology has contributed to innovative progress in industrial infrastructures and has had a major influence on various work environments. Evaluations of work environments are routinely carried out in Western countries, but historically there has been resistance to such evaluations in Japan. In this mini-review, we discuss the current work environments of urologists in Japan. The number of urologists has increased each year, and the population density of urologists was 5.4 (per 100 000 people) in 2014. The average age of urologists in Japan was 48.9 years, and the percentage of female urologists was just 5.3%. Additionally, the geographic distribution of urologists was uneven in Japan. From projections based on population dynamics, the need for more urologists in the near future will probably increase. Because medical environments vary depending on the country, it is necessary to understand current work environments in greater detail initially. Furthermore, we should determine original measures for the establishment of satisfactory urological work environments in Japan.

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“…From October 1992 to May 1993, we carried out a cross‐sectional community‐based study on sexual function as well as lower urinary tract symptoms in men aged 40–79 years in Shimamaki‐mura, Hokkaido, Japan . From February 2007 to February 2008, we also carried out the same cross‐sectional community‐based study, as in the initial survey . We compared the results of these two studies to determine longitudinal changes of their sexual function and sexual satisfaction.…”

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Changes of sexual function and perception in Japanese men: A 15‐year cross‐sectional community‐based study

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Objectives: To investigate the longitudinal changes of sexual function of Japanese men. Methods: From 1992 to 1993, we carried out a cross-sectional community-based study on sexual function in Japanese men aged 40-79 years. After 15 years, a followup study was carried out to determine longitudinal changes of their sexual function. Of the 319 participants in the initial study, 135 participated again in the follow-up study. Sexual function was assessed using the same validated questionnaire in the two studies.Results: Erectile rigidity declined in men of each age decade at baseline (40s, 50s, 60s and 70s) of the initial study (P < 0.01, <0.01, <0.01 and <0.05). The frequency of sexual drive was significantly decreased in men aged in their 40s, 50s and 60s (P < 0.05, <0.01 and <0.01). Men aged in their 40s were dissatisfied with their decreased sexual function (P < 0.05). In contrast, men aged in their 70s were satisfied with their sexual life (P < 0.01). Conclusions: Over a 15-year period, the sexual function of Japanese men declined in each age decade. However, the perception of this decline differed among different age group. Most elderly Japanese men did not worry about their impaired sexual function.

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“…Therefore, we concluded that uroflowmetry can be used as an effective tool in MLUTS assessment of the patients. Most community-based studies showed that age and symptom scores showed a positive correlation (16)(17)(18)(19)(20) as well as an increase in LUTS severity with age. Despite some studies showing a negative correlation between age and symptom indexes (11,21), the majority of the studies including ours showed an increase in symptom scores with age.…”

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Correlation between lower urinary tract symptoms and objective measures of uroflowmetry

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Indroduction: Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is the most commonly diagnosed benign adenoma which causes serious clinical symptoms by bladder outlet obstruction. BPH patients suffer from negative changes in their quality of life and restriction of their daily activities due to the disease symptoms. Our main objective in this study is to evaluate the relationship between BPH and LUTS as described by International Prostate Symptoms Score and objective non-invasive parameters related to BPH. Materials and methods: 238 Patients over 40 years with clinical BPH, LUTS and/or prostate volumes greater than 25 ml who presented to urology department were included in the study. All patients included in the study were subjected to a standardized diagnostic panel which included patient history, physical examination, biochemistry panels and urinalysis. Results: Results showed an increase in symptom scores with age. As symptom scores go from mild to severe; Q max values showed a decrease meanwhile prostate volume, PSA and postvoid residue increased. Again, in terms of erectile dysfunction, erectile dysfunction complaints increased with increased IIEF symptom scores. When all these results were evaluated, a positive correlation was seen between uroflowmetry parameters with patient symptoms, PSA and IIEF scores. Conclusion: From our study results, we can conclude that uroflowmetry is a very useful tool in monitoring lower urinary system complaints.KEY WORDS: Prostate volume; Erectile dysfunction; Uroflowmetry; Urinary system complaints. toms (LUTS) (5, 6). Uroflowmetry gives enough information in diagnosing BOO. Our main objective in this study is to evaluate the relationship between BPH and LUTS as described by International Prostate Symptoms Score (IPSS) and objective non-invasive parameters related to BPH. MATERIALS AND METHODS238 Patients over 40 years with clinical BPH, LUTS and/or prostate volumes greater than 25 ml who presented to urology department of Dumlupinar University Evliya Celebi Research and Training Hospital between 20

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Natural history of lower urinary tract symptoms in Japanese men from a 15‐year longitudinal community‐based study

Abstract: Abbreviations : PV , prostate volume ; Q max , peak urinary fl ow rate ; QoL , quality of life.

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Current work environments: What problems are being faced by Japanese urologists?

Current work environments: What problems are being faced by Japanese urologists?

Changes of sexual function and perception in Japanese men: A 15‐year cross‐sectional community‐based study

Correlation between lower urinary tract symptoms and objective measures of uroflowmetry

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