New Findings on Sperm Life Cycle Could Impact Fertility Treatments
This breakthrough might aid in how drugs for infertility and male birth control are studied, and help better understand the effect of drugs and surgical treatments on male infertility.
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Erectile Dysfunction May Warn of Heart Disease
Increased communication about erectile dysfunction between patients and physicians may lead to increased treatments.
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Low PSA Score After Radiation Can Predict Prostate Cancer Return
A consortium of prostate cancer experts have discovered that prostate cancer patients who have a lower prostate specific antigen (PSA) score after radiation therapy to treat their cancer are less likely to have their prostate cancer return.
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No Single Treatment is Best for Enlarged Prostate
About half of men with an enlarged prostate seek medical treatment because of bothersome urinary tract symptoms.
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Men Have Time To Choose Best Prostate Cancer Treatment
While there is no medical benefit to postponing treatment for prostate cancer for six months, delaying treatment can allow a patient time to understand the options and pick the best.
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Delayed Prostate Cancer Surgery Poses No Increased Risk for Some Patients
For carefully selected men with prostate cancer who are monitored, the window of cure does not close in the short term.
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Researchers Discover New Virus in Prostate Tumors
The virus is 25 times more likely to be found in prostate cancer patients with a specific genetic mutation than men without the mutation.
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Better Predictors for Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy
Speed of PSA increase matters more than PSA level.
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Higher Optimism Levels Associated with Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Death in Elderly Men
The most optimistic elderly men in a Dutch study had a lower risk of cardiovascular death over 15 years when compared with the least optimistic men.
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Prostate Cancer Detection In Young Men Requires Different Criteria For PSA Measurement
Prostate cancer in young men is not more aggressive and due to the lack of much concern it is recommended an active treatment approach in younger men.
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Common Treatment for Osteoporosis May Help men with Prostate Cancer
Men with prostate cancer who experience bone loss from cancer treatment could benefit from a weekly oral therapy commonly given to women with osteoporosis.
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Capturing the Electrical Activity of Sperm
Experiments pin down target for a male contraceptive.
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Soy and Male Fertility
The Soyfoods Association of North America (SANA) rejects recent media reports that soyfoods may have a harmful effect on male fertility.
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New Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Has Fewer Side Effects
A new radiation therapy for prostate cancer, Cesium 131 brachytherapy, has fewer side effects than other treatments.
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Erectile Dysfunction Common in Primary Care Patients
While primary care physicians are well positioned to inquire about a patient's sexual function, little information is available about the prevalence of erectile dysfunction among patients.
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Erectile Dysfunction Common, Link with Severity of Heart Disease
Men who said they were sometimes or never able to maintain an erection adequate for sexual intercourse were defined as having erectile dysfunction.
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Delaying Surgery Is a Safe Option for Some Men With Hernia
Men and their physicians sometimes delay hernia repair until emergence of pain or discomfort.
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Screening for Prostate Cancer May not Reduce Men's Risk of Death
Screening tests can increase the detection of prostate cancer, even at earlier stages, but not necessarily prolong prostate cancer survival.
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Obesity May Make Diagnosing Prostate Cancer Harder
Diagnosing prostate cancer is a bit like finding a needle in a haystack and doctors may be missing cancers in obese men.
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Men with Erectile Dysfunction Have Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Events
The presenting symptom of erectile dysfunction should prompt an assessment of cardiovascular risk factors and vigorous interventions as appropriate.
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Male Infertility Patients Are 20 Times More Likely to Have Testicular Cancer
Findings may allow earlier diagnosis of testicular cancer as they change clinical practice for male infertility.
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Model of Prostate Cancer Helps Identify Promising Pain Treatment
A new line of prostate cancer cells may provide a better model to study the disease. It identified a possible therapy to reduce prostate cancer pain.
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Expert Encourages Alternate Treatments for Men who Abuse Women
The ability to effectively treat men who repeatedly abuse women may be improved through individualized therapy.
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NCI Launches Biorepository for Prostate Cancer
There is great potential for the use of biomarkers as a means of detecting and monitoring prostate cancer more effectively.
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Are Saunas Healthy or Harmful?
Harvard Men's Health Watch explains how the temerature changes in saunas may influence a man's health.
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MUHC Advises and Reminds Men Over The Age of 50 to Get Annual Prostate Exam
Early warning signs of possible prostate cancer are: difficulty urinating, and urinating very often at night.
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Long-term Hormone Use Helps Prostate Cancer Patients Live Longer
Treating high risk prostate cancer patients with radiation therapy and adding hormone therapy for more than one year allows patients to live longer.
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Protein Suppresses Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in U.S. men after skin cancer.
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Fused Genes Trigger The Development of Prostate Cancer
The data in our study provides tantalizing evidence that gene fusion is the causative agent in prostate cancer.
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New Method to Discover Gene Rearrangements That Can Aid in Detection of Early Prostate Cancer
The finding of a fused gene in prostate cancer is creating a new frontier in developing tests for earlier detection of prostate cancer.
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Treatment of Men with Erectile Dysfunction Improves Women's Sexual Function and Satisfaction
An effective erectile dysfunction treatment in men also significantly improved sexual function and sexual satisfaction in untreated women partners.
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Scientists Identify How Antibody Blocks Prostate Cancer Growth, May Lead To Targeted Treatment
This discovery on prostate cancer could pave the way for development of a new molecularly targeted prostate cancer treatment.
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Obesity Associated with Cancer Progression Following Prostatectomy in Prostate Cancer
Men with early prostate cancer who are obese have a greater risk of cancer progression following a prostatectomy.
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Treatment of Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer with Quadramet and Taxotere
Treatment of advanced, hormone refractory prostate cancer with the chemotherapy drug Taxotere and Quadramet reduces prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels.
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Obesity, History Of Weight Gain Could Help Predict Prostate Cancer Progression
Obesity may be closely associated with prostate cancer possibly increasing the odds of prostate cancer.
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Glowing Green Sperm Point Way Forward for Infertility Research
Study will have important implications for understanding male infertility.
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Male Impotence Myths
All men over the age of 30 experience impotence as least once in their lifetime. It's estimated that over 150 million men worldwide have impotence.
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The Psychology of Impotence in a Relationship
Many men who have dealt with impotence for a long period of time find that being able to resume intercourse is not the solution for a disintegrating relationship.
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The Psychology of Impotence
Viagra, the little blue pill that revolutionized the treatment of impotence has had a profound effect on men with erectile dysfunction, but the quick fix for impotence does not overcome the other problems.
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Can Pomegranates Prevent Prostate Cancer?
Pomegranate juice shows major promise to combat and treat prostate cancer.
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