PROSTATE CANCER
WHAT IS IT? Unless your prostate gives you trouble, you’re not likely to think much about it. This walnut-sized gland just above a man’s groin does a big job, though: It makes most of the fluid that...
View ArticleERECTION PROBLEMS
WHAT IS IT? Most men have a hard time now and then getting or keeping an erection long enough to have sex. While such problems can be upsetting, they’re quite normal. If you often have trouble, though,...
View ArticleURINARY INCONTINENCE
WHAT IS IT? About 13 million adults in the United States have trouble controlling the flow of urine from their bladders, a problem called urinary incontinence. Most are older people. But the problem...
View ArticleKIDNEY STONES
WHAT IS IT? Your kidneys are a pair of apple-sized organs that flank your spine just above the waist. They filter your blood, cleaning about 1,800 quarts a day-more than a quart every minute. Kidneys...
View ArticleENLARGED PROSTATE
WHAT IS IT? Unless your prostate gives you trouble, you’re not likely to think much about it. This gland just above your groin does a big job, though: It makes most of the fluid that carries and...
View ArticleURINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
WHAT IS IT? Your urinary tract plays a vital role. It filters wastes from your blood-substances that would poison your cells if they were allowed to build up in your system. Then it flushes these...
View ArticleVAGINITIS
WHAT IS IT? If you’re bothered by sore genitals and perhaps an unusual discharge from the vagina-the ailment called vaginitis-the cause may be an infection, a medicine you’re taking, or something else....
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