News and Features Related to Men's Health
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Great Sex Unzipped
Was it good for you? If you’re like a lot of men, chances are it wasn’t. At least, the sex wasn’t as good as you think it could have been. You were addled with anxiety, plagued by concerns over your performance, worried about the worthiness of your physique during lovemaking. Even if the act achieve
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Prescriptions for Sexual Frustration
Forget the penis for a moment, and the vagina and clitoris, too. Even when the genitals are working the way they're supposed to, with or without medical help, sexual satisfaction can still be difficult to achieve. Sexual dysfunction often takes center stage when we talk about sexual problems, but it
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Male Infertility Treatments
Infertility has traditionally been thought of as a woman's problem. But as it turns out, we men don't get off that easily. About one out of every three cases of infertility is due to the man alone, and we're somehow involved in infertility about half the time. A diagnosis of male infertility can be
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Going Bald: It’s All in Your Head
Sitting in high school biology, listening to the teacher drone on about genetics, I snapped to attention when she used male pattern baldness as an example of a dominant trait. My heart started pounding with fear - with bald men on both sides of my mother's family as far as the eye could see, I was d
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Men's Top 5 Health Concerns
Dry, cracked skin formed a small crater around exposed flesh at the base of my fiancé Noel's pinkie. "How long have you had that?" I asked him. "A few days," he answered, speculating it was probably just an outbreak of eczema. "That doesn't look good," I replied. "Maybe you should see your doctor."
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Ubersexual: The New Masculine Ideal?
The American Dialect Society named "metrosexual" the "word of the year" for 2003 after marketing consultant Marian Salzman helped popularize it. Now the "ubersexual" is replacing the metrosexual, Salzman writes in The Future of Men, a book she co-authored with Ira Matathia and Ann O'Reilly. What's t
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It's a Mad World
There's the waitress who refuses to look in your direction. The oaf who drifts across the highway without using his blinker. And the cheerful, recorded voice that draws you deeper and deeper into voice-mail hell. The most minor annoyance can send us into a fury. But have you ever stopped to think wh
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Is Pornography Addictive?
In November 2004, a panel of experts testified before a Senate subcommittee that a product which millions of Americans consume is dangerously addictive. They were talking about pornography. The effects of porn on the brain were called "toxic" and compared to cocaine. One psychologist claimed "prolon
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Father's Day Advice for Dad
National Men's Health Week starts June 11, topped off by Father's Day on June 17, so it's a good time to give your man some good health advice. "Use sunscreen!" Research suggests that men are more likely to get skin cancer than women. Also, get the checkups every man needs to ensure a healthy heart,
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Less Sleep May Lower Testosterone
April 2, 2007 -- Less sleep may be linked to lower testosterone among older men, according to a new study. Men’s testosterone levels typically decline with age, and in some men that drop in male hormones can lead to a lack of energy or libido as well as an increased risk of falls with broken bones.
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