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A rare parasitic disease, which normally only is transmitted by contaminated water, has been shown to be transmitted by gay sex between hiv-positive men. In the industrial world the disease is virtually absent, but from now on that could change. For this observation, Taiwanese researcher Chieng-Ching Hung received a doctorate… |
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For men coping with painful erections lasting for long periods of time, or priapism, new research published online in The FASEB Journal offers hope. That’s because researchers from the United States and China show that the enzyme adenosine deaminase may prevent priapism from progressing to penile fibrosis, a condition a… |
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Scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University have identified a gene that may contribute to male infertility. The research team hopes that the new findings would lead to new approaches to male contraception. Sperm are produced in the testicles through a three-step process called spermatogenesis. During the final stage, kno… |
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Sexual impairment is common among men with chronic hepatitis C undergoing antiviral therapy, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. This is the first time a study evaluating the combination therapy, peginterferon and ribavirin, has id… |
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Circumcision “doesn’t help protect gay men” from HIV, according to a study presented by CDC researchers at the agency’s 2009 HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta, the Associated Press reports. For the study, researchers looked at nearly 4,900 men who had sex with HIV-positive men, “and found the … |
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Healthier sperm may mean longer life, according to a study that followed more than 40,000 Danish men for up to 40 years. In an interview with Reuters Health, Dr. Tina Kold Jensen, who was involved in the study, said: “No matter what you look at, the risk of dying is decreased if you have a [...] |
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A new urine test developed with funding from the Wellcome Trust will allow doctors to diagnose Chlamydia infection in men within the hour, improving the ability to successfully treat the infection on the spot and prevent re-transmission. Chlamydia, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, is the most common sexually-tra… |
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Premature ejaculation can be embarrassing, but a new study suggests that it might be a genetic disorder… Researchers from Turku, Finland, interviewed more than three thousand men – all pairs of male twins and their older or younger brothers – about the first time they had sex. Many participants in the study … |
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Italians called it “the Spanish disease.” The French dubbed it “the English disease.” Among Russians, it was known as “the Polish disease.” Among Arabs? “The disease of Christians.” No one wanted to claim it, and with good reason. The disease, syphilis, begins by causing crusty sores in private places. After h… |
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Attractive males release fewer sperm per mating to maximise their chances of producing offspring across a range of females, according to a new paper on the evolution of ejaculation strategies. The findings by researchers at UCL (University College London) and the University of Oxford suggest that, paradoxically, matings with … |
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