Impact of Battlefield-Related Genitourinary Injuries Described in Journal of Men’s Health

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Jan. 28, 2014 - PRLog -- New Rochelle, NY—Modern combat and the global war on terror, with increased use of  improvised explosive devices, have led to a nearly 350% increased rate of genitourinary injuries. The often debilitating long-term sexual, psychological, fertility, and hormonal effects of these traumatic wounds and the need for new coordinated approaches to care are the focus of a Review article and Guest Editorial in Journal of Men’s Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The articles are available free on the Journal of Men’s Health website at http://www.liebertpub.com/jmh.

The Review “Genitourinary Trauma in the Modern Era of Warfare” (http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/jomh.2013.1504) discusses why battlefield genitourinary injuries have increased so dramatically in recent years and how they have changed. The article is coauthored by Justin Han, MD and Chris Gonzalez, MD, MBA, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Chicago, IL), and Mark Edney, MD, Peninsula Urology Associates (Salisbury, MD) and Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve, 48th Combat Support Hospital (Ft. Meade, MD).

Janice Bray, MD, MBA, Chief, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (Temple, TX), describes the potentially devastating physical, psychological, and social impact of these combat wounds—and in particular their effects on future relationships, intimacy, parenting, self-worth, and suicide risk—in the guest editorial “Genitourinary Trauma: A Battle Cry for Integrated Collaborative Veteran-Centric Care” (http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/jomh.2013.0028).

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Journal of Men’s Health is the premier peer-reviewed journal published quarterly in print and online that covers all aspects of men’s health across the lifespan. The Journal publishes cutting-edge advances in a wide range of diseases and conditions, including diagnostic procedures, therapeutic management strategies, and innovative clinical research in gender-based biology to ensure optimal patient care. The Journal addresses disparities in health and life expectancy between men and women; increased risk factors such as smoking, alcohol abuse, and obesity; higher prevalence of diseases such as heart disease and cancer; and health care in underserved and minority populations. Journal of Men’s Health meets the critical imperative for improving the health of men around the globe and ensuring better patient outcomes. Tables of content and a sample issue can be viewed on the Journal of Men’s Health website at http://www.liebertpub.com/jmh.

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Journal of Men’s Health is the official journal of the International Society of Men’s Health (ISMH; http://www.ismh.org), American Society for Men’s Health (http://www.asmhnet.org), Men’s Health Society of India, and Foundation for Men’s Health. The ISMH is an international, multidisciplinary, worldwide organization, dedicated to the rapidly growing field of gender-specific men’s health.

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