Abstract
The genitourinary (GU) system is not uncommonly affected during previous spaceflights. GU issues that have been observed during spaceflight include urinary calculi, infections, retention, waste management, and reproductive. In-flight countermeasures for each of these issues are being developed to reduce the likelihood of adverse sequelae, due to GU issues during exploration-class spaceflight, to begin in 2018 with flights back to the Moon and on to Mars, according to the February 2004 Presendent's Vision for US Space Exploration. With implementation of a robust countermeasures program, GU issues should not have a significant threat for mission impact during future spaceflights.
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Dr Larry Lipshultz, Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Adrian Leblanc at USRA and Shannon Melton at Wyle Laboratories.
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Jones, J., Jennings, R., Pietryzk, R. et al. Genitourinary issues during spaceflight: a review. Int J Impot Res 17 (Suppl 1), S64–S67 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijir.3901431
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