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STIs Explained: HIV and AIDS
Since today, June 27, is National HIV Testing Day, I thought I could dispel some myths and lay out the facts about HIV and AIDS. It is a serious issue so let's get down to business.
HIV - the human immunodeficiency virus - is a virus that kills your body’s "CD4 cells," (also called T-helper cells), that help your body fight off infection and disease.
Sperm Facts Every Woman Should Know
Sperm, as teeny weeny as they are, can affect us in a HUGE way. There are about 200-500 million of those little guys in the average amount of semen produced each time a man ejaculates.
- Sperm are produced in the (Ladies, we've got to arm ourselves with knowledge so we can overcome the mighty sperm) man's testes - it takes 10 weeks for a single soldier to reach maturity.
- Mature sperm can wait up to 2 weeks for their big day - they hang out in the epididymis - the coil like structure that runs across the top of each testicle.
- If they are not ejaculated, those poor little sperms are broken down and reabsorbed by the body.
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Semen analysis
Overview- Definition
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- How the test is performed
- How to prepare for the test
- How the test will feel
- Why the test is performed
- Normal Values
- What abnormal results mean
- What the risks are
- Special considerations
Blood in the semen
Overview- Definition
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- Considerations
- Common Causes
- Home Care
- Call your health care provider if
- What to expect at your health care provider's office
- Pain with urination
- Pain with ejaculation
- Pain with bowel movement
- Tenderness in the scrotum
- Swelling in scrotum
- Swelling or tenderness in groin area
- Lower back pain
- Fever or chills
- Blood in urine
Semen analysis
Back HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M The sperm count test is performed if a man's fertility is in question. It is helpful in determining if there is a problem in sperm production or quality of the sperm as a cause of infertility. The test may also be used after a vasectomy to make sure there are no sperm in the semen.Blood in semen
Back HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M The presence of blood in semen (the fluid discharged upon ejaculation) may be caused by inflammation, infection, obstruction or trauma. Review Date: 7/23/2007 Reviewed By: Marc Greenstein, DO, Urologist, North Jersey Center for Urologic Care, Denville, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.Infertility in men
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Male Reproductive System...
- Sperm Abnormalities
- Causes
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Assisted Reproductive Techn...
- Complications of Assisted R...
- Other Treatments
- Resources
- References
Vasectomy and vasovasostomy
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Considerations
- Male Contraception
- Surgery
- Complications
- Unexpected Pregnancy
- Long-Term Complications
- Reversal Surgery
- Assisted Reproductive Techn...
- Resources
- References
Prostate cancer
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- Symptoms
- Conditions with Similar Sym...
- Screening and Diagnosis
- Tests to Determine Severity...
- Treatment
- Treatment Options by Stagin...
- Treatment for Localized Pro...
- Surgery
- Radiation Treatments
- Options if Treatments Fail...
- Other Treatments
- Resources
- References
- Patients should be classified as low, intermediate, or high risk, depending on their PSA levels, cancer stage, and tumor aggressiveness.
- Doctors need to consider patients’ personal preferences and quality of life concerns as well as their clinical status.
- Standard treatment options include active surveillance (watchful waiting), surgery, or radiation therapy. Initial androgen deprivation therapy (hormone therapy) is seldom recommended for localized prostate cancer.
- The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2007 guidelines recommend that doctors delay androgen deprivation therapy for advanced prostate cancer until patients develop symptoms.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Causes of Benign Prostatic ...
- Causes of Lower Urinary Tra...
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Diagnostic Tests
- Treatment
- Lifestyle Changes
- Medications
- Other Treatments
- Resources
- References
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