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The field of urology has evolved rapidly in recent years. This latest issue of AJGP seeks to present some of the newer applicable and relevant developments.
Clinical
This article provides a targeted instructive management algorithm for improving understanding of conservative strategies in prostate cancer.
This article aims to highlight treatment options available for the management of bladder outlet obstruction secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia and the benefits and potential drawbacks of each.
This narrative review was conducted to provide a targeted overview of contemporary management strategies in recurrent urinary infections.
This article provides an overview of genital gender affirmation surgeries, focusing on the available options and appropriate referral criteria for GPs and surgeons.
This article highlights the key diagnostic and management principles of female stress urinary incontinence in general practice and discusses management options.
This review provides a contemporary update on androgen deprivation therapy, with further discussion of emerging novel therapies for primary care.
Clinical challenge
These questions are based on the Focus articles in this issue. Please choose the single best answer for each question.
Editorial
In this issue of AJGP, contemporary challenges and breakthroughs in urology are explored, aiming to provide practical insights for primary care physicians.
Letters
Readers express their opinions on published articles and topics of interest.
Column
The last, the least, the lonely and the lost: A memoir of medicine, meanderings and the marginalised.
This article provides a summary of the data on the safety of vaginal oestrogens in women with breast cancer to help GPs advise their patients in this situation.
This article summarises the available evidence for e-cigarette cessation in young people and suggests a rational approach to assist GPs seeing young people seeking help for e-cigarette cessation.
Case Study
When using topical options for treating low-grade lesions, it is important to inform the patient about possible treatment failure and the need to have another intervention if the lesion recurs.
Pouchitis is an inflammatory or infective condition of the ileal pouch. It is a common complication of colectomy surgery.
Research
This article ascertains the knowledge of, and attitudes towards, Q fever and behaviours in the management of Q fever among GPs across rural and urban areas.
This study highlights the triumphs and gaps in asthma management during the COVID-19 pandemic and the vulnerability of existing asthma care systems to disruption.
Professional
This paper aims to provide a synopsis of health and economic burden of interstitial lung diseases in Australia, based on recently completed research.