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Over the years, the International Continence Society (ICS) has produced a series of standardization reports concerning the terminology of lower urinary tract function. In this Viewpoint, the authors highlight the advantages of using standardized ICS terminology in both clinical and scientific practice.
For patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, pharmacologic treatment has emerged as an attractive alternative to surgical intervention; however, there are unresolved questions regarding nonsurgical approaches. The author reviews the evidence to address one such question: whether a combination of two drugs provides greater symptomatic relief than standard monotherapy.