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Protection Against HIV for Non-Circumcised Men
The scientists discovered how to improve HIV protection for non-circumcised men.
Did you know that it is harder for circumcised men to contract HIV than non-circumcised men? A simple solution that naturally strengthens the immune system against HIV infection has been found for men who are not circumcised. Non-circumcised men are less protected from HIV Circumcision reduces the risk of HIV infection to 60%, particularly due to removal of Langerhan’s cells that are located in the foreskin and represent the main point of entry to the body for the...Protection Against HIV for Non-Circumcised Men
Klinefelter’s Syndrome Condemns Men to Infertility
Klinefelter’s syndrome is a genetic abnormality which causes male infertility already in puberty.
What’s Klinefelter’s syndrome? Klinefelter’s syndrome means that men have karyotype XXY instead of the usual male karyotype XY. Owing to the chromosome Y, the fetus develops into a male. Klinefelter’s syndrome is a rather common chromosome disorder that affects 1 in 500 male live births. What are the features of men with Klinefelter’s syndrome? Men born with Klinefelter’s syndrome have low levels of testosterone and higher levels of estrogen than usual in their puberty....Klinefelter’s Syndrome Condemns Men to Infertility
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
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
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
Circumcision is Pointless
On request of their parents, many children around the world are subjected to removal of the foreskin, which covers the head of the penis. But circumcision is quite pointless. Why?
Reasons for circumcision Circumcized men have fewer problems with hygiene. The penis is dry all the time and smegma doesn’t accumulate under the foreskin. As a consequence, the partner also benefits from that because she's less likely to contract vaginal infections triggered by the man’s poor hygiene. Circumcised men are less likely to contract certain sexually transmitted diseases, for example they’re less likely to contract HIV. In addition to medical reasons, there are...Circumcision is Pointless
Semen Is a Good Indicator of Your Health
You can assess the state of your health by checking the smell and color of your semen, because the latter serves as an excellent indicator of various health problems.
Besides sperm, semen is made up of 65 per cent of fluid from the seminal vesicles, 30 to 35 per cent from the prostate and 5 per cent from the vasa. It contains citric acid, free amino acids, fructose, enzymes, phosphorylcholine, prostaglandin, potassium, and zinc. The amount of semen produced varies from a few drops to about 6 millilitres. Watch carefully if your semen changes. This can save us many a problem and prevent an infection from spreading too much. Semen is...Semen Is a Good Indicator of Your Health
