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Erection That Doesn't Seem to End
A neverending erection is no blessing, it is a serious and harmful disease called priapism. A man suffering from priapism requires immediate medical care.
Join us on Facebook! Priapism is a long-lasting and painful erection that one cannot control. It is not connected with sexual desire or arousal. The cause of an erection that doesn't end is damage to the outflow of blood from the penile veins, i.e. the blood in the penis is trapped and unable to return to the circulation. There may be several causes for this. Priapism can be a result of the tumor in the urethra in cancer patients, or it can be a result...Erection That Doesn't Seem to End
The 'Swollen Testicles' Syndrome
The 'swollen testicles' syndrome is well known to guys. Girls, in case you are wondering, the pain is real!
Join us on Facebook! Why does the 'swollen testicles' syndrome appear? The pain and the feeling of swollen testicles appear after a long-lasting erection if there is no semen ejaculation. It usually happens when we are surprised during the act and the erection quickly subsides, the testicles become tense, then painful. The pain is similar to the one after being kicked. The pain soon disappears and should not present a threat to health. This however does...The 'Swollen Testicles' Syndrome
Have You Ever Heard of Pearly Penile Papules?
Pearly Penile Papules are often the cause of worries for a lot of young men. The professional expression is Hirsuties papillaris genitalis while in the past they were also called Tyson's glands.
Pearly Penile Papules - The appearance Pearly Penile Papules are small, white-yellow bumps on a penis that are actually a normal variation of the skin's appearance. Usually they are arranged in a few lines, their surface is smooth, lifted from the rest of the skin, in form of a cupola or a little thread. Most men have a small number of pearly penile papules which are smaller than 1 mm. Around 10 percent of men have numerous little papules arranged in more lines but they...Have You Ever Heard of Pearly Penile Papules?
What Kind of Diseases Can Happen to Your Testicles?
The testicles are a very sensitive part of the male body. Read about different types of testicular diseases.
Testicular diseases: Cyst around the scrotum A cyst around the scrotum can occur at any age, but it most frequently happens with men who are over 40. When they are small, doctors usually do not take any measures because these growths are harmless. Bigger cysts that can also be painful and bothersome can also be surgically removed. The cyst usually disappears on its own. A man can feel a cyst around the scrotum when checking his testicles. It feels like a lump connected to...What Kind of Diseases Can Happen to Your Testicles?
How to Perform the Self-Examination of the Testicles?
You still don’t have the habit of checking your testes? Then it’s high time to start with it. The self-examination of the testicles is vital for early detection of testicular cancer.
Testicular tumor In the developed countries, there are 3 to 6 new patients with testicular cancer per 100.000 men every year. The number of newly discovered patients increases every year. If your testes failed to descend into the scrotum in childhood (cryptorchism) or if you had inguinal hernia, you are 5 to 20 per cent more likely to have cancer of the testicles. There are a number of other risk factors, but research om their influences is still underway – family history...How to Perform the Self-Examination of the Testicles?
Blue Balls and Pink Ovaries
What to make of the so-called phenomenon of “blue balls”?
Why is the syndrome called "blue balls"? When you are aroused and you don't reach an orgasm for whatever reason, this may result in the so-called blue balls. The syndrome of blue balls is caused by the blood which flows into your sexual organs because of arousal and stays there. The phenomenon is called “blue balls” because of the men who first started talking about it. There is one reason in particular why men started talking about their testicles – to...Blue Balls and Pink Ovaries
Inflammation of the Testicles
Learn more about orchitis, inflammation of the testicles, which is often caused by chlamydia.
The testicle is the male generative gland, producing sperm, needed for insemination of female ovum, the result being the embryo. It's composed of numerous seminiferous tubules, which produce sperm cells. Sperm cells are gathered in sperm tubes in the epididymis and from there they travel through a wider tube, a part of seminal tract, through prostate, urethra and then out. Inflammation of the testicles or orchitis can cause inflammation of...Inflammation of the Testicles
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