Sexual health

An estimated 103 million Americans have high blood pressure, which is about half the adult population of the United States. Research shows that men are more likely to develop high blood pressure than women, especially men who are younger than 50. Many men are taking antihypertensive drugs to help control their hypertension, but how many…

Would you like your penis to be bigger? It seems safe to assume lots of guys would answer yes to that question, yet finding the perfect way to achieve this goal has led many men down some not-so-pleasant roads. Most of the penis growing techniques are a bust, although a few surgically invasive ones may…

For couples who are faced with maneuvering through menopause and postmenopause, there is often a host of questions and confusion about this time of life. Although every menopausal experience is unique, there are some basic biological changes that occur that can have a significant impact on a woman’s sex life and thus her partner’s as…

The explosion of internet porn has made access to it incredibly easy. Many school-aged kids are computer savvy enough to make their way to pornography sites or bypass parental blocks. For the rest of the population, the pornography path is even easier to travel. But the issue here isn’t access; it’s impact. Specifically, is porn…

How Many Times is Healthy to Ejaculate? Harvard University researchers have analyzed the ejaculatory behaviors of 31,925 men over a period of 18 years. The researchers found that: Ejaculating 21 or more times per month significantly reduces prostate cancer risks. Findings published by the researchers did not differentiate between ejaculation resulting from sexual acts with…

You’ve probably read about the pros and cons of having sex—especially the pros, including intimacy and pleasure—but how much do you know about sex and your immune system? Is sexual activity a boon or a bust when it comes to how your immune system functions? As you may have guessed, it’s both a boon and…

In the world of male sexual health, the topic of retrograde ejaculation gets little attention. According to a 2016 review of the subject, one reason may be that it requires a “willingness to engage in thinking outside of the standard established treatment paradigm,” and that so far, research is “almost uniformly … limited to small…

If you are a man who has benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and associated lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), chances are you’re also experiencing some sexual dysfunction. Unfortunately, along with the urinary urgency, dribbling, and getting up five times a night to go to the bathroom, sexual dysfunction is also associated with BPH/LUTS. But are you…

Female sexual dysfunction is a common problem that many couples face. The good news is that little blue pill that helps men with erectile dysfunction can also help women facing sexual dysfunction. A number of studies seem to show that Viagra (sildenafil citrate) helps woman with symptoms of low libido and the more serious hypoactive sexual…

Penis cancer is a type of cancer that affects the penile tissues. The American Cancer Society estimates that cancer of the penis (penile cancer) will be diagnosed in 1,570 men in the United States in 2013, and that about 310 men will die of the disease. Although cancer of the penis is uncommon in North…

Perhaps the first thing every man should know about oral HPV (human papillomavirus) is how common it is, which means it’s time to educate yourself about this prevalent disease and its possible consequences. A new study reports that 11.5 percent of men and 3.2 percent of women have oral HPV infections, which in population terms…

No one is saying your sexual encounters are similar to going to the gym, but including certain exercises in your routine and lifestyle can make a significant positive impact in the bedroom. The fact is that you are probably using some different muscles during sex than you do on a regular basis during the day….

Did you know there is a hormone that boosts men’s sexual satisfaction, and that hormone is something other than testosterone? A group of experts at King’s College London recently found that the hormone kisspeptin has the ability to reduce anxiety and stress in men while also enhancing sexual performance. Information about kisspeptin could be great…

Did you know that how your penis looks can be an indicator of whether you have a greater risk of developing cancer? Researchers who were part of a study of 1.5 million men have found there is a link between penis shape and cancer risk. At Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, researchers reported that…

A recent meta-analysis from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem notes that sperm counts, or the concentration of sperm in ejaculate, among men have declined by a little more than 52 percent over the last four decades. The study’s authors were careful to look only at research that did not involve men known to have infertility…

As a man passes the age of fifty he often finds himself encountering problems he never knew existed in his youth. Suddenly, he may find he is unable to perform sexually at the same level as before, and in some cases, he may be unable to perform at all. In our society today, advertisements about…