Men's Health
Commentary
The easy way to talk about penises
Clogging the arteries of the heart is called a heart attack; clogging the arteries to the penis is a penis attack, or as doctors like to call it,...
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Black men are at higher risk of prostate cancer at younger ages, lower PSA levels
A large Veterans Affairs study finds that Black men with a prebiopsy PSA level of 4.0 ng/mL had the same risk of prostate cancer as White men with...
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Testosterone treatment helps correct anemia in men with hypogonadism
Researchers find it also may help prevent anemia in middle-aged and older men.
From the Journals
Exercise as good as Viagra for ED: Study
“This study provides physicians and patients the proof needed to definitively recommend aerobic activity as part of ED management.”
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Active surveillance preferred in low-risk prostate cancer
There was no difference in outcomes between treatment and active surveillance.
From the Journals
COVID, no matter the severity, linked with urologic effects in men
“Clinicians should be aware of the significantly higher incidence of [lower urinary tract infection] complications with COVID-19 in this patient...
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Testosterone replacement benefits men with type 2 diabetes
Prior data from Dr. Jones' group showed that about 40% of men with type 2 diabetes have symptomatic testosterone deficiency.
Commentary
Male patients with breast cancer: Special considerations and gender-specific concerns
Even the materials that we have are gender specific. I think those things all together can certainly contribute to a man feeling like a fish out...
Feature
Illicit steroids: If MDs don’t ask, patients won’t tell
“They felt discriminated against, they did not feel comfortable working with their physicians, and they felt that the doctors did not know what...
Commentary
The case for ‘pleasure hygiene’: Sexual health in patients with chronic illness
Encourage flexibility and recognize that sex encompasses a wide and varied menu of experiences that change over a lifetime.
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Prostate cancer screening guidelines: To PSA or not to PSA
Applying guidelines that take whole populations into consideration often doesn’t translate well to single patients.