Genitourinary issues during spaceflight: a review

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 re...

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Published in:	International journal of impotence research Vol. 17; no. S1; pp. S64 - S67
Main Authors:	JONES, J. A, JENNINGS, R, PIETRYZK, R, CIFTCIOGLU, N, STEPANIAK, P
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	Basingstoke Nature Publishing 01-12-2005 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	Aerospace Medicine Animals Astronauts Biological and medical sciences Female Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Male Male genital diseases Medical sciences Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases Non tumoral diseases Reproduction - physiology Reproductive Techniques, Assisted Space Flight Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous Urinary Tract Infections - etiology Urinary tract. Prostate gland Urogenital System - physiology Urologic Diseases - etiology Weightlessness Weightlessness Countermeasures Human Andrology Urinary system disease Astronaut Review Urinary retention Space flight Urogenital Voiding dysfunction Reproduction Lithiasis Complication spaceflight; genitourinary; reproduction; calculi Bibliographic review
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Summary:	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.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1
ISSN:	0955-9930 1476-5489
DOI:	10.1038/sj.ijir.3901431