While recently reading about hypogonadism in the dialysis population, I came across this review on the pregnancy outcomes in women on dialysis, summarizing observational studies published between 1995 and 2009. I have participated in only a few pregnancy-planning…
A talk recently about the HIM study at MGH (Hypogonadism In Men, Clin trial NCT00114114) prompted me to wonder about testosterone from the renal perspective. Testosterone is important for several aspects of male health, including fertility, bone density,…
At a recent meeting on bone biology, several talks were devoted to a new class of drugs targeting osteoporosis. Since these drugs are antibodies and thus not cleared by the kidney, I paid close attention, as they have…
Mostly I think about the bladder, in a professional sense, as a possible site for obstruction to be ruled out. Occasionally, when I’m personally reminded about it, I wonder how much urine it can hold. (Pearl from residency:…
