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For the men's lifestyle magazine, see Men's Health (magazine). Men's health emerged as a discrete academic and political concern in the 1990s. A greater understanding of Women's health issues had been one of the successes of the feminist movement, a development that drew attention to the fact that, while men continued to dominate most societies in most fields this did not extend to health and to life-expectancy. By 2006, it was still the case that in the vast majority of countries, rich an ...
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Men's Health Articles
- Colon Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent colon cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the colon or in other parts of the body, such as the liver, lungs, or both. The PD... - Condoms: Barriers to Bad News
... by Tamar Nordenberg What do condoms have in common with toothpaste and toilet paper? Not enough, according to Adam Glickman, owner of the Condomania stores in New York and Los Angeles. Glickman, who h... - Early Prostate Cancer: Questions and Answers
... Key Points The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system (see Question 1). The most common risk factor for prostate cancer is age (see Question 3). Prostate cancer often does not cause sympt... - Erectile Dysfunction
... Erectile dysfunction, sometimes called "impotence," is the repeated inability to get or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse. The word "impotence" may also be used to describe other pro... - Genes and Disease: Male-Specific Diseases
... What kind of biological mechanisms lie behind the formation of the different genders? Some scientists now conclude that cells from male and female organisms differ in ways that result from chromosomes... - Male Breast Cancer Treatment
... After breast cancer has been diagnosed, tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the breast or to other parts of the body. This process is called staging. The information gathered... - Melanoma Treatment
... Recurrent melanoma is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the original site or in other parts of the body, such as the lungs or liver. Treatment... - Osteoporosis: Progress and Promise
... Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength predisposing to an increased risk of fracture. Bone strength reflects the integration of two main features: bone density ... - Penile Cancer Treatment
... If the cancer is limited to the foreskin, treatment will probably be wide local excision and circumcision. If the cancer begins in the glans and does not involve other tissues, treatment may involve: ... - Prostate Enlargement: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
... The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that forms part of the male reproductive system. The gland is made of two lobes, or regions, enclosed by an outer layer of tissue. As the diagrams show, the prosta... - Prostatitis: Disorders of the Prostate
... Prostatitis may account for up to 25 percent of all office visits by young and middle-aged men for complaints involving the genital and urinary systems. The term prostatitis actually encompasses four ... - Testicular Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent testicular cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back many years after the initial cancer, in the other testicle, or in other parts of... - Testicular Cancer: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Testicular cancer can be one of two general types: seminoma or nonseminoma (see Question 1). This disease occurs most often in men between the ages of 15 and 39. It accounts for only 1 perc...
Resources
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- About Hernia Repair (American College of Surgeons)
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