Prostate Cancer Prevention Prostate cancer prevention is possible if you can make a few lifestyle changes and choose healthier eating habits that will improve your overall health. It is also important to reduce the risk factors that cause prostate cancer.   Eat Healthy Choosing healthy eating habits, with a focus on low fat foods, may [...]

Prostate Surgery Types The medical term for complete or partial surgical removal of the prostate gland is prostatectomy. The two most important reasons for undertaking prostatectomy are Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH) and prostate cancer. Sometimes, persistent bleeding through prostate gland or problems related to urination may also warrant the need of surgical removal of the [...]

Soda Increases the Risk of Prostate Cancer Soda is one of the most commonly consumed beverages in the whole world. In the United States alone, 57 gallons of soda are consumed per person per year. There are numerous harmful affects associated with the consumption of soda on a regular basis. Soda drinks are high on [...]

Small Penis Syndrome Small penis syndrome is a condition in which a man is unduly worried about his penis being too small. It is a psychiatric condition more to do with anxiety rather than anything to do with the actual size of the penis. Micropenis, on the other hand, is a medical condition in which [...]

Erectile Dysfunction and Obesity Obesity is linked to a number of health conditions. Surprisingly, it could be one of the reasons for erectile dysfunction. Risk factors for erectile dysfunction include obesity, diabetes, age, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and high blood pressure. Obese or overweight men are more likely to have elevated cholesterol levels and cardiovascular disease. [...]

Painful Bladder Syndrome Painful bladder syndrome, also called as Interstitial Cystitis is a chronic medical condition characterized by recurrent pain in the bladder and the surrounding pelvic area associated with an increased urgency to urinate. The pain may vary from person to person and may change in intensity depending upon the amount of urine present [...]

Smoking and Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed solid tumor and is the second leading cause of cancer related mortality in American men. According to statistics available, one in every six men in the US will develop prostate cancer during his lifetime. Estimates by the American Cancer Society say that nearly 32,000 [...]

Why Do Men Get Erections in the Morning? Morning erection, literally termed as morning wood, morning glories are a series of nighttime erections that occur during the sleep and also immediately after a man wakes up. Nocturnal penile tumescence is a normal, healthy physiological reaction that actually starts even before the birth of a person [...]

Early Prostate Cancer Detection Early detection of prostate cancer significantly raises the chances of cure while reducing the risk factor considerably. Screening is one of the best ways to detect cancer of the prostate at an early stage. This is important as patients have a better prognosis in this stage. In fact, if we go [...]