What You Need to Know About Male Infertility

What You Need to Know About Male Infertility

Infertility is defined as the inability of a couple to achieve pregnancy after one year of regular unprotected intercourse.  Infertility effects approximately 15% of couples, but male infertility is present in about 50% of infertile couples.

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Urinary Retention Should be a Concern for Aging Men

Urinary Retention Should be a Concern for Aging Men

As men age, prostate tissue grows, which can resulting in obstruction of the urinary tract.  By 50 years of age 50% of men will have some degree of BPH and at 85, 75% will have BPH.  

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Men Over 50 Should Know Their Heart Health Risks

According to The Heart Foundation, 720,000 people die of heart disease every year making it the most common disease among men and women.  Cardiovascular diseases claim more lives than all forms of cancer combined. 

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Is Testosterone Therapy Right for You?

Is Testosterone Therapy Right for You?

Medicine continues to indulge Man's ancient quest for eternal youth, and one of those wannabe El Dorados is found in urology. Testosterone therapy (sometimes called androgen replacement therapy) has held out the promise of more vigorous twilight years for many men looking to turn back time. 

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The Epididymitis Infection

The most frequent cause of acute onset scrotal pain men is a condition known as epididymitis. It is an inflammation of the coiled tube – the epididymis -- at the back of the testicle that stores and carries sperm. Men can contract the disease at any age.

Symptoms of epididymitis include:

·         Painful urination or an urgent or frequent need to urinate

·         A swollen, red or warm scrotum

·         A lump on the testicle

·         Testicle pain and tenderness, usually on one side

·         Painful intercourse or ejaculation

·         Discharge from the penis

·         Blood in the semen

·         Enlarged lymph nodes in the groin

·         Pain or discomfort in the lower abdomen or pelvic area

Epididymitis is usually caused by a bacterial infection, including sexually transmitted infections, such as gonorrhea or chlamydia.

Anytime you experience scrotal pain or swelling, pain while you urinate, or have a discharge from your penis, you should see your doctor. If the pain is severe, get to the emergency room as soon as possible.

When you visit your doctor, he will likely check for enlarged lymph nodes in your groin and an enlarged testicle on the affected side. He will also take samples of your blood, urine, and penile discharge for analysis, which will include testing for a sexually transmitted infection.

Your doctor may also give you an ultrasound test to rule out if the blood flow to the testicles is lower than normal (a condition known as testicular torsion) or higher than normal, which would be a sign of epididymitis.

Should you be diagnosed with epididymitis, your doctor will prescribe antibiotics. If you caught the infection as a result of a sexual encounter, your partner will have to be treated as well. Be advised that .The symptoms may linger for several weeks even after the antibiotics have run their course.