I take care of men for a living, and easily the most common question I’m asked is: While you’re down there Doc…, can you tell me if I’m…you know…normal?” (From a hot potato standpoint, I Iiken this question to when my wife asks me how she looks in a dress)
The dangers of bicycle seats: how to protect your erection I have always loved riding a bicycle. When I was a teenager in Connecticut, I spent the summers in a bicycle shop working on European models, and I loved the movie Breaking Away, a film about coming of age full of dream Italian bicycles.
Research has shown that men in committed relationships are very interested in “owning” contraceptives. But when it comes to options, the list of effective methods is quite limited at this time: abstinence, condoms and vasectomy (there is also a rhythm or abstinence method, but I don’t think you want to trust any of these).
What men know about testosterone is heavily influenced by the media, especially since the FDA allowed direct consumer advertising of prescription drugs 20 years ago. Have you seen the ads: Do you fall asleep after dinner? The sex drives down? Enjoying life less than before? Work performance in the tank? It has to be testosterone, right?
Assessing a patient’s risk tolerance is important for any doctor, and especially for surgeons, who carry knives to things. Although the risks of life and limbs are common discussions before surgery, I have recently been captivated by a very different type of risk conversation I am having with patients: the risks of being an older parent. What is an older father? Most researchers agree that the term applies to men 40 years of age or older.
