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Prostate cancer treatment: new
guidelines The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has updated its guidelines for prostate cancer in England and Wales. These new guidelines include a technique called active surveillance for the first time, which means you may be able to avoid or delay the side effects that can come with prostate cancer treatments. According to Prostate Cancer
UK, active surveillance is a way of monitoring low-risk early-stage prostate cancer as opposed to treating it immediately. This means you’ll have regular tests and will only receive treatment if your results show the cancer is growing or if you decide you want treatment. Other changes have also been
proposed in the updated guidelines, including the use of lower-dose radiotherapy over a shorter period of time for localised prostate cancer.
Should men do pelvic floor exercises?
Contraceptive pill for both sexes on the
horizon Scientists at the University of California Berkeley are developing a new type of contraceptive pill designed not just for women but for men too. Unlike existing contraceptive pills it will be free from hormones, which the developers believe will make it safer. The male version of the new pill is
based on the molecular condom concept. This means it prevents sperm from swimming and reaching an egg by lowering the amount of energy sperm produce.
Pelvic floor exercises are often practised by women to boost bladder control and relieve the symptoms of urinary incontinence. But are they good for men too? Physiotherapists from James Cook
University in Australia say they are, especially for men experiencing erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation. By analysing studies from around the world, they discovered there is indeed a role for pelvic floor exercises in male sexual health, with success rates for erectile dysfunction as high as 47 per cent and 83 per cent for premature ejaculation. According to the experts, the pelvic
floor muscles can be isolated by stopping urination midstream or by drawing the testicles upwards. Exercises include tightening and holding these muscles from time to time during the day.
The latest news and views in men's health
Body builders still taking steroids Exercise is often recommended as a way
of relieving or even treating depression in both sexes. However, University of
Michigan scientists have found physical activity can have a positive effect on
men with depression, but women with depressive symptoms may not get any of the same benefits
Despite the fact that the health risks of abusing steroids are now well known, some men are still taking them to increase muscle mass and boost athletic ability, say Russian scientists who presented their study at the European Society of Endocrinology’s annual meeting. According to the experts, abusing steroids may cause:
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• Reduced sperm count • Erectile dysfunction • Baldness • Breast development • Increased risk of heart disease, stroke and liver or kidney failure.
The researchers surveyed 550 male gym users and found 30 per cent were taking steroids, 70 per cent of whom said they were aware of the side effects.
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