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  • Chapter 35 - Sleep and Men’s Health

  • from Section 5 - Medical and Surgical Management of Issues of Male Health
  • Edited by Douglas T. Carrell, Utah Center for Reproductive Medicine, Alexander W. Pastuszak, University of Utah, James M. Hotaling, Utah Center for Reproductive Medicine
  • Book:
    Men's Reproductive and Sexual Health Throughout the Lifespan
    Published online:
    06 December 2023
    Print publication:
    16 November 2023, pp 279-288

  • Summary

    More than one-third of American adults fail to achieve the 7–9 hours of sleep recommended by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society needed for optimal health and well-being. In addition to primary sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome, many modern societal factors are also thought to contribute to chronic sleep deficiency, such as technology and work-related factors. Interruptions in the natural sleep–wake cycle can be associated with shift work and numerous chronic health conditions. A few studies have investigated the impact of nonstandard shift work on male reproductive health, and a compelling association between sleep and male urogenital health has been demonstrated. This chapter will review the literature on the effect of sleep and shift work on ED, LUTS, hypogonadism, male infertility, and how improved sleep quality can possibly improve common men’s health conditions.

  • 15 - Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

  • from Section 3 - Diagnosis
  • Edited by Daniele Rigamonti, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Book:
    Adult Hydrocephalus
    Published online:
    05 February 2014
    Print publication:
    06 February 2014, pp 164-174

  • Summary

    This chapter provides an overview of incontinence and lower urinary tract symptoms in normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), and covers areas including dementia and incontinence, differential diagnosis, physiology and pathophysiology, symptoms, evaluation, and treatment. The relationship between gait disturbances, dementia, and incontinence has profound importance because of the potential heightened risk of falls. In the central nervous system, there are two main areas involved in the motor control and reciprocal coordination of lower urinary tract function. Our understanding of lower urinary tract dysfunction in NPH is limited by a lack of detailed knowledge of the supraspinal pathways involved in the control of micturition. Urodynamic studies may be the most important investigative procedures performed in patients with significant urinary symptoms and idiopathic NPH (iNPH), as the results will help identify etiologies and guide treatments. Patients may be treatment refractory to standard doses or may require higher than recommended doses or combination therapies.

  • 6 - Ambulatory urodynamic monitoring

  • Edited by Ranee Thakar, Philip Toosz-Hobson, Lucia Dolan
  • Book:
    Urodynamics Illustrated
    Published online:
    05 February 2014
    Print publication:
    01 October 2011, pp 67-80

  • Summary

    Ambulatory urodynamic monitoring (AUM), using micro-tip pressure transducers and a digital solid-state recorder, is a useful additional test for women in whom conventional urodynamics fails to reproduce or explain the lower urinary tract symptoms of which they complain. This system allows information to be recorded digitally, downloaded and reviewed at the end of the test. AUM is performed in accordance with the International Continence Society (ICS) Standardisation of Ambulatory Urodynamic Monitoring. The care and observation of a patient undergoing AUM is as important in the diagnosis as the objective measurements and neither should be carried out in isolation. Checks on signal quality are highly important at the start, during the test and again before the test terminates. AUM has a role in monitoring voiding function. It allows women to pass urine in a flowmeter in a private setting as and when they desire.

  • 9 - Bladder diaries

  • Edited by Ranee Thakar, Philip Toosz-Hobson, Lucia Dolan
  • Book:
    Urodynamics Illustrated
    Published online:
    05 February 2014
    Print publication:
    01 October 2011, pp 99-116

  • Summary

    The bladder diary is an important tool in the investigation of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and voiding dysfunction. There are different methods for recording information on voiding patterns. A frequency-volume chart is the simplest method and collects information on volumes voided and micturition times. A voiding or bladder diary provides a more detailed record. The paper diary is the most common as it is easy to produce and store, inexpensive and convenient to post or hand directly to the patient. The electronic bladder diary such as the UroDiary uses an intelligent character recognition programme and calculates a centile ranking for results, correcting for age and 24-hour voided volume. Bladder diaries are more accurate than recall when recording urinary symptoms. The bladder diaries guide many aspects of conservative treatment, especially timing and types of fluids.