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Sexual Health & Medicine
BPH: What Is It and How It Can Affect Your Life?If you’re a man past middle age, there’s a good chance that you have or may develop a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This noncancerous condition affects about 40% of men in their 50s, 60% of men in their 60s, and more than 80% of men in their 80s. About half of such men develop moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), which may interfere with sleep and normal daily activities, tend to worsen with advancing age, and can indicate either obstruction or irritation of the urinary tract. Erectile Dysfunction: New Insights, New TreatmentsAccording to the Massachusetts Male Aging Study (MMAS), some degree of erectile dysfunction (ED) affects more than half of all men aged 40 to 70 years. Given the number of television and magazine advertisements you've seen about products designed to treat ED, you may not be surprised by that high number. Every year, more than 600,000 new cases of ED are diagnosed in the United States alone. Erectile Dysfunction & Lifestyle ModificationsWhile you can’t change your age, you can lower your risk of ED by making important — but not necessarily difficult — changes to your lifestyle. Erectile Dysfunction not just a Choice About your LifestyleErectile dysfunction may be an early sign of a serious health condition—such as diabetes or CHD. For that reason it is important that you contact your doctor if you have experienced problems getting or keeping your erection. Erectile Dysfunction and DiabetesMen with diabetes are much more likely to develop ED than men who do not have diabetes. They also develop ED 5 to 10 years earlier than men without diabetes. Between 20% and 75% of men with diabetes have ED. Learn how to live with ED and diabetes. Too Much, Too Soon: Fighting Back Against Premature EjaculationFighting back against Premature Ejaculation. "Climaxing too soon" and "coming too fast" are two of the most common ways men describe a very common problem -- premature ejaculation (PE). This is the most frequent sexual complaint reported by men younger than age 40 years. If you thought that you were the only guy in the world who has a problem with PE, think again. New Hope for Men with Peyronies DiseaseIf intercourse has become difficult or painful because your penis curves when erect, you may have a condition known as Peyronie’s disease (PD). Learn more here. Prostate CancerThe Da Vinci Robotic prostatectomy Penile Implants: Making the Right Choice For You and Your PartnerAccording to the most comprehensive study of how aging affects men, the Massachusetts Male Aging Study (MMAS), more than half of all men aged 40 to 70 years of age have at least some problems getting an erection. Learn how Penile Implants can help. How to Talk With Your Partner about Sexual ProblemsRemember the childhood game “Head—Shoulders—us some basic human anatomy—and it clearly showed us which body parts are acceptable to discuss, and which parts aren’t. In essence, we learned that everything in between your shoulders and knees is off-limits. So is it any surprise that we find it difficult to talk with our partners about sex—especially about a sexual problem? Low Testosterone: What Every Man Should UnderstandMost people know that the hormone testosterone is essential to the normal development of the male in utero. High school biology class also taught us that testosterone is essential for the growth spurt in teenage boys and regulates sex drive. Recent research has also shown that this hormone has ... |
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