What is Urethritis?

Urethritis is the inflammation and swelling of the urethra - the narrow tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.
Urethritis is caused by either a bacterium or a virus - it is classed as either gonococcal urethritis which is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, or non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU), caused by Chlamydia trachomatis - one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases affecting both men and women.
The most common viral causes of urethritis are herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus.
The main symptom of urethritis is difficulty urinating and painful urination. Urethritis is typically treated with antibiotics.

Foods That Kill Your Sex Drive

There are hundreds of thousands of lists of aphrodisiacs on the Internet. It seems everyone wants to down a few oysters and then go have themselves some sex.

Yesterday, I started wondering about foods that would do the opposite. And after doing some searching through hardcore religious message boards and Yahoo Answers (I'll withhold judgmental comments about the commonalities therein), I found there's a term for these foods. "Anaphrodisiacs" is what they're called.

There aren't any lists of these online (outside of a few that recycle the names of a bunch of herbs that neither you, your holistic guru nor your Native American shaman have ever heard of)... so I decided to compile one.

Two quick things before we get started on the list of 11 foods that can curb your sex drive or libido.

Testicular Cancer (Cancer of the Testicle)

Testicular cancer begins when normal cells in a testicle change and grow uncontrollably, forming a mass called a tumor. A tumor can be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous, meaning it can spread to other parts of the body). Testicular cancer is almost always curable if found early, and it is usually curable even when at an advanced stage. Another name for testicular cancer is testis cancer.
About the testicles
The testicles are part of a man’s reproductive system. Each man has two testicles, and they are located under the penis in a sac-like pouch called the scrotum. They can also be called testes or gonads. The testicles produce sperm and testosterone, a hormone which plays a role in the development of a man’s reproductive organs and characteristics specific to men.

How Smoking Affects Men’s Sexual Health

Smoking is either the cause or a risk factor for numerous physical ailments of the human body.  Male sexuality is no exception to this notion.  Luckily smoking is less of a problem than in the past because about half as many men smoke today as in the past, with even less women smoking than in the past.  However, about 24% of men still smoke and other men can be exposed to secondhand smoke, so this deadly habit still remains a health concern for men and their significant others.  Smoking is particularly relevant to teenage males because this is the period when most men and women begin a habit, often to deal with stress associated with home or school, that can last for decades to come.  Smoking interferes with all aspects of a man’s sexual health from initial attraction to sexual performance and beyond.  This article discusses some of the ways that the habit of smoking can harm a man’s sexual health.

Low Sperm Count: Causes, Symptoms And Treatments.

Low sperm count means that the fluid (semen) you release during an climax contains fewer sperm than normal. A low sperm count is also called oligospermia. Your sperm count is considered lower than normal if you have fewer than 15 million sperm per milliliter of semen.

Having a low sperm count decreases the odds that one of your sperm will fertilise your partner’s egg, resulting in pregnancy. Nonetheless, many men who have a low sperm count are still able to father a child.
Low sperm count symptoms may include:

1. Problems with s*xual function — for example, low s*x drive or difficulty maintaining an erection (erectile dysfunction)

2. Pain, swelling or a lump in the testicle area

3. Decreased facial or body hair or other signs of a chromosome or hormone abnormality
When to see a doctor
See a doctor if you: