Author: Jay Patterson

Q. I am a 16-year-old male. I have rashes on my genital area, and I get white discharges! What is it? Should I go to a doctor? Or tell my parents? Please, I am scared! What should I do? A. I am going to use your question to address some general issues regarding genital symptoms and sexually transmitted diseases. For most medical complaints in the genital region, there can be a sexually transmitted cause as well as a cause not related to sex. For example, in women, vaginal itching can be caused by trichomonas, which is sexually transmitted, or by…

Q. My partner has some dry, hard, little whitehead-type pimples along the ridge of the head of his penis. He is uncircumcised. When you pull back the foreskin, you see them uniformly spread along the edge of the outer ridge of the head. He says many uncut guys have that, but I’ve never seen it. I see no liquid from them, and they do not hurt him. He says they’ve always been there. I’m worried that it might be an STD. A. I understand your concern. I see at least one man a month with this question. From what you…

Q. I have developed a tinea on my penis. It is like a white shadow in the skin of my penis. What should I do? A. Tinea cruris, often called “jock itch,” is not usually a white shadow on the skin of the penis. It generally shows up in the folds of the groin. Usually it causes pain and itching between the scrotum and thigh skin. This is easily treated with antifungal creams.

Q. My wife and I are expecting the birth of our son in January. What are your views on circumcision? A. As a urologist, I can tell you there are mixed views regarding circumcision. Data from third-world countries, where boys are not circumcised, has shown a higher incidence of penile cancer. This appears to be linked to poor hygiene and possibly an as-yet-unidentified infectious agent. However, studies conducted in this country in the 1970s and 1980s have shown that with proper hygiene, there is no increased risk of cancer for uncircumcised men.

It is not unknown for men to access pornography on the Internet. At the outset, let me make it very clear that it is not the aim of this article to discuss the pros and cons of this practice – nor even to direct readers of Suite 101 to pornographic sites on the internet. If you accessed this site because you thought that it provided links to pornographic sites, I am sorry to disappoint you! But if you wanted advice about how to do access such sites safely, then please read on. Providing Non-Judgmental Advice The aim of this article…

A powerful, easily obtained tool may help men survive prostate cancer: fish. A study from McGill University in Montreal has found that men who regularly include fish in their diet and are later diagnosed with prostate cancer have a significantly greater chance of surviving the illness. Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the research offers a crucial distinction. It found no link between eating fish and preventing prostate cancer. The powerful benefit was solely in improving survival rates after diagnosis. The Survival Benefit: What the Study Found Lead author Dr. Konrad M. Szymanski of the McGill University Health…

Men over 40 often try to find excuses to justify an increase in weight or a decline in fitness: “I just don’t have the energy I used to.” “I used to be able to eat just about anything, but my metabolism has changed.” What is metabolism, and is there any way for men over 40 to boost levels of metabolism they might have had when they were younger? Metabolism can simply be defined as the amount of energy your body uses to maintain itself. We understand that calories are units of energy. Your body burns units of energy, or calories,…

What Is Movember? Movember is a global, month-long fundraiser each November where people grow moustaches (or move for Movember) to spark conversations and raise money for men’s health. What began as a small grassroots effort in Australia has since grown into a worldwide movement supporting prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health, and suicide prevention programs. Why Movember Matters Men often delay checkups and struggle to talk about health—especially mental health. Movember uses humour and visible moustaches to make tough topics easier to raise. Funds support screening, early detection, treatment research, and community programs. If you’re looking to make daily choices…

You’re a man who just turned 40 and are looking for a weight loss programthat will show you the best way to lose weight. It could also be that you’ve been over 40 for some time and a recent event in your life made you consider for the first time, a structured diet plan. The good news is that you are looking to do something about your weight and you really should find a weight loss program that you can live with for the rest of your life. Men over 40 must eat wisely to achieve weight loss goals Food…

Clenbuterol has been proclaimed as a wonder drug for people aiming to attain size zero figure. It is also rumored that some the celebrities of the showbiz with best figures owe it to Clen to keep it that way. More and more people of the fairer sex go for Clenbuterol to burn off the extra flab and are quite successful in achieving it. Some complain that it is not working for them. These people probably are not following some of the do’s and don’ts while they are into Clenbuterol. First you should know what Clenbuterol is. Clenbuterol is basically a drug…