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Facts about testicular cancer
How common is testicular cancer? Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer in young men, mostly between the ages of 15 and 45. Incidence has increased four-fold over the last fifty years, with about 2,000 cases a y...read more
HRT and the menopause
Hormone treatment for the menopause is now much more complex than simply giving oestrogens for hot flushes, sweats and vaginal dryness as there are many new developments to deal with specific...read more
Prostate health
What is the prostate? The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that sits below the neck of the bladder, and surrounds the tube known as the urethra (through which urine flows from the bladder to the outside of t...read more
The true mid-life crisis
This often falls earlier than the andropause, maybe in the fourth decade. Typically, it occurs in response to some outside challenge in a man’s life: a breakdown of the marriage, career failure, bankrup...read more
Understanding the mid-life crisis
The menopause is a well-known event for women, even celebrated, though this has been late in coming to the understanding of men -- and male doctors in particular. What is much less known is that men have to endure a similar <...read more
