Testicular torsion is one of very few genuine emergencies in urology, and it is defined by time more than by anything else. The spermatic cord twists, the blood supply to the testicle is cut off,…
The consent conversation often happens at the least useful moment. A man has just been told he needs an operation, he is still absorbing the first half of what was said, and a form appears.…
Producing a sample for a semen analysis is, for most men, the least dignified part of trying to have a child. Then a report arrives full of terms like motility, morphology and concentration, with some…
A layoff. A separation. A diagnosis. A move, a demotion, a death in the family, the end of a rotation that had structured the last eight years. Something changes, and a few weeks later a…
Ask men who have put off getting tested what they were actually avoiding, and the answer is almost never the swab or the needle. It is the conversation. The moment of saying out loud why…
Circumstances change. A man who was certain at thirty-four that his family was complete may be forty-two, in a new relationship, and facing a partner who wants a child. Or a couple who made the…
The supplement aisle at any pharmacy in Grande Prairie carries a row of products aimed squarely at men: testosterone support, male vitality, energy and drive formulas, prostate blends. The packaging is confident, the ingredient lists…
Few diagnoses land as heavily as this one, and almost none of that weight comes from the medical facts. Men who are told they have genital herpes often describe the reaction in terms that have…
Most men who test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea did not feel unwell beforehand. They came in because a former partner sent them a message, because something looked slightly off for a day or two,…
Testicular cancer occupies an unusual position in men's health. It is uncommon compared with prostate or bowel cancer, yet it is the cancer most frequently diagnosed in younger men — broadly, those between their late…
