1. Vasectomy: a kick in the balls?

   18/11/16

   a long time, when sitting, I’d have to perch on the edge of the chair to take the pressure off.  ‘I never ... underestimate it. I’ve seen guys off work, family and relationships ruined. Colleagues at a local pain clinic ... deferens, the tube carrying sperm from the testicle to the penis is sealed off. The sperm no longer have ... More

2. It's good to chalk: snooker and health

   01/03/22

   the morning give your liver a few days off (at least 48 hours) don’t drive and know how you’re getting ... More

3. John: 'Monitoring my numbers helps me manage'

   25/07/18

   telling off when my sugars started to go up. She threatened to take me off a particularly costly drug that ... More

4. Men without children

   10/07/16

   I have since completed a further two research projects looking at male broodiness and the implications of ... More

5. 'I'm happier, more truthful and more self - accepting'

   05/11/14

   When the plaster came off it hadn't gone down at all. A little warning bell rang but I just ... for the first time, it was a complete release. I went crazy. I gave the impression of someone who was ... really open and honest and I could hook people like this. Once I'd hooked them I'd switch off ... More

6. Skin Problems

   03/06/14

   these bumps. If you need confirmation take a look at the dildos on sale in sex shops. For goodness sake, ... the moment is very painful and at the base of my spine a large area of my skin has gone dark brown. At ... also help take the pressure off the area and blood vessels. I recommend you talk to your GP for ... More

7. 'Have the balls to ask for help'

   31/07/14

   a self-examination, I noticed that one of testicles was completely hard. I went to the doctor the next day. I was ... legs. But apart from that … With the cancerous testicle gone I thought that was it, but the cancer had ... cells were completely zero. I had no immune system due to my treatment. I have embraced the clarity that ... More

8. Phil: 'I thought I had a bad back'

   12/05/16

   visits to the bathroom but suddenly that was gone. I put it down to turning 50 and a little bit of ... with a completely different lifestyle. I have beer in the fridge but I don’t touch it. I sleep, do ... for a painful condition that costs thousands – all of which might have been avoided had I gone to the ... More

9. 10 things every man can do to improve fertility

   18/05/21

   sex then you and your partner should visit your doctor. It is reasonable to go sooner if you have ... of conception. Aim to have sex every other day If you ejaculate very regularly (say, daily), the ... Cannabis can affect sperm quality and quantity. (If you want to get off recreational drugs, look for ... More

10. Bob: 'How Dr Who helped me to dance'

    03/06/14

    committed against me. I was picked up off the street by a man aged about 30 who did local deliveries and ... taken to a layby in a country lane. He told me to give him oral sex. I can still feel my sense of fear, ... take off all my clothes to do so. He would then engage in what he called 'hand to hand ... More

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