Posts Tagged ‘men’s prostate health’

Prostate Care

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Prostate health and the procedures for proper prostate care should be common knowledge for men who are at risk of different kinds of prostate problems. Men should be responsible enough to educate themselves regarding the different conditions of their prostate, and how to maintain and avail of correct prostate care.

For men who already have prostate problems and are eager to find the right treatment for their specific condition, the best course of action would be to read more…

Smoking and Prostate Cancer

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Does smoking cause prostate cancer? Let’s get down to facts. What comprises in Nicotine is an alkaloid originating in the nightshade family of plants which comprises about 0.6–3.0% of tobacco. It’s used as an anti-herbivore chemical against insects. In other words, nicotine was widely utilized as an insecticide in the past. Only a few people know this fact. Then again it still doesn’t answer the question, does smoking cause prostate cancer? Prostate cancer is one of the read more…

Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment

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A man diagnosed with prostate cancer has many options for treatment such as – radiotherapy, surgical prostatectomy, hormonal therapy, palliative care and “no active treatment”. Though this might be the case, it is often forgotten that the diagnosis and treatment of this condition can have a huge psychological impact not only on the man himself but also to his partner.

The Importance of Prostate Health

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The prostate is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system. The function of the prostate is to store and secrete a slightly alkaline fluid, milky or white in appearance, that usually constitutes 25-30% of the volume of the semen along with spermatoza and seminal vesicle fluid. The prostate also contains some smooth muscles that help expel semen during ejaculation.

Is Circumcision Really Important?

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What comes to your mind whenever you hear the word circumcision? You might be thinking that it is the painful process of removing skin from a male’s organ. If so, you are partly correct. Aside from that basic information that you know about circumcision, still there is more to know about this certain word. As defined and described in wikipedia, it says that “circumcision is the removal of some or all of the foreskin (prepuce) from the read more…