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Andropause
Testosterone is the hormone responsible for deep voices, muscle mass, and facial and body hair patterns found in males. As men get older, the level of testosterone in the body and production of ...
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Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile difficulty is the frequent or consistent inability to get or sustain an erection of the penis sufficient to engage in sexual intercourse. While most men occasionally fail to get an ...
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Jock Itch
Tinea cruris, commonly referred to as jock itch, is a fungal infection in the groin area, affecting mostly adult men. Its caused by a type of fungus called dermatophytes . It grows in a circle ...
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Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer affects 1 in 6 American men. Every year, about 230,000 American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among non-smoking men. As an ...
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Testicular Cancer
Testicular cancer strikes one out of every 25,000 men. Although it accounts for only 1% of cancer in men, it's the most common cancer found in men between the ages of 15 and 35 years old and the incidence of this condition has been increasing over the last 100 years.
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
The prostate gland is a small round lump of tissue located behind the base of the penis. Its function is to add fluid to the semen, the liquid that carries the sperm. It tends to grow bigger as ...
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Obesity
Obesity is a leading cause of preventable illness and death in North America. In the last 10 years, the number of overweight people in industrialized countries has increased significantly - so ...
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Athlete's Foot
Athletes foot - known as dermatophytosis of the foot or tinea pedis ( foot fungus ) - is a common skin infection that affects the feet. You dont have to be an athlete to get it. In North America, ...
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Alopecia
Alopecia refers to hair loss from any part of the body for any reason. There are several types, ranging from thinning hair to complete baldness. Diffuse alopecia (thinning scalp hair) is common ...
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