Best Abstract Clinical
Two-Arm, Prospective, Open-Label, Pilot Study of Flibanserin versus Flibanserin and Sex Therapy in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women with HSDD
Goldstein, S1; Hartzell-Cushanick, R1; Riley, C1; Kim, N2; Goldstein, I3
1: San Diego Sexual Medicine; 2: Institute for Sexual Medcine; 3: Alvarado Hospital
Microbiome of the Primary Penile Implant: A Comparison Pilot Study with Worrisome Results at the Pump Space
Henry, G1; Jani, K2; Kramer, A3
1: Ark La Tex Urology; 2: Ark La Tex Urology; 3: Chesapeake Urology
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Vanmali, B1; Osadchiy, V2; Shahinyan, R2; Mills, J2; Eleswarapu, S2
1: George Washington University; 2: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Evaluation of Bothersome/Distressing Penile Numbness with Orgasmic Dysfunction: Role of Neuro-Genital Testing to Localize the Site of Neurologic Pathology
Goldstein, I1; Goldstein, S2; Kim, C3; Blevins, J3; Komisaruk, B4
1: Alvarado Hospital; 2: San Diego Sexual Medicine; 3: Spine Institute of San Diego; 4: Rutgers University
Penile Prosthesis Insertion in the Era of Antibiotic Stewardship: Are Postoperative Antibiotics Necessary?
Dropkin, B1; Chisholm, L2; Dallmer, J2; Johnsen, N1; Milam, D1; Kaufman, M1
1: Vanderbilt University Medical Center; 2: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Best Abstract Basic Science
Optimization of Sonic Hedgehog Delivery to the Penis from Self-assembling Nanofiber Hydrogels to Preserve Penile Morphology after Cavernous Nerve Injury
Choe, S1; Kalmanek, E1; Harrington, D2; Stupp, S3; McVary, K4; Podlasek, C1
1: University of Illinois at Chicago; 2: UT Houston; 3: Northwestern University; 4: Loyola University
Towards MRI-based Mapping and 3D Visualization of Erectile Nerves
Kharlamov, E1; Mitrokhin, V2; Pyatnitskiy, I3; Vorontsov, O4; Aleksandrov, B5; Droupy, S6
1: University of Oslo; 2: Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Fundamental and Applied Physiology; 3: Research and Practical Centre of Medical Radiology, Department of Radiology Quality Improvement; 4: Siemens Healthineers Russia (freelance specialist); 5: Rostagroeport ltd, Research; 6: 1-CHU de Nîmes, Urology Andrology
Increased Level of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNFA) Leads to Downregulation of Nitrergic Neurons Following Bilateral Cavernous Nerve Injury and TNFA Inhibition Can Enhance Penile Smooth Muscle Relaxation by Upregulating Expression of Nitrergic Neurons
Matsui, H1; Sopko, NA2; Campbell, JD2; Liu, X2; Weyne, E3; Albersen, M3; Hannan, JL4; Bivalacqua, TJ2
1: University of Tokyo; 2: James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; 3: Department of Urology, KU Leuven; 4: Department of Physiology, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
COMP-4 Reduces Oxidative Stress Markers in the Rat Corpora Cavernosa and Media of the Penile Dorsal Artery
Nguyen, S1; Arriaga Castellanos, K1; Abraham, A1; Rajfer, J2; Ferrini, M3
1: Charles Drew University; 2: University of California, Los Angeles; 3: Charles Drew University
MAP Sexual Tipping Point Award
Head and Neck Cancer Survivors' Perceptions of Self-report Measures Used to Assess Sexuality
Rhoten, B1; Davis, A1
1: Vanderbilt University
Essay Prizes
Prevalence of and risk factors for Climacturia in patients with history of definitive therapy for prostate cancer
Masaya Jimbo, MD, PhD
Ex vivo radiation leads to opposing growth in whole ganglia vs dissociated cultured pelvic neurons: A comparison of two cell culture methods
Joshua Randolph
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