Abstract: A process to treating urinary dysfunction in humans, male or female, comprises the steps of: (a) placing a wave front generator capable of generating a wave front to and through the perineum; (b) generating a wave front directed towards and into the pelvic floor and applying said wave front for a suitable period of time; and (c) repeating steps a and b for a suitable number of consecutive days.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to extended release dosage forms of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) or derivatives or isoforms thereof. The extended release hCG dosage forms comprise biodegradable polymer microspheres and provide for extended release of hCG over a desired time period.

Abstract: A method for the treatment of an obstructive portion of a urinary passageway of a mammal, comprising the steps of providing a stent thermally self-movable between a first condition in which the stent is rigid and generally tubular, and a second condition in which the stent is flexible and compressible, moving the stent in the second condition through a catheter to the obstructive portion of the urinary passageway while maintaining the stent in its second condition by flowing a cool solution through the stent, moving the stent out of the catheter and into the obstructive portion of the urinary passageway, and discontinuing the flow of cool solution, whereby the stent is caused by body temperature, or by the flow of a warm solution, to assume its first condition to hold open the obstructive portion of the urinary passageway.