Inguinal Hernias In Men

Inguinal Hernias In Men

There are many different types of hernias but it is inguinal hernias that account for up to 70 percent of all cases of this rupture with over 500,000 Americans, primarily men, who will require surgical repair of this hernia. 

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What Is A Vasectomy

What Is A Vasectomy

Roughly half a million American men opt to get a vasectomy each year. It is very nearly 100 percent effective, as opposed to a condom, which sees a 15 percent failure rate among couples who rely on it exclusively over the course of a year.

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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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Rise in Men With Breast Cancer Opting For Double Mastectomies

Rise in Men With Breast Cancer Opting For Double Mastectomies

Most people think breast cancer is a woman’s disease. However, men can get breast cancer too. Breast cancer is much less common in men than it is in women. Older men are most likely to develop breast cancer. However, men of any age can get the disease. If a man is diagnosed with breast cancer early, the likelihood of being cured from it is high. Unfortunately, because many men avoid going to a doctor for minimal symptoms, many breast cancers among men are not diagnosed until the cancer is in a more advanced stage.

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Men: Don't Ignore These Health Threats

Men: Don't Ignore These Health Threats

As men age, this disregard spills over into the way they treat their health.  Healthcare for men tends to be reactive rather than proactive.  This means, unless something is broken, or chronically hurting, there is no reason to visit the doctor.  We are here to tell men to get it together, and get proactive.  It’s time to take charge of your health. More men suffer and die from chronic illnesses than women. They’re 1.3 times more likely to have cancer than women and 2 times more likely to die from liver disease. The evidence is clear and the risk is high; men need to be more attentive to their health. In prostate cancer alone, there are 233,000 new cases in the U.S. every year and 1 out of 7 men are diagnosed. Due to these hard facts, getting an annual PSA screening is essential.

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How to get rid of man boobs

How to get rid of man boobs

Man boobs, lightly referred to as “moobs” these days, can be a real nuisance for any man trying to sport a well sculpted muscular chest.  This condition can be caused by a few things, first of which is the medical condition clinical gynecomastia or male breast enlargement.  This is generally a result of hormone imbalances like low testosterone or elevated estrogen.  The second cause of man boobs is excess fat that is stored in the chest.  This has led to an increase in the amount of men who seek surgical treatment to reduce the size of their breasts. In fact, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the amount of male breast reduction surgeries increased by 6% in the year of 2011 alone.

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5 Natural Ideas to Relieve Erectile Dysfunction

5 Natural Ideas to Relieve Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction, also known as impotence, occurs when men are unable to keep their erection firm enough to engage in sexual intercourse with their partner. Men often experience erectile dysfunction as they get older because with age, a man’s level of testosterone decreases. This causes changes in sexual function such as impotence or lower libido.

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Young Men Experience Erectile Dysfunction Too

Young Men Experience Erectile Dysfunction Too

Impotence, aka erectile dysfunction, aka ED, is not often the easiest topic to discuss but it effects more men than we likely realize.  As many as 50 million men in the US and Europe suffer from impotence, or erectile dysfunction.  Statistically, this number includes only about 5% of men less than 40 years old and up to 25% of men by the time they reach 65 years of age. By definition, impotence is the inability to get or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse.

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