Sexual Health for Men

Follow the links below to find information about men's sexual health.

More information can also be found by going directly to Andrology Australia [Andrology Australia].

Reviewed September 2009

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Title:   Balanitis
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Balanitis is a health problem that only males get. The head of the penis becomes red and blotchy.
Date:   Nov 2009

Title:   Varicocele - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   A varicocele is a collection of widened veins that occurs on the outside of the testicle. A varicocele usually affects only the left testicle.
Date:   Sep 2009

Title:   HIV and women - having children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Women who are HIV positive or have an HIV positive male partner can still consider pregnancy, adoption and other ways to have children. Women who are HIV positive should seek medical advice before they become pregnant. HIV can pass from mother to baby during pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding. However medical intervention reduces the risk of passing HIV to unborn children.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Reproduction in men
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Sperm production occurs in the testicles. It takes around 70 days and requires a temperature 3°C lower than the body, which is why the testicles are housed in the scrotum. The only function of the male sex cell — the sperm — is to fertilise a female egg. This transmits the genetic material from the male to the next generation.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Men's stuff
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Whatever you may have called them when you were a little kid in your family or among your mates, your 'privates' have got other names used by doctors and other health professionals.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Androgen deficiency in men
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Androgen deficiency in men means the body has lower than normal amounts of male hormones most importantly, testosterone. This deficiency may be caused by problems of the testicles, pituitary gland or hypothalamus. Treatment involves testosterone replacement therapy. Androgen deficiency in older men is sometimes called 'male menopause', but this is misleading.
Date:   May 2009

Title:   Contraception choices for men
Publisher:   The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Description:   For womens contraception choices see chart 140 Contraception choices for women The two main methods of contraception currently available for men are condoms sheaths and vasectomy There is no hormonal
Date:   Mar 2009

Title:   Boys' breasts
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Older boys can develop breast tissue as can some older men, so it is not an unusual thing to happen.
Date:   Mar 2009

Title:   DES daughters - possible problems
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Diethylstilboestrol, or DES, was prescribed in Australia as an anti-miscarriage drug between 1946 and 1971. Anyone who was exposed to DES needs special medical care because this drug can cause reproductive changes and diseases in both the mothers and their children.
Date:   Nov 2008

Title:   Ejaculation problems
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Ejaculation is the release of semen from the penis following sexual climax.
Date:   Oct 2008

Title:   Depression in pregnancy & postnatal: fathers
Publisher:   Black Dog Institute Australia
Description:   Men also experience the pregnancy of their partners and the birth of a new baby as a stressful time period filled with new challenges and adjustment to routines.
Date:   Jul 2008

Title:   Nonlatex versus latex male condoms for contraception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The male condom can prevent pregnancy by keeping sperm out of the birth canal. Nonlatex condoms can be used by people who are allergic or sensitive to latex. Some people may not have used latex condoms because they did not like them. This review compare...
Date:   May 2008

Title:   Low testosterone
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Low energy, mood swings, irritability, poor concentration, reduced muscle strength or bone density, and a low interest in sex can be signs of low testosterone levels, a condition also known as androgen deficiency.
Date:   Dec 2007

Title:   The male body
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Contents: Anatomy overview, Sperm production, Fertilisation, Male hormones, Erection and ejaculation, The ageing male, Common disorders
Date:   Nov 2007

Title:   Gynecomastia (male breasts)
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   As if puberty is not hard enough on guys. Your voice changes, you grow facial hair and then it seems as though you might be growing breasts. Gynecomastia is the medical term for breast tissue growing on a male.
Date:   Oct 2007

Title:   Sexual and reproductive health of young people
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Pregnancy, child birth and sexually transmitted infections are major health concerns for young people. Contraception and sexual health problems are the most common issues for which young women see their family doctors.
Date:   Sep 2007

Title:   Semen preparation techniques for intrauterine insemination
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The effectiveness of specific sperm preparation techniques for increasing pregnancy rates in subfertile couples undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI) is unknown. Semen preparation techniques are used in assisted reproduction to separate sperm which...
Date:   Jul 2007

Title:   Chlamydia
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection(STI) in Australia. This factsheet discusses how chlamydia is contracted, who is at risk, symptoms, the effects of chlamydia, pregnancy and chlamydia, diagnosis, treatment, emotional impact and prevention.
Date:   Oct 2006

Title:   Testosterone misuse and abuse
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   The medical misuse of androgens is the prescribing of testosterone to men who do not have androgen deficiency.
Date:   Nov 2005

Title:   Male reproductive system.
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The male organs of reproduction and urination. The bladder is the seminal vesicle (sitting below and to the rear of the bladder). The seminal vesicles are connected to the urethra via the ejaculatory ducts. They produce seminal fluid, which - together with secretions from the prostate - nourishes and aids the ejaculated sperm.The urethra is the common channel through which urine and semen travel.
Date:   Aug 2003
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