Testicular Cancer | Diagnosis and Treatments Testicular cancer is usually diagnosed on the basis of symptoms. Apart from the symptoms like dragging pain in the scrotal region, there are certain tests to diagnose it. These include: Physical Examination: The physician feels the testicles in the scrotal bag. He palpates them for any tenderness or swelling or presence [...]

Testicular Cancer | Causes and Risk Factors In a normal, healthy, human being, cells grow, divide, and die in an orderly manner. However, when a person is suffering from cancer, the cells tend to grow in an uncontrolled way. Testicular cancer is characterized by an uncontrolled growth of cells in the testicular area. Testicles can be defined [...]

Testicular Cancer Symptoms As its name suggests, testicular cancer occurs in the testicles, which produce male sex hormone and sperms. The testes are located in the loose bag hanging underneath the penis, known as scrotum. Though rare, compared to other forms of cancer, testicular cancer affects men aged between 15 and 35 years. This type [...]

Effect of Heat on the Sperm Production. Are you aware that contraception is a multi-billion dollar industry? A lot of females use different types of physical and chemical methods for contraception that are not only costly, but are also hazardous for health in the long term. However, experts suggest that using simple remedies such as [...]

Erectile Dysfunction and Essential Hypertension Essential hypertension is increasingly being considered one of the risk factors for erectile dysfunction. In fact, sexual dysfunction in both men and women is more prevalent in hypertensive individuals. According to a research report published in the October 2000 issue of The Journal of Urology, about erectile dysfunction is highly [...]

What is Spermatocele? Spermatoceles are benign cysts of the scrotum. They are very common and more often than not need no treatment. Spermatoceles are not cancerous nor will they become cancerous. They are most often confused with hydroceles, another benign cystic disease of the scrotum.   Anatomy To understand spermatoceles one must understand the anatomy [...]

Testicular Size and Fertility In many cultures, the size of a man’s testicles has been regarded as a marker of his fertility. Men that possess larger testicles have been regarded as more fertile than men that possess average or smaller testicles. However the notion that fertility is contingent on testicular size is generally incorrect. In [...]

Relationship Between Penile Size and Sexual Health A long-standing myth amongst both men and women alike has been the idea that there is a proportional relationship between penile size and sexual health. More specifically, the larger the penis, the more sexually healthy the individual in addition to the notion that the individual has a greater [...]