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What Causes Delayed Ejaculation and Anejaculation? How Are They Treated?
Sexual Health

What Causes Delayed Ejaculation and Anejaculation? How Are They Treated?

Delayed ejaculation and anejaculation sit at the opposite end of the spectrum from premature ejaculation and are rarely discussed. Causes from medicines and hormones to nerve damage and habits, assessment, treatment and options for couples wishing to conceive are covered here.

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What Is Retrograde Ejaculation (Dry Orgasm)? How Does It Affect Fertility?
Infertility

What Is Retrograde Ejaculation (Dry Orgasm)? How Does It Affect Fertility?

When no semen comes out despite orgasm, the cause is often retrograde ejaculation, in which semen flows backwards into the bladder. Its causes, diagnosis with a post-ejaculatory urine test, its effect on health and treatment options for couples wishing to have a child are covered here.

What Causes Blood in the Semen (Haematospermia)? When Does It Matter?
Men's Health

What Causes Blood in the Semen (Haematospermia)? When Does It Matter?

Although seeing blood in the semen is worrying, it is in most cases a benign condition that settles on its own. The possible causes of haematospermia, when further investigation is needed, the steps of assessment and the treatment approach are covered here.

Low Sexual Desire (Low Libido) in Men: What Causes It and How Is It Assessed?
Sexual Health

Low Sexual Desire (Low Libido) in Men: What Causes It and How Is It Assessed?

Reduced sexual desire is a different picture from an erection problem and usually has more than one cause. How hormones, chronic illness, sleep, stress, medicines and relationship factors affect desire, and how assessment and cause-focused treatment are carried out, are covered here.

Testicular Pain and Scrotal Swelling: When Is It an Emergency?
Men's Health

Testicular Pain and Scrotal Swelling: When Is It an Emergency?

Sudden, severe testicular pain may signal testicular torsion, an emergency in which every minute counts; dull pain and swelling are more often due to varicocele, hydrocele or inflammation. How the symptoms are told apart and when to go to the emergency department are covered here.

What Is Sperm DNA Fragmentation? When Is the Test Requested?
Infertility

What Is Sperm DNA Fragmentation? When Is the Test Requested?

Sperm DNA fragmentation is one of the tests considered in couples who do not conceive despite a normal semen analysis. What the test measures, who it is requested for, how the result is interpreted and what can be done to improve it are covered here.

Buried Penis (Hidden Penis): What It Is and How It Is Treated
Penile Aesthetics

Buried Penis (Hidden Penis): What It Is and How It Is Treated

There is a picture in which the penis is of normal length yet appears short from the outside: buried penis. Its causes, its relationship with body weight, the functional problems it creates and which approach applies in which situation are covered here.

What Is Penile Fracture? Signs and Why It Is an Emergency
Penile Curvature

What Is Penile Fracture? Signs and Why It Is an Emergency

Why is a fracture possible when there is no bone in the penis? How penile fracture occurs, its typical signs, why it needs urgent surgery and what can happen if treatment is delayed are covered here.

Diagnosing Erectile Dysfunction: Which Tests Are Done?
Erectile Dysfunction

Diagnosing Erectile Dysfunction: Which Tests Are Done?

Correct treatment for erectile dysfunction begins with an accurate diagnosis. What do the history, blood tests, penile Doppler ultrasound and nocturnal erection testing show, and which patient needs which investigation?

Penile Length After an Implant: Why Does It Feel Shorter?
Penile Prosthesis

Penile Length After an Implant: Why Does It Feel Shorter?

A perceived loss of length is one of the most frequently raised concerns after penile implant surgery. This article explains why that perception arises, how implant length is determined and how expectations are discussed beforehand.

What Is Rezum (Water Vapour) Therapy and Who Is It Suitable For?
Men's Health

What Is Rezum (Water Vapour) Therapy and Who Is It Suitable For?

Rezum, applied to an enlarged prostate using water vapour energy, is one of the minimally invasive options. This article covers how the procedure is performed, who it may be suitable for and how it differs from conventional prostate surgery.

Types of Urinary Incontinence in Men: Urge, Stress and Overflow
Treatment Methods

Types of Urinary Incontinence in Men: Urge, Stress and Overflow

Urinary incontinence is not a single condition; urge, stress and overflow types rest on different mechanisms and call for different treatments. This article covers how the types are distinguished and which investigations are used.

Female Sexual Dysfunction: Causes and How It Is Assessed
Sexual Health

Female Sexual Dysfunction: Causes and How It Is Assessed

Reduced desire, difficulty with arousal, orgasm problems and pain during intercourse: how are hormonal, physical and psychosocial causes distinguished? The assessment process and why the couple is considered together.

Do Prostate Enlargement Medications Affect Sexual Function?
Men's Health

Do Prostate Enlargement Medications Affect Sexual Function?

This is the question most often asked by men starting prostate medication. The effects of alpha blockers and 5-alpha reductase inhibitors on sexual function, what reduced ejaculation means, and what to do if side effects appear.

Sperm Freezing: Who Needs Fertility Preservation?
Infertility

Sperm Freezing: Who Needs Fertility Preservation?

Before cancer treatment, before starting hormone therapy, before testicular surgery. When sperm freezing comes into consideration, how the process works, how long samples can be stored and what the chances of pregnancy are.

Pelvic Floor Exercises for Men: How to Do Kegels Correctly
Treatment Methods

Pelvic Floor Exercises for Men: How to Do Kegels Correctly

Pelvic floor muscles are not exclusive to women. The role of pelvic floor rehabilitation in male urinary incontinence, bladder control after prostate surgery, premature ejaculation and erection quality, and the correct exercise technique.

What Do Stem Cell and Exosome Therapies Offer in Andrology?
Erectile Dysfunction

What Do Stem Cell and Exosome Therapies Offer in Andrology?

Do stem cell and exosome applications really work in erectile dysfunction? An honest account of how they are meant to work, where the scientific evidence stands today and how they relate to proven treatment steps.

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