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According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 1 in 8 men receive a prostate cancer diagnosis during their lifetime. In the United States alone, around 313,780 new cases will be uncovered in 2025. Fortunately, many of these men, with the help of their doctors, overcome the disease to live a...

We rarely think about all the parts that make up our body’s highly integrated systems, such as the urinary tract, until something goes awry. Only then do we realize how conditions like kidney stones, which are hard mineral deposits that form in the kidneys, and urinary tract infections (UTIs), which...

Approximately half the male population over age 50 possesses an enlarged prostate, known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Once you reach 70, that number expands to nearly 80%. Fortunately, BPH doesn’t increase the odds of developing prostate cancer. But what exactly puts someone at risk for BPH, and is there...

When you ejaculate, sperm from the testicles travels through the vas deferens tubes and exits through the penis. In a vasectomy, the vas deferens from each testicle is either severed or clamped to prevent sperm from being ejaculated and causing pregnancy. A asectomy is regarded as a permanent form of...