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healthgal
posted 10/10/2008, comments (0)

No Need to Fear Hip Fracture When Treating BPH

Men definitely want to have their BPH (benign prostatic hypertrophy) treated so they avoid unpleasant side effects and complications from the disease AND because they do not want to end up needing prostate surgery down the road, with its own set of complications.   One class of drugs, 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, which is used to treat... Read moreChevron
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posted 10/06/2008, comments (0)

Erectile Dysfunction and Prostate Cancer Treatment

An interest of mine as a robotic surgeon treating prostate cancer is performing nerve sparing prostatectomy (removal of the prostate while preserving the nerves responsible for erectile function). This is perhaps the most difficult portion of the procedure. As described before, this is due to the fact that these nerves are not visible with the... Read moreChevron
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healthgal
posted 10/06/2008, comments (0)

Are You Wondering How Doctors Assess ED?

If you present to your doctor with a complaint of erectile dysfunction, he will more than likely ask you a series of questions:   - Was the onset of ED sudden or gradual? - Have you yourself tried to treat it?  If so, how? - Have you tried over-the-counter meds? Prescriptions off the internet? Herbal preperations? - Do you have any... Read moreChevron
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healthgal
posted 10/03/2008, comments (0)

Cholesterol Alert: Prostate At Risk is the New Message

You've got to know that having a high cholesterol is bad for the heart...very,very bad for the heart.  It can also help to precipitate a stroke, or what is now being called a "brain attack."  I've written repeatedly about cholesterol levels, and artery clogging plaque and the danger to your arterial system - specifically the arteries... Read moreChevron
Kate
posted 10/01/2008, comments (0)

Horny Goat Weed may offer Viagra alternative

According to Reuters news reports, Chinese herbal remedy called horny goat weed is a promising alternative to Viagra for impotent men, Italian researchers said on Monday.   The herb has long held a reputation as a natural aphrodisiac. The lab experiments, which did not look at whether the plant actually increases desire, could lead to new... Read moreChevron

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