Category Archives: Men’s Health-Erectile Dysfunction

What age should we start sex education? Sex education begins at birth. From the cradle until mature adulthood children need information, a source of dependable reference when told nonsense that frightens or alarms them and a haven of love on … Continue reading →

Two types of tests are available to look specifically for the genetic material of the virus: qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative test seeks to detect the presence or absence of HIV but does not indicate how much of the virus … Continue reading →

There is a simple blood test to screen for hepatitis A. This test can distinguish between someone who has been newly infected (less than six months ago) and someone who was infected more than six months ago. By the time … Continue reading →

An examination is important to determine what is causing a discharge from the vagina, because there are many possible disorders. Some (such as gonorrhea and chlamydia), originate in the cervix, and others (such as By yeast, and trichomoniasis), are vaginal … Continue reading →

Now, what does the cancer look like under the microscope? Are the cells well differentiated, or are they poorly differentiated? The architecture of normal, well-differentiated cells involves distinct, clearly defined borders. Well-differentiated cells have clear centers—think of tiny round doughnuts. … Continue reading →

Semen undergoes extreme chemical transformations after ejaculation, metamorphosing from a viscous liquid to a semi-solid and back again. Usually about five minutes after ejaculation, semen coagulates into a gel-like substance; then, within about fifteen minutes it becomes a sticky liquid. … Continue reading →

Today we no longer assume, as we did in the past, that marriage is forever. We know that in our complex, rapidly changing society a lifelong marital commitment has become increasingly difficult to sustain. After fifteen or twenty years of … Continue reading →

For this generation of mid-life men, learning to become genuinely paternal is made more difficult by the fact that they have never been encouraged, or trained, to take fatherhood seriously to begin with. On the contrary, machismo demands as a … Continue reading →

Restabilization: The Beginning of Middle Adulthood, Forty-three to Forty-seven: Somewhere around forty-five a man is ready to move into the next life stage, hopefully having formed a new life structure as the basis for living in middle adulthood. Some men … Continue reading →

There are no rites of passage to guide the American male across the rocky threshold of middle age. Our culture provides a man with motives for climbing and clawing toward success, but once the scorecard of his wins and losses … Continue reading →