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Penis size has occupied the attention of both men and women at one time or another. Today’s society feels that bigger is better. Bigger cars are better than compacts, a bigger house is better, and by implication it is assumed that big penises provide more pleasure.

The preoccupation forces society to find a way to decipher a man’s size. Many believe that big shoes mean a big penis. But where did this idea originate, and more importantly, is it true?

Oddly enough, this myth came from fashion. In the 1400’s pointy-toed shoes, called poulaines, were the footwear fashion for men. These shoes were blatantly phallic and often painted flesh-color and allowed to flap with lifelike mobility.
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Physicians recommend that all men “at risk” of getting prostate cancer receive an annual screening test. This is excellent advice, but just who is “at risk”? A man’s chances of getting prostate cancer increase as he gets older.

A man who has no family history of prostate cancer enters the “at risk” group when he turns 50. If a man knows that his father, uncles or brothers have had prostate cancer, then he must consider himself “at risk” once he turns 40. Both a man’s environment and a man’s behavior can increase his risk of getting prostate cancer.

Exposure to the heavy metal cadmium and enjoyment of large amounts of saturated fats (a chemical found in butter and red meat) can increase chances that a man will test positive for prostate
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Open and honest sex talk has always been obscure among men. With locker room braggarts it’s no wonder that men sometimes have performance anxiety. Sure, they’ll divulge how many partners they’ve had, and a myriad of other spectacular bedroom stunts they’ve pulled off, but there is no guarantee that they’re telling the truth. Many men believe that good lovers last 20-60 minutes.

The truth is that the average man lasts 3-4 minutes once inserted. According to Kinsey’s findings 17.6% of men last less than 2 minutes and 47.6% last between 2 and 5 minutes once inserted.
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Breast cancer is thought to be synonymous with women. However, an estimated 1,600 American men are diagnosed each year. Two-thirds will survive due to seeking medical attention for questionable or new abnormalities.

Men do not have milk glands but do have ducts. Breast cancer in males generally develop in the ducts, lymph nodes, or behind the nipple. It most often appears as a hard and sometimes painful knot. Men with prominent pectoral muscles or very little fat on their chests recognize lumps almost immediately since they are more easily seen and felt. Other symptoms include nipple discharge, skin redness or puckering, or an inverted nipple.
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In 2004 a respected urologic cancer surgeon and a well-known laparoscopic surgeon put their heads together and developed a procedure that is now called laparoscopic prostatectomy. That procedure has become part of the Prostate Cancer Program, one of only 11 U.S. programs acknowledged by the National Cancer Institute as representing a “specialized program of research excellence.”

The laparoscope is a sterile surgical instrument. It contains two main parts: a long tube called a trocar and a tiny camera at one end of that tube. The camera gives off light, and the trocar’s small circuits transmit that light through the tube to a video screen. The screen is in the operating room, where it is viewed by the surgeon.
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In general, men’s bodies are better able to physically tolerate alcohol than women. Women achieve higher concentrations of alcohol in the blood and become more impaired than men after drinking the same quantity of alcohol. Roughly 20% of an alcoholic drink is absorbed in the stomach and 80% in the intestines. Alcohol is transported around the body in the bloodstream. It is the liver that has to do most of the work to get rid of what is in essence a toxin.

The liver breaks down alcohol. This is a process that takes time and about 90% of the alcohol is turned into carbon dioxide and water. The other 10% is got rid of sweat and through breathing. The rate of oxidation in the liver occurs at an almost constant rate; 1oz (29.6cc) of scotch or about 2 and a half bottles of beer an hour.
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A recent survey of men aged between 18-65 reveals that only 37% knew that the function of the prostate is to maintain healthy sperm. The report went on to state, ‘most men knew the prostate was located in the genito-urinary tract, although some appeared to think that the prostate was part of the chest, brain or digestive system and its main function was to help regulate weight or maintain healthy skin!’

Men are also rather poor at detecting problems with their prostate gland. For example, if any man reading this can answer yes to one of the following they probably have prostate problems and need medical advice:
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It’s important that you get any piercing done by a professional with a good reputation, preferably someone who has been recommended to you. Sterilized equipment and clean premises are extremely important to avoid transmission of a number of serious & life-threatening diseases.

Piercing is a simple procedure. A needle punctures the skin, then the bar or ring is put through the opening made by it. The piercing can be through the foreskin, the skin on the shaft of the penis, the scrotum and the head of the penis. It must not pierce straight through the shaft of the penis as this could cause serious damage.

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Hypospadias is a male birth defect where the opening of the urinary tract is not located at the tip of the penis but opens part way up. Affecting approximately 1 in every 100 male births with varying degrees of severity, it is 20 per cent more likely to happen where another close family member has experienced the same defect.

Hypospadias is corrected surgically under a general anesthetic, the type of surgery depending on the severity of the condition. Because boys stand to urinate it is important that the urinary stream is easily controllable, lack of control due to hypospadias can lead to acute social embarrassment. This is one of the reasons that it is ideally treated in infancy, preferably between the ages of 8 to 18 months of age.
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Balanitis is a rare but harmless skin disease affecting the head of the penis and/or the foreskin. More common in men over 40 it is characterized by a shiny red to orange plaque color. It can also present as a yellow hue with red pinpoint spotting.

Balanitis is only seen in uncircumcised men. It causes few symptoms there may be a bit of tenderness at the site. Most men only seek treatment because of the way their penis looks or the anxiety that there may be something more seriously wrong with it.
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