Treatment for an enlarged prostate depends upon the severity of the symptoms, and if the symptoms are mild or absent (asymptomatic), active treatment may not be necessary. Prostate treatment may include Medication or drug therapy Non-surgical therapies Surgical >> Read More ...
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or an enlarged prostate gland is a very common condition in older men with estimates indicating that up to one in every two men suffers with this condition. The prostate gland, which is normally about the size of a walnut, starts to enlarge quite often after the age of forty, but may >> Read More ...
Testosterone is the most abundant male sex hormone (androgen) circulating in the body. It is mainly formed in the testes although androgens from the adrenal glands can also be converted into testosterone. This hormone is essential for the development of the male sex organs in the fetal stage and subsides a few months after >> Read More ...
What are the Androgens? The male sex hormones are collectively known as androgens. The most abundant of these hormones is testosterone and it is therefore considered as the main male sex hormone. However there are several other male hormones that are secreted by the testes (testicles). All androgens are steroids hormones. >> Read More ...
Weak bladder is a common term to denote two urinary disorders, either urinary incontinence or frequent urination. Despite the use of the term ‘weak’, there is often no functional disorder of the bladder and successful treatment will lead to normal urinary habits and bladder control. Often the same causative >> Read More ...
What is prostatitis? Inflammation of the prostate gland is known as prostatitis. It may be caused by an infection but there are other non-infectious causes that may also be responsible. Infectious causes of prostatitis are less frequently seen. The non-infectious causes of prostatitis are often chronic and more complex >> Read More ...
Hematospermia is the term for blood in the semen and can vary from a light pink discoloration to red streaks in the ejaculate. At times the blood may not be visible and many men would not know that they have passed blood when ejaculating. It is rare for semen to be bloody to the extent that it masks the the natural color >> Read More ...
BernieK Asked : I am a 52 year old male and have been have had 3 urinary tract infections in the last 8 months. The first two times I was just given antibiotics by my doctor. No tests apart from an examination. I developed severe diarrhea that lasted for like 2 months. When I got my third infection I insisted that tests be >> Read More ...
Most people think of depression as single mental health condition. There are several different types of depressive disorders that collectively fall under depression. While sadness is a major symptom, there are other symptoms that also occur in depressive disorders. In fact some people who suffer with certain depressive >> Read More ...
What is Prostate Cancer? Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor of the prostate gland, the small walnut-sized gland that lies below the bladder in men. It is one of the most cancers in men in the United States and almost 10% of the adult male population will develop prostate cancer within their lifetime. The increase in >> Read More ...
