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Men’s Health

Determining when men need testosterone

Susanne Quallich, ANP-BC, NP-C, CUNP July 06, 2009

Deficiency can lead to sexual dysfunction and osteoporosis. Here are approaches to diagnosis and some factors to consider before treating.

Low literacy hinders prostate cancer discussions

June 12, 2009

More vitamin C may mean less gout

May 11, 2009

A large, long-term study links higher vitamin C intake with a lower risk of gout

Prevention of prostate cancer

April 17, 2009

Men with no signs of prostate cancer should talk to their provider about taking a 5a-reductase inhibitor (5-ARI) for seven years to ward off the disease.

Risk of prostate or other cancers in men unaffected by selenium or vitamin E

Brian S. Alper, MD, MSPH April 10, 2009

Neither selenium nor vitamin E, alone or in combination, reduced the risk of prostate cancer or other cancers in men.

Drug works for premature ejaculation

March 20, 2009

Dapoxetine taken on demand before intercourse improved all outcome measures, compared with placebo.

Antibiotics before prostate biopsy questioned

March 20, 2009

New findings raise questions about the practice of prescribing antibiotics to men prior to prostate biopsy if they have newly elevated PSA levels and a normal digital rectal examination.

Why do digital rectal exams?

March 16, 2009

If the DRE is not recommended to screen for prostate or colon cancer, why do we do it?

Prostate screening in elderly men

November 10, 2008

A new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) advises against prostate cancer screening for men...

Vitamin C may discourage bone loss in men

November 10, 2008

There's more to nutrition and bone health than just calcium and vitamin D. Vitamin C is an additional important nutrient that may help prevent bone loss.

Workup for microscopic hematuria

November 03, 2008

Recognizing symptoms of an enlarged prostate

BY JOAN LIPPERT, WITH RICHARD J. MACCHIA, MD, AND IVAN ROTHMAN, ARNP July 31, 2008

The prostate gland has two important functions: To produce ejaculatory fluid and to act as a barrier to retrograde UTIs. Prostate enlargement, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), can produce a constellation of unpleasant symptoms that result when the enlarged gland forces the bladder to work harder to expel urine. The prostatic obstruction is both...