An enlarged prostate is a common condition, especially among men older than 50. Also called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), an enlarged prostate is not the same as prostate cancer. Although it is not cancerous, it can cause extremely unpleasant symptoms. Fortunately, there are treatments that can help reduce symptoms. What Is the Prostate? The prostate
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What Is Andropause?
Women go through a menopause phase, and men go through an andropause phase. Andropause is a very gradual reduction in the male body’s production of androgenic hormones – particularly testosterone – along with related effects, during middle age and older. The production of testosterone begins to slow down by a percentage or two each year
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For men, aging presents a unique set of health issues – including an enlarged prostate. By age 60, nearly 50 percent of all men will have an enlarged prostate; by age 85, that likelihood increases to 90 percent. This condition is called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). You may be wondering: What do these changes in
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Men want to be both intimate and confident in the bedroom. But a variety of physical complications can stymie those desires. While a slight curve to the penis is perfectly normal – and research indicates as many as 3 percent of all men have some degree of it – when the curvature is severe, it
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When you were a child, probably a week didn’t go by when you didn’t complain of having tummy ache. Your mom might have given you coke syrup, given you a pep talk before a big test, or perhaps even scolded you for eating too much of the pizza. But as you got older, you began
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