Journal Reviews archive for 2015

Oestrogens and OAB

1 January 2015 | | Functional Urology | hormone replacement therapy, oestrogen, overactive bladder

This is a multicentre study from Europe. The female genitals and lower urinary tract have a common embryological origin arising from urogenital sinus. Therefore, both could be sensitive to female sex steroid hormones. Oestrogens and progesterone receptors have been demonstrated...

Low dose PDE5I in IC

1 January 2015 | | Functional Urology

This is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of daily low-dose sildenafil (25mg) for the treatment of non-ulcer interstitial cystitis (IC) in women. Forty-eight women with clinical diagnosis of IC, from three centres, were equally randomised to...