Clinical Guidance

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Webinars for the AUA's 2012 clinical guidance are coming soon. Executive summaries of the guidelines will be available in The Journal of Urology's "Guidelines Supplement" this fall.

American Urological Association (AUA)/Society Of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU) Guideline (2012)

Diagnosis, Evaluation and Follow-Up of Asymptomatic Microhematuria (AMH) in Adults: AUA Guideline (2012)

Diagnosis, Evaluation and Follow-Up of Asymptomatic Microhematuria (AMH) in Adults: AUA Guideline Algorithm (2012)

Diagnosis and Treatment of Overactive Bladder (Non-Neurogenic) in Adults: AUA/SUFU Guideline (2012)

Diagnosis and Treatment of Overactive Bladder (Non-Neurogenic) in Adults: AUA/SUFU Guideline Algorithm (2012)

Vasectomy: AUA Guideline (2012)

Clinical Effectiveness Protocols for Imaging in the Management of Ureteral Calculous Disease: AUA Technology Assessment (2012)

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) (2010)

View BPH Webinar (2010)

Guideline for the Management of Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: (Stages Ta,T1, and Tis): Update (2007) (Reviewed and validity confirmed 2010.)

The Management of Erectile Dysfunction. (2005) (Reviewed and validity confirmed 2011.)

Guideline for the Surgical Management of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: Update (2009)

Guideline on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (2011)

Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Slide Presentation (2011)

View Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Webinar (2011)

Guideline on the Pharmacologic Management of Premature Ejaculation (2004) (Reviewed and validity confirmed 2010.)

Guideline on the Management of Priapism (2003) (Reviewed and validity confirmed 2010.)

Guideline for the Management of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer. (2007) (Reviewed and validity confirmed 2011.)

Prostate Cancer (2008) - Patient Guide

Use of 5 α-Reductase Inhibitors for Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention: American Society of Clinical Oncology/American Urological Association (2008) (Includes 2011 response to FDA decision)

Guideline for Management of the Clinical Stage 1 Renal Mass (2009)

View Renal Mass Webinar (2010)

Report on the Management of Staghorn Calculi (2005) (Reviewed and validity confirmed 2009.)

Management of Ureteral Calculi: EAU/AUA Nephrolithiasis Panel (2007) (Reviewed and validity confirmed 2010.)

Management and Screening of Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux in Children: AUA Guideline. (2010)

Best Practice Policy Statement on Urologic Surgery Antimicrobial Prophylaxis (2008) (Reviewed and validity confirmed 2011, updated February 2012)

View/Download Antibiotic Prophylaxis Pocket Table (2011)

Best Practice Policy Statement on Cryosurgery for the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer. (2008) (Reviewed and validity confirmed 2010.)

Best Practice Statement for the Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients Undergoing Urologic Surgery. (2008) (Reviewed and validity confirmed 2011.)

Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria in Adults: Summary of the AUA Best Practice Policy Recommendations. (2001) (Being revised)

Report on Varicocele and Infertility (2001) (Reviewed and validity confirmed 2011)

The Evaluation of the Azoospermic Male: Best Practice Statement. Revised (2010) (Reviewed and revised 2011)

The Management of Obstructive Azoospermia: Best Practice Statement. Revised (2010) (Reviewed and validity confirmed 2011)

The Optimal Evaluation of the Infertile Male: Best Practice Statement. Revised (2010)

Prostate-Specific Antigen Best Practice Statement. Revised (2009) (Being revised)

View/Download PSA Pocket Table (2010)

What You Should Know About Prostate Cancer Screening (2009) - Patient Guide

Genitourinary Reconstructive Medicine: Where Do We Stand and What Should the Future Look Like? (2012)

Joint AUA/SUNA White Paper on Reprocessing of Flexible Cystoscopes. (2009)

AUA Men’s Health Checklist (2012)

White Paper: Current Perspective on Adverse Effects in Shock Wave Lithotripsy. (2009)

AHA/ACS/AUA Science Advisory: Androgen-Deprivation Therapy in Prostate Cancer and Cardiovascular Risk. (2010)

Sexual Activity and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association (2012)

AUA and WOCN (Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society) Joint Position Statement on the Value of Preoperative Stoma Marking for Patients Undergoing Urinary Ostomy Surgery. (2008)

Toward Excellence in Testosterone Testing: A Consensus Statement (produced by The Endocrine Society and endorsed by the AUA and other organizations) (2010)

Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Adults: 2009 International Clinical Practice Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2009)

International Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis and Pyelonephritis in Women: A 2010 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the European Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (2011)

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