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Scientists in China have found that a naturally-occurring ingredient of soy beans, increasingly sold as substitutes for dairy-based food, interferes with a part of the male reproductive system involved in sperm production. There is already evidence to suggest that soy beans contain natural chemicals that mimic the effect of f… |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Obesity, a condition linked to heart disease and diabetes, now appears to be associated with another health problem, but one that affects men only — low testosterone levels. Results of a study published online ahead of print in the journal Diabetes Care, conducted by University at Buffalo endocrino… |
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Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a safe and inexpensive antibiotic in use since the 1970s for treating acne effectively targets infected immune cells in which HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, lies dormant and prevents them from reactivating and replicating. The drug, minocycline, likely will improve on the current tre… |
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Condoms can protect you against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Even if you are protected against pregnancy by birth control pills or another method, use a condom to prevent STDs. Use a condom every time you have sexual intercourse, oral sex, or anal sex unless you know that you and your partners are STD-free. Condoms a… |
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Home fertility tests aren’t just for women anymore. A new device that looks a lot like those home ovulation and home pregnancy tests but checks sperm count will soon be available in Europe, and is undergoing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review for marketing in the US. The test targets couples who have been trying … |
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Fathers of test-tube babies may be passing on their infertility to their sons, scientists have discovered. In a new Anglo-German study, which compared 211 six-year-olds conceived through ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) with 195 naturally conceived children of the same age, doctors uncovered that boys conceived through… |
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UCSF researchers have identified an elusive molecular regulator that controls the ability of human sperm to reach and fertilize the egg, a finding that has implications on both treating male infertility and preventing pregnancy. The team of biophysicists and molecular biologists also broke through a previous barrier to this r… |
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A study in the Jan issue of the journal Sleep shows that erectile dysfunction was more common in older men with restless leg syndrome (RLS) than in those without RLS, and the magnitude of this association increased with a higher frequency of RLS symptoms. Results show that erectile dysfunction was 16 percent more likely in [.… |
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Reviews offer differing views on value and risks of procedure… As a major organization of pediatricians considers revising its recommendations on circumcision of newborn boys, two new reviews of existing research offer conflicting conclusions about the bitterly debated procedure. One review, from Australia, says there&#… |
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Men in the general population use the drug responsibly, study finds… Men worried that taking Viagra will lead to sexually risky behavior can relax: A new study suggests that drugs for erectile dysfunction don’t make men more likely to engage in potentially unhealthy sex. “For this study we took the perspecti… |
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