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American Family Physician May 15, 2003 Peter N. Kolettis |
Evaluation of the Subfertile Man Infertility affects 15 percent of couples, and 50 percent of male infertility is potentially correctable. Evaluation of the subfertile man requires a complete medical history, physical examination, and laboratory studies. |
American Family Physician March 15, 2007 Jose-Miller et al. |
Infertility Infertility is defined as failure to achieve pregnancy during one year of frequent, unprotected intercourse. A careful history and physical examination of each partner can suggest a single or multifactorial etiology and can direct further investigation. |
American Family Physician April 15, 2006 Master-Hunter & Heiman |
Amenorrhea: Evaluation and Treatment A thorough history and physical examination as well as laboratory testing can help narrow the differential diagnosis of amenorrhea. In patients with primary amenorrhea, the presence or absence of sexual development should direct the evaluation. |
American Family Physician December 1, 2005 Wattendorf & Muenke |
Klinefelter Syndrome This disease is caused by an additional X chromosome in males. Clinical findings are nonspecific during childhood; thus, the diagnosis commonly is made during adolescence or adulthood in males who have small testes with hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and gynecomastia. |
American Family Physician May 15, 2003 |
What Should I Know About Male Infertility? What is infertility?... How often are male factors involved?... What causes male infertility?... When should I see a doctor?... Should men be checked for infertility?... How is infertility evaluated?... Is male infertility treatable?... Where can I get more information? |
AskMen.com Wendy Walsh |
Male Fertility It's true: In the last 50 years, human male fertility has been declining. |
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 Nancy A. Phillips |
Female Sexual Dysfunction: Evaluation and Treatment Sexual dysfunction includes desire, arousal, orgasmic and sex pain disorders (dyspareunia and vaginismus). Primary care physicians must assume a proactive role in the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders... |
Nurse Practitioner May 2009 Bradway & Rodgers |
Evaluation and Management of Genitourinary Emergencies Primary care NPs are often the first to identify and provide treatment for a variety of genitourinary conditions. These include acute urinary retention; priapism; obstructing renal calculi; and two acute scrotal emergencies - testes torsion and Fournier gangrene. |
Nurse Practitioner January 2009 Clair Kaplan |
Assessing & Managing Female Sexual Dysfunction NPs can be important first-line, healthcare providers for women with FSD. |
American Family Physician November 1, 2000 Steven G. Docimo, Richard I. Silver & William Cromie |
The Undescended Testicle: Diagnosis and Management Early diagnosis and management of the undescended testicle are needed to preserve fertility and improve early detection of testicular malignancy... |
American Family Physician January 15, 2003 Nusbaum et al. |
Chronic Illness and Sexual Functioning Patients who have chronic illness often have difficulties with sexual functioning. With an understanding of the impact that illness can have on sexual functioning and the use of basic management strategies, family physicians can readily enhance quality of life for their patients. |
AskMen.com September 14, 2003 Mike Davison |
Are You Lacking Testosterone? If you believe you have a low level of testosterone, take the proper steps to do something about it: get your blood tested and your body examined. |
American Family Physician May 1, 2006 Margo & Winn |
Testosterone Treatments: Why, When, and How? Testosterone treatment is controversial for men and even more so for women. Although long-term outcome data are not available, prescriptions for testosterone are becoming more common. |
American Family Physician August 15, 2003 Marilyn R. Richardson |
Current Perspectives in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome The purpose of this review is to examine the clinical course of this syndrome, which spans adolescence through menopause, and suggest a simple and cost-effective diagnostic evaluation to screen the large numbers of women who may be affected. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Male Fertility Myths The idea that infertility is entirely a women's issue is just one of a few recycled myths regarding the ability to conceive. Here are a few more. |
American Family Physician March 15, 2007 |
Infertility: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is infertility?... What can cause infertility?... How will our doctor find out why we are infertile?... etc. |
Psychology Today Sep/Oct 2007 Mark Teich |
A Man's Shelf Life As men age, their fertility decreases and the health risks to their unborn offspring skyrocket. But men who attend to their health can slow down the reproductive clock. |
AskMen.com Abraham Morgentaler |
5 Testosterone Myths Despite its unsavory associations, testosterone is a key hormone that has numerous important and beneficial functions in men. |
American Family Physician November 1, 2002 Nusbaum & Hamilton |
The Proactive Sexual Health History Physicians consistently underestimate the prevalence of sexual concerns in their patients. By allocating time to discuss sexual health during office visits, high-risk sexual behaviors that can cause STDs, unintended pregnancies, and unhealthy sexual decisions may be reduced. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Mental Health For Men Greater understanding of new and emerging mental illnesses for men is important, and hopefully the following will help to raise your awareness. |
AskMen.com Charles Capuano |
The Truth About Testicular Cancer Almost 9,000 American men will be diagnosed with testicular cancer this year, and 360 of those will die because they didn't take the time to find out more about it. |
AskMen.com Abigail Ekue-Smith |
Gynecomastia Gynecomastia is generally diagnosed when men grow abnormally large breasts due to the overdevelopment of breast tissue. Here's a look at the causes and treatment options for this condition. |
ifeminists July 7, 2004 Diana Goss |
An Investigation Into the Prescribing of Drugs for Non-Medical Concerns In the light of new drugs being developed to resolve so-called "female sexual dysfunctions," it has now been clearly identified that female sexuality has been genderised by the way in which those who are analysing it would prefer us all to view this. |
Wired February 2002 Brendan I. Koerner |
Embryo Police Got designs on a designer baby? Egg sharing? Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection? Meet the citizens panel that's more than happy to make your reproductive choice for you... |
AskMen.com February 2, 2003 Mike Davison |
8 Questions Men Are Afraid To Ask Doctors Due to macho pride or the expense of health care, many men visit the doctor only when something noticeably breaks, like their nose, or stops, like their heart. Likewise, they are not always willing to ask their family doctor embarrassing questions. |
AskMen.com Kathleen Blanchard |
Vasectomy Reversal Men who have had a vasectomy might opt for a reversal. While the procedure is most often successful, there are no absolute guarantees. |
AboutSafety March 29, 2001 |
The Effects Of Workplace Hazards On Female Reproductive Health Examples of chemical and physical reproductive hazards for women in the workplace include cancer treatment drugs, carbon disulfide, lead, ionizing radiation like X-rays and gamma rays, and strenuous physical labor like prolonged standing and heavy lifting. |
Mother Jones August 1999 Jon R. Luoma |
System Failure The chemical revolution has ushered in a world of changes. Many of them, it's becoming clear are in our bodies |
AskMen.com |
Sperm Quality A new study by the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine links sperm quality to age for the very first time. Sperm quality might decline as men get older, suggesting that the male biological clock is a very real thing. |
Chemistry World February 18, 2014 Charlotte Still |
Tiny islands set sperm spinning A platform for simultaneously screening thousands of sperm cells could lead to more efficient identification of high performing sperm for fertility treatments. |
American Family Physician November 1, 2006 |
Testicular Cancer: What to Look For A patient guide: What is testicular cancer?... Who gets testicular cancer?... What are signs of testicular cancer?... etc. |
Reason October 2006 Kerry Howley |
Ova for Sale The art of the deal in the gray market for human eggs, written by Donor #15. |
AskMen.com April 10, 2014 Yuri Elkaim |
Is What You Eat Wreaking Havoc On Your Manhood? Since these toxins mimic estrogen in the body, they are draining your masculinity, making it tougher to lose stubborn fat and accelerating the aging process. |
Reason February 2009 Cheryl Miller |
Who's Your Daddy? Children of sperm donors are seeking more information about their once-anonymous fathers, sometimes at the risk of the fertility industry itself. |
ifeminists May 25, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Case Could Freeze Sperm Donation A state supreme court is considering a legal appeal that could set wide-reaching precedent for both child support policy and fertility clinics in the U.S. The tangled personal circumstances of this situation constitute a legal nightmare and the sort of 'hard' case that makes bad law. |
ifeminists September 22, 2004 |
Fertility Tourism Many aspiring parents dislike the laws that control fertility in the UK and are attracted by the more flexible foreign policies. |
Reactive Reports Issue 64 David Bradley |
Stem to Sperm New research shows that stem cells from human bone marrow can be converted into early-stage sperm. The discovery could lead to novel fertility treatments in the long-term. |
AskMen.com Chris Good |
Vasectomy: What To Expect When considering what to expect from a vasectomy, focus on the benefit it could have for your family and try not to dwell on the physical aspect. |
Chemistry World August 8, 2010 James Urquhart |
No nanotube fertility risk US and Chinese researchers have found that carbon nanotubes injected into male mice cause damage to the testes, but the harm is reversible and does not affect fertility. |
AskMen.com Dave Golokhov |
Fatherhood And Testosterone "Men who become fathers have far lower levels of the male hormone than when they were single and childless." |
AskMen.com Jen Woodward |
Health Exams 101 A list of the most important medical exams men should be undergoing on a regular basis. |
Health May 2008 Susannah Felts |
What Your Mother Must Tell You Knowing you mother's health history - especially the gyno stuff - can lower your risk of infertility, cancer, and more. |
AskMen.com |
Birth Control For Men A leafy shrub growing in an Indonesian forest is home to a chemical that could provide male birth control in pill form. |
AskMen.com Shannon Clark |
Soy And Fertility What's the truth about soy and male fertility? Here is what you need to know. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Signs You're A Healthy Guy What does it mean to be healthy? Thankfully, that's a question that AM can help answer. |
Salon.com January 31, 2001 Theresa Pinto Sherer |
Can two men make a baby? Researchers say it's possible, but lawmakers must pave the way... |
BusinessWeek February 27, 2006 Catherine Arnst |
And Baby Makes...A Market "The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception" is a valuable, thought-provoking look at the baby-making business. |
Psychology Today Jan/Feb 2007 Sherry Baker |
The Home Team Advantage Testosterone and estrogen drive touchdowns and boost brainpower, but they work their magic with a selectivity that science is only beginning to understand. A primer on how these counterintuitive chemicals truly shape us. |
ifeminists September 21, 2005 Jennifer Roback Morse |
Is There a Right to Have a Baby? A California case in which a lesbian couple is suing an infertility clinic suggests we may be closer than we think to establishing a right to have a baby. And far from being an advance for women's liberty, this development would be a disaster for everyone's freedom. |