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Do you use condoms correctly and regularly?
Research shows that any damage to the condom is not the main reason that the condom “fails” and consequently a pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease occurs. Damage to the condom causes only 2 percent of this. A much bigger problem, according to research, is irregular and incorrect use of the condom. So, the biggest cause for pregnancy is an incorrect use of a condom or an irregular use with every intercourse. In case of correct and regular usage, condoms are...Do you use condoms correctly and regularly?
Erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer
Read about the consequences brought about by treatment for prostate cancer as regards stiffening of the penis.
Increasingly more cases of prostate cancer Prostate cancer, which is an increasingly more spread disease among men, is treated by ADT or androgen deprivation therapy. Despite its success rate in treatment for prostate cancer, ADT can have a very negative and unpleasant contraindication, that is, erectile dysfunction. What is ADT?ADT or androgen deprivation therapy is used for advanced prostate cancer. Deprivation of the hormones androgens prevents the development...Erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer
6 Main Infertility Factors
Check out the 6 main factors that can cause infertility.
Infertility factor #1: Age Age is the most important factor that primarily affects woman’s fertility. Namely, the ovary is an organ that rapidly ages in women, which causes reduced fertility in older women as well as more frequent genetic abnormalities of the fetus. The reason for this difference probably lies in the fact that more chromosomes are damaged in older ovarian cells. A woman aged 25 years is 75% more likely to get pregnant after six months of regular unprotected...6 Main Infertility Factors
Keep a Healthy Prostate
If you want to keep you prostate healthy, you have to eat a balanced diet, exercise and so on. Read more about it below!
Keep a healthy prostate: The diet You can keep a healthy prostate by eating a lot of soy, rice and vegetables that aren’t overcooked because they contain hormones that reduce the effect dihydrotestosterone produced by the decay of testosterone, linked to enlarged prostate. Nuts, seeds and whole-grain foods contain substances that reduce the inflow of blood to the prostate, swelling and inflammation. They therefore help in case of prostatitis which makes erection and...Keep a Healthy Prostate
Say No to Bacterial Vaginosis
Many women suffer from bacterial vaginosis. What causes this condition and how can you treat it?
Normally, you’re given pills to take them orally or a gel or cream (for vaginal use). The symptom of bacterial vaginosis is usually a white or yellow discharge, sometimes containing blood. The vaginal walls foam from the discharge and can also be covered by pus. The initial signs can be similar to an infection of the urinary bladder. What causes bacterial vaginosis? According to some sources, bacterial vaginosis is caused by bacteria that grow for unknown reasons....Say No to Bacterial Vaginosis
New Hope for Patients with Peyronie's Disease
Pharmaceutical companies have started developing a drug that would facilitate treatment for this unpleasant disease which affects up to 3% of men.
The first tests of the drug show a great potential, since no drug for Peyronie’s disease currently exists. In most cases, the problem has been resolved by surgery, which may cause erectile dysfunction in the worst case scenario. What is Peyronie’s disease? If you want to understand the functioning of the drug, you first have to know the effect of the disease. Peyronie’s disease causes abnormal angulation of the erect penis. Plaques or hard lumps containing collage...New Hope for Patients with Peyronie's Disease
Is Cutting the Perineum during Birth Mutilation?
Every second woman has a surgical cut made to the perineum during delivery. Why is this procedure, known as episiotomy, performed? Is it really necessary?
What is episiotomy and why is it performed? Although episiotomy is a procedure that’s been performed for over 250 years, there’s still a lot of discussion going on about it. Episiotomy is a procedure that supposedly reduces damage to the vagina, bladder and rectum. It’s performed just before the widest part of the baby’s head appears. It’s used when a mother is very exhausted and the delivery has to be speeded up as well as in the event of delivery by vacuum extraction. A...Is Cutting the Perineum during Birth Mutilation?
