A new home test kit developed by University of Virginia Health System cell biologist John C. Herr, PhD, can assist couples in determining if a man’s sperm count is normal, low, or very low.  based on a protein in sperm.
The new device, called SpermCheck Fertility, works similarly to home pregnancy tests, with lines that become […]

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A new research at University of Chicago finds better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex.
The authors of the study, also created a novel measure called “sexually active life expectancy.” According to this new measure, […]

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Merck & Co. Inc., one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, announced yesterday that Health Canada has approved GARDASIL(R) (Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent - Types 6, 11, 16, and 18 - Recombinant Vaccine) for boys and men nine through 26 years of age for the prevention of infection caused by HPV types 6, 11, […]

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A recent study Stanford University School of Medicine, CA, aimed to evaluate the sexual quality of life for prostate cancer patients after stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT).
According to study findings, the rates of ED after treatment appear comparable to those reported for other modalities of radiotherapy. However, given the modest size of this study and the […]

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A team of scientists at University of California, San Diego’s Center for AID Research (CFAR), has discovered the origin of strains of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among men who have sex with men.
According to principal investigator Davey Smith, MD, MAS, doctors must know the mechanisms by which HIV uses human sex to spread, if they […]

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The information on sexual bother in men with prostate cancer is conflicting. While some data suggest high bother from erectile dysfunction following prostate cancer treatments, other results indicate the life-saving nature of the treatment may mitigate erectile dysfunction concern.
A research study at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center aimed to determine if sexual bother increases post radical […]

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Radical prostatectomy is the treatment of choice for prostate cancer; although novel techniques have significantly reduced its side effects, the procedure can provoke urinary incontinence of various degrees and/or erectile dysfunction
A recent study at University of Modena, Italy, evaluated the effect of a complete pelvic floor rehabilitation program on both incontinence and erectile dysfunction, including […]

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Sperm’s motility is in fact short lived. Scientists have long known that sperm’s activity level, that swimming with quick movements of their “tail” or flagella, depends on their internal pH. Recently, researchers from University of California, San Francisco, reported that have finally found the channel that allows the tiny cells to rid themselves of protons. […]

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Researchers from the University of California in San Francisco revealed a mechanism which starts sperm swimming when they get near the egg could one day lead to new forms of male contraception.
According ti study findings, tiny pores on the sperm’s surface allow it to change its internal pH, which in turn starts its tail movements. […]

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According to a new study published in Human Reproduction, men with no sperm in their ejaculate - a condition known as azoospermia - may no longer need invasive procedures to determine if they have sperm in their testes.
The study concluded that a simple metabolic scan that combines the use of H Spectroscopy with magnetic resonance imaging […]

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