Many men experience erectile dysfunction. It might not be an exaggeration to say all men might experience it at some time or another.
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An undescended testis occurs when a testis never moved down in to the scrotum as the male developed, or moves back up out of the scrotum and into the abdomen where it started.
Many people will have seen a middle-aged or elderly man with an abnormally big red nose. Most think of it as synonymous with alcoholism, however it’s a real condition that is not caused by alcohol.
Hypospadias is a malformation of the penis, present from birth, where the opening of the urethra is misplaced somewhere along the underside of the penis instead of being at the tip.
Men with Klinefelter’s syndrome are infertile, as the extra X chromosome affects the ability to produce sperm.
Conversation about how often you piddle is probably not the most scintillating discourse. But there’s a much bigger reason men don’t like to talk about prostate conditions.
Although breast cancer is usually seen as a woman’s disease, around 145 Australian men were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, and around 25 died from it.
Men can expect to die approximately five years sooner than women, but why? One possible explanation is men are more reluctant to go to the doctor – and less likely to be honest once they get there.
It will come as no surprise that some new fathers will be anxious or highly stressed. However, most people believe only new mums suffer postnatal depression. This is not the case.
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Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Urologist, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Monash University
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Professor of Breast Cancer Research, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and School of Biomedical Sciences,, Queensland University of Technology
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