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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
1,000 questions in 69 reviews · Urology
current versionsNo studies 196 · 19.6%Ungraded 33 · 3.3%Very low 198 · 19.8%Low 354 · 35.4%Moderate 206 · 20.6%High 13 · 1.3%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Degarelix vs standard androgen suppression therapy Cancer‐specific survival  · hormone‐sensitive prostate cancer Degarelix for treating advanced hormone‐sensitive prostate cancer (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Degarelix vs standard androgen suppression therapy Cardiovascular events · hormone‐sensitive prostate cancer Degarelix for treating advanced hormone‐sensitive prostate cancer (2021) · Cochrane | RR 0.15 [0.04, 0.61] | 1 study · 80 participants | Very low |
Degarelix vs standard androgen suppression therapy Injection site pain · hormone‐sensitive prostate cancer Degarelix for treating advanced hormone‐sensitive prostate cancer (2021) · Cochrane | RR 15.68 [7.41, 33.17] | 8 studies · 2670 participants | Moderate |
Ginseng vs placebo Erectile function · men with ED Ginseng for erectile dysfunction (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 245 participants | Low |
Ginseng vs placebo Erectile function · men with ED Ginseng for erectile dysfunction (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 236 participants | Moderate |
Ginseng vs placebo Adverse events · men with ED Ginseng for erectile dysfunction (2021) · Cochrane | RR 1.45 [0.69, 3.03] | 7 studies · 418 participants | Low |
Ginseng vs placebo Participant's ability to have intercourse reported by participant (or partner) · men with ED Ginseng for erectile dysfunction (2021) · Cochrane | RR 2.55 [1.76, 3.69] | 6 studies · 349 participants | Low |
Ginseng vs placebo Sexual satisfaction · men with ED Ginseng for erectile dysfunction (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 245 participants | Low |
Ginseng vs placebo Sexual satisfaction · men with ED Ginseng for erectile dysfunction (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Low |
Ginseng vs placebo Quality of life ‐ not measured · men with ED Ginseng for erectile dysfunction (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
SSRI vs placebo Participant perception of change with treatment · adult men with premature ejaculation Selective serotonin re‐uptake inhibitors for premature ejaculation in adult men (2021) · Cochrane | RR 1.92 [1.66, 2.23] | 6 studies · 3260 participants | Moderate |
SSRI vs placebo Participant satisfaction with intercourse · adult men with premature ejaculation Selective serotonin re‐uptake inhibitors for premature ejaculation in adult men (2021) · Cochrane | RR 1.63 [1.42, 1.87] | 3 studies · 4273 participants | Moderate |
SSRI vs placebo Study withdrawal due to adverse events · adult men with premature ejaculation Selective serotonin re‐uptake inhibitors for premature ejaculation in adult men (2021) · Cochrane | RR 3.8 [2.61, 5.51] | 20 studies · 7367 participants | Low |
SSRI vs placebo Perceived control over ejaculation · adult men with premature ejaculation Selective serotonin re‐uptake inhibitors for premature ejaculation in adult men (2021) · Cochrane | RR 2.29 [1.72, 3.05] | 3 studies · 4273 participants | Moderate |
SSRI vs placebo Participant distress about PE · adult men with premature ejaculation Selective serotonin re‐uptake inhibitors for premature ejaculation in adult men (2021) · Cochrane | RR 1.54 [1.26, 1.88] | 1 study · 652 participants | Moderate |
SSRI vs placebo Adverse events · adult men with premature ejaculation Selective serotonin re‐uptake inhibitors for premature ejaculation in adult men (2021) · Cochrane | RR 1.71 [1.48, 1.99] | 17 studies · 4624 participants | Moderate |
SSRI vs placebo IELT · adult men with premature ejaculation Selective serotonin re‐uptake inhibitors for premature ejaculation in adult men (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 20 studies · 5872 participants | Low |
Intervention NR studies 1847 participants · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 19 studies · 1847 participants | Ungraded |
Intervention NR CRFWVT (Rezūm) (indirect estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR TUMT (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR TIND (indirect estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR TUMT (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR TIND (indirect estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR PAE (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR studies 799 participants · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 799 participants | Ungraded |
Intervention NR PUL (UroLift) (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | RR 2.39 [0.51, 11.1] | NR | Very low |
Intervention NR PAE (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | RR 4.39 [1.25, 15.44] | NR | Very low |
Intervention NR TUMT (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | RR 9.71 [2.35, 40.13] | NR | Low |
Intervention NR PUL (UroLift) (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR CRFWVT (Rezūm) (pairwise) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | RR 1.36 | NR | Very low |
Intervention NR TIND (pairwise) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | RR 0.67 | NR | Very low |
Intervention NR studies 640 participants · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 640 participants | Ungraded |
Intervention NR CRFWVT (Rezūm) (indirect estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low |
Intervention NR TIND (indirect estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low |
Intervention NR PUL (UroLift) (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low |
Intervention NR PAE (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low |
Intervention NR TUMT · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR TUMT (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR PAE (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR PAE (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR CRFWVT (Rezūm) (pairwise) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR TIND (pairwise) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR CRFWVT (Rezūm) (indirect estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR TUMT (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR TIND (indirect estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR studies 1469 participants · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 13 studies · 1469 participants | Ungraded |
Intervention NR PUL (UroLift) (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intervention NR PAE (mixed estimate) · men with moderate to severe lower urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Interventions: minimally… Minimally invasive treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a… (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Posterior reconstruction vs no posterior reconstruction Urinary continence within 1 week after catheter removal MCID: 5% absolute difference · men (ages > 18 years) with clinically localized prostate cancer Posterior musculofascial reconstruction in robotic‐assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy for the treatment of… (2021) · Cochrane | RR 1.25 [0.9, 1.73] | 5 studies · 498 participants | Low |
Posterior reconstruction vs no posterior reconstruction Urinary continence 3 months after surgery MCID: 5% absolute difference · men (ages > 18 years) with clinically localized prostate cancer Posterior musculofascial reconstruction in robotic‐assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy for the treatment of… (2021) · Cochrane | RR 0.98 [0.84, 1.14] | 6 studies · 842 participants | Low |