Prostate problems
In medical school we learned that if you were male and lived long enough, you would likely get prostate cancer. We also learned that males are more likely to die with prostate cancer than to die from it. There are some things we can do to improve the likelihood that prostate problems can be found earlier, hopefully resulting in improved outcomes. . ...
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Prostate cancer risk factor quiz
Take this quiz to learn about what can affect your risk of developing prostate cancer. While we don't know the exact causes of cancer, there are trends that men with prostate cancer ...
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Andropause
Symptoms of male andropause include low energy, decreased libido or interest in sex, depression, muscle weakness or aches, hot flashes, broken bones due to bone thinning (osteoporosis), and sexual ...
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Hormones and sexual problems
The reasons why we respond with sexual feelings to people, circumstances, pictures, stories, movies, voices, and even smells are very complex. Hormones, including testosterone and estrogen, are just one factor in this complicated ...
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PSA screening
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test for detecting prostate cancer Physicians usually order tests for blood PSA levels when assessing a patient who has a suspicious nodule or lump on his prostate. Increasingly, the PSA test is being used in patients whose prostate gland feels normal during the rectal examination but who have requested an evaluatio ...
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Prostate gland: overview
What is it? The prostate gland is part of the urinary and reproductive systems of the male (Figure 1). Women do not have a prostate gland. The prostate is just below the bladder. Its size can be anywhere from that of a walnut to a small apple, and its 2 semicircular lobes (left and right) encircle the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine from the bladder and down through the penis.
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About the prostate gland
The prostate, as my wife likes to say, is the real "terminator" because it gets all men in the end, and it's certainly true that most men will eventually rue their prostates in one of several ...
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Prostate conditions
The prostate gland is susceptible to three common diseases: prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and cancer. Prostatitis Prostatitis is an infection of the prostate gland. This can occur at any age and, although it may be acquired through sexual contact, often it develops for no apparent ...
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Prostate cancer: what is it?
Prostate cancer does not develop overnight. It can take years of cells dividing before a normal cell becomes a cancerous cell. The cell first undergoes very small changes in which it becomes slightly abnormal or 'atypical' as seen under a ...
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Prostate conditions
The prostate gland is susceptible to three common diseases: prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and cancer. Prostatitis Prostatitis is an infection of the prostate gland. This can occur at any age and, although it may be acquired through sexual contact, often it develops for no apparent ...
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