Have you ever wondered if there is male menopause? Menopause is a condition that occurs in the case of women around the age of 50. Although it is not well known, male menopause is real. The difference between women’s and men’s menopause is that in the case of men it...
A group of researchers in two Medical schools, namely the school of Medicine of the University of California San Diego and the school of Medicine of the University of California Los Angeles, conducted a pilot clinical study in order to evaluate a recently developed...
During the last decades, infertility and reproductive abnormalities have evolved to major issues globally. Hundreds of couples worldwide have faced serious difficulties in conceiving naturally due to a number of fertility problems affecting both sexes. It is well...
A new advanced test has been developed by UroSens ltd, a recenlty founded company specialising in cancer research technology. The company has recently received £2 million to commercialise the Mcm5-ELISA test. This test was developed in Cavendish Laboratory, according...
Low libido is a very common problem affecting mainly middle-aged men but often younger men as well. It is said that 1 out of 5 men will suffer from loss of libido at some point in their lives. Although doctors use a number of drugs to treat the symptoms of low libido...
Penis enlargement cost and other key facts There is no man who hasn’t, at least once, felt the desire of having a bigger penis. The size-matter begins from an early age, more often at teenage hood, and continues to be discussed and problematize men throughout their...
Metabolic syndrome and erectile dysfunction The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) exhibits a noticeable increase worldwide during the last years. The MetS or syndrome X is a complex of interrelated risk factors including obesity, glucose intolerance,...
Sobi receives European marketing approval for Xiapex to treat peyronie’s disease BioSpecifics Technologies Corp, a biopharmaceutical company developing first in class collagenase-based products marketed as Xiaflex (collagenase clostridium histolyticum or CCH) in...
The Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) is going to put an end to the use of the “last-hope” drug against prostate cancer. The Jevtana drug will no longer be available for use by NHS patients from March 2015. Although it will remain available for existing patients, doctors will...
Study suggests there might be a natural remedy for erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation Most men are ambitious about their performance in sex and that they do their best to please their partner. If you are a man that cares about your own and your partner’s...
New study tries to link Peyronie’s disease with low testosterone As we have extensively discussed in the Peyronie’s disease (PD) section (link), PD is a wound-scar of the connective tissue of the tunica albuginea of the penis, i.e. the tissue which covers...
What is the prostate? The prostate is a gland located under the bladder and surrounds the urethra, i.e. the tube which carries the urine from the bladder through the penis and out of the body. The prostate gland weights approximately 15g and has the shape of a nut....
