The male menopause has always been a hot topic for discussion; with many within the medical community arguing that it is a purely psychosomatic condition.
However, researchers at two UK universities (Manchester University and Imperial College in London), believe that they have identified nine identifiable symptoms of the male menopause that should help to provide reliable and conclusive diagnosis of the condition. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s a well known fact that testosterone plays a key role in the maintenance of male health. Some of its many important benefits include maintaining muscle mass, bone density, physical and mental energy levels, as well as ensuring that everything functions as it should in the trouser department.
But if you’re overweight, you’re more likely to have abnormally low levels of this important sex hormone according to researchers at the University of Buffalo Department of Medicine.
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Men suffering from prostate cancer may be more than twice as likely to suffer from potentially life-threatening blood clots according to researchers at King’s College School of Medicine, London.
The study looked at blood clot rates in 76600 Swedish men who’d been diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1997 and 2007. Out of this sample, 30642 had received hormone therapy, 26432 had undergone surgical intervention whilst the other 19562 men were under ‘active surveillance’ – in other words, their condition was being closely monitored but they were receiving no direct treatment.
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Statistics show that incidences of testicular cancer in the US, UK and Australia have been steadily rising year after year at a rate of between 3 – 6 percent since the 1950’s. In fact, rates of the disease have doubled in the last 30 years. Now, new research conducted at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Washington suggests that these steadily increasing rates could be linked to the growing use of Marijuana over the same period. Read the rest of this entry »
Research published in the Journal of Lipid Research suggests that a lack of the Omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may significantly reduce male fertility.
Scientists at the University of Illinois made the discovery as part of ongoing research to understand the key roles played by Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids in the body.
Using genetically engineered mice that lacked the ability to produce an enzyme (delta-6-desaturase) which is essential for the synthesis of DHA, researchers noted that the mice suffered not only from extremely low sperm levels, but that the sperm they did produce was of such abnormally low quality that their motility (ability to swim) was also severely impaired. Read the rest of this entry »
Older men with active sex lives are less likely to develop erectile dysfunction according to a study published in the American Journal of Medicine.
The five year study undertaken by researchers at the University of Tampere, Finland examined the correlation between erectile dysfunction and levels of sexual activity in 989 men between the ages of 55 – 75, all of whom had normal erectile function at the beginning of the study. Read the rest of this entry »
This week sees the UK launch of the first pharmaceutical drug to specifically treat premature ejaculation. Manufactured by Johnson and Johnson, the new drug branded Priligy, can reportedly triple the length of time it takes suffers of PE to reach orgasm. Read the rest of this entry »
If may sound like a silly question, but the fact is there’s been a great deal of debate over the years as to what exactly constitutes premature ejaculation. How long should the average guy actually last when having sex? Of course, it’s a pretty subjective issue…what might seem too quick for one guy, may seem like a marathon sex session for the next. The crux of the matter of course is whether it’s causing you or your partner any anxiety of frustration. But nevertheless…in order to set the record straight, here’s an overview of what researchers throughout the years have had to say. Read the rest of this entry »
Infertile men may be at more than twice the risk of developing high-grade aggressive prostate cancer, according to researchers at the Department of Urology, University of Washington.
The research, published in the medical journal Cancer evaluated the incidences of diagnosed prostate cancer in 22562 men who had been referred to infertility clinics from 1967 to 1998. The statistics were then compared against occurrences of the disease in men from the general population, all of whom were of similar ages and from the same geographical locations. Read the rest of this entry »
If you read my blog yesterday, you might be a little confused as to whether you’ve ever had sex, who it was with and whether they agreed that they were having sex with you. But according to the U.S. razor manufacturer Schick, if you shave regularly you’re more likely to have sex (whatever that might be) than if you don’t. Read the rest of this entry »
