@article{d8fd6ebabe1a4fe38c2fb0b66561df8b,
title = "International Continence Society (ICS) report on the terminology for sexual health in men with lower urinary tract (LUT) and pelvic floor (PF) dysfunction",
abstract = "Introduction: The terminology for sexual health in men with lower urinary tract (LUT) and pelvic floor (PF) dysfunction has not been defined and organized into a clinically based consensus terminology report. The aim of this terminology report is to provide a definitional document within this context that will assist clinical practice and research. Methods: This report combines the input of the members of sexual health in men with LUT and PF Dysfunction working group of the International Continence Society (ICS), assisted at intervals by external referees. Appropriate core clinical categories and a sub-classification were developed to give coding to definitions. An extensive process of 18 rounds of internal and external review was involved to exhaustively examine each definition, with decision-making by collective opinion (consensus). The Committee retained evidence-based definitions, identified gaps, and updated or discarded outdated definitions. Expert opinions were used when evidence was insufficient or absent. Results: A terminology report for sexual health in men with LUT and PF dysfunction, encompassing 198 (178 NEW) separate definitions, has been developed. It is clinically based with the most common diagnoses defined. Clarity and user-friendliness have been key aims to make it interpretable by practitioners and trainees in all the different speciality groups involved. Conservative and surgical managements are major additions and appropriate figures have been included to supplement and clarify the text. Emerging concepts and measurements, in use in the literature and offering further research potential, but requiring further validation, have been included as an appendix. Interval (5–10 years) review is anticipated to keep the document updated. Conclusion: A consensus-based terminology report for sexual health in men with LUT and PF dysfunction has been produced to aid clinical practice and research. The definitions that have been adopted are those that are most strongly supported by the literature at this time or are considered clinical principles or consensus of experts' opinions.",
keywords = "Dysfunction, Lower urinary tract, Male, Pelvic floor, Sexual health",
author = "Ervin Kocjancic and Eric Chung and Garzon, {Joaquin Alvarez} and Bernard Haylen and Valerio Iacovelli and Jorge Jaunarena and Jennifer Locke and Alexandra Millman and Irmina Nahon and Samuel Ohlander and Ran Pang and Mauricio Plata and Omer Acar",
note = "Funding Information: No discussion on terminology should fail to acknowledge the fine leadership shown by the ICS over many years. The legacy of that work by many dedicated clinicians and scientists is present in all the Reports by the different Standardisation Committees and Working Groups. It is pleasing that the ICS leadership has accepted this vital initiative as a means of progress in this important and most basic area of Terminology and its Standardisation. This document has involved 18 rounds of full review, by coauthors, of an initial draft (O. A., E. K.) with the collation of comments and figures. Included in the review process were as follows: (i) six external expert reviewers; (ii) an open ICS website review; (iii) ICS Standardisation Steering Committee review and (iv) ICS Board of Trustees review. The process was subject to live meetings in Florence (September 2017, planning), and in-person Working Group Meetings in Philadelphia (August 2018), and Gothenburg (September 2019). There were also two teleconferences (March and May 2019). Thereafter, we held monthly online Working Group Meetings, between February and November 2020. Versions 8 to 13 underwent comprehensive reformatting based on the comments of BH (Ex chair, ICS SSC), which included structural changes, redactions, and revisions with regard to scientific content. We are extremely grateful for the valuable inputs and extensive comments provided by the six expert external reviewers (Kari Tikkinen, Tufan Tarcan, Sherif Mourad, Carlos D'Ancona, Roger Dmochowski, Mehri Mehrad). Version 14 was reviewed by Dr. Matthias Oelke (Chair, ICS SSC) and further revisions were applied based on his recommendations. Version 15 was subject to ICS website publication and an open public forum discussion again through the ICS website and ICS social media accounts. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who provided formal and/or informal feedback throughout this process. Version 16 was sent for SSC review. Version 17 was subject to ICS Board review. Version 18 was submitted to Neurourology and Urodynamics. This document and all the NEW or CHANGED definitions will be uploaded to the ICS GLOSSARY (www.ics.org/glossary) where immediate electronic access to definitions and document download is available. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC",
year = "2022",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1002/nau.24846",
language = "English",
volume = "41",
pages = "140--165",
journal = "Neurourology and Urodynamics",
issn = "0733-2467",
publisher = "Wiley-Liss Inc.",
number = "1",
}