What Is TRT? Who Qualifies, How It Is Given and What Monitoring Looks Like
TRT, or testosterone replacement therapy, is prescription treatment that restores testosterone to the normal range in men whose bodies make too little of it,…
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Men's Health
Articles on the health of men: prostate, testosterone, sexual health, heart risk and the check-ups worth having at each age, written without embarrassment and with clear next steps.
Andropause: Is ‘Male Menopause’ Real? What Testosterone Actually Does After 40
Andropause, often called male menopause, is not a true menopause. Men do not lose hormone production abruptly; testosterone drifts down by roughly 1 percent…
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Enclomiphene: The TRT Alternative Explained: How It Works, the Evidence and Its Regulatory Status
Enclomiphene is an oral selective estrogen receptor modulator that prompts a man's own testes to make more testosterone by raising pituitary LH and FSH,…
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How to Fully Empty Your Bladder: Techniques That Help and When Retention Needs a Doctor
To empty the bladder more completely, sit fully on the toilet with feet supported, lean slightly forward, relax the pelvic floor rather than pushing,…
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The Bladder: Where It Is and How Much Urine It Holds
A healthy adult bladder comfortably holds about 300 to 400 milliliters of urine, roughly one and a half to two cups, and can stretch…
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Tongkat Ali: What Human Trials Show About Testosterone, Energy and Safety
Tongkat ali is a root extract from the Southeast Asian tree Eurycoma longifolia. Small randomized trials lasting four weeks to six months suggest it…
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Ejaculation and Sex After a Vasectomy: What Changes and What Does Not
Yes. Men still ejaculate after a vasectomy, and the semen looks, feels and measures about the same, because sperm make up only a small…
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Can an Enlarged Prostate Cause Erectile Dysfunction, and Is ED Permanent?
An enlarged prostate does not directly cause erectile dysfunction; the gland is not part of the machinery that produces an erection. The two problems…
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Can a Vasectomy Be Reversed? How Reversal Works and What Decides the Outcome
Yes, a vasectomy can often be reversed, but success is never guaranteed. A surgeon uses a microscope to rejoin the vas deferens (vasovasostomy) or…
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Do Women Have a Prostate? The Skene’s Gland Answer
Women do not have a prostate in the anatomical sense, but they have a close counterpart: the Skene's glands, two small paraurethral glands that…
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Do Men Go Through Menopause? Andropause Explained
Men do not go through menopause in the way women do. Testosterone declines slowly, roughly 1% to 2% a year from around age 30…
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UTIs in Men: Causes, and Why They Are Taken More Seriously
Yes, men can get urinary tract infections, though much less often than women, because the male urethra is longer and prostate fluid has antibacterial…
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Prostate Health: The Habits and Checks That Matter by Age
Prostate health depends largely on habits that also protect the heart: regular physical activity, a plant-forward diet, a healthy weight, and not smoking. Because…
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Bladder Infections: What They Feel Like, Whether Men Get Them, and Prevention
A bladder infection usually feels like a strong, nagging urge to urinate that returns minutes after you have gone, with burning or stinging during…
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Vasectomy: How It Is Done, How Long It Takes and Whether It Hurts
A vasectomy usually takes about 15 to 30 minutes and is done under local anesthetic in an office or outpatient setting. The surgeon reaches…
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Kidney Infection: Causes, Warning Signs and How Urgent It Is
A kidney infection is rarely fatal when treated promptly, and most people recover fully within about two weeks. The danger comes when bacteria spread…
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Can Men Get Fibromyalgia? Symptoms, Why It Is Missed and How It Is Treated
Yes, men can get fibromyalgia. It is diagnosed far more often in women, but population studies that apply the diagnostic criteria to everyone find…
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The Current Treatments for Erectile Dysfunction, Explained
There is no single new breakthrough for erectile dysfunction. Current care follows a stepped approach: treating underlying causes such as heart disease, diabetes or…
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