Stellenbosch University (SU) and Tygerberg Hospital’s surgeons have performed the first successful penis transplant operation in the world, in Bellville, Cape Town. The outstanding, nine-hour, surgical procedure was carried out in December 2014, by a team of surgeons...
We have stressed many times the role of testosterone (T) levels around a number of sexual problems such as erectile dysfunction and low libido. However, a new study relates testosterone deficiency also to depression. According to the study presented at the annual...
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,...
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...
