Priapism is an erection that persists beyond about four hours, or one unrelated to sexual arousal, and it is a urological emergency. Blood becomes trapped in the erectile tissue, oxygen supply falls, and the tissue…
Sexual health screening tends to be treated as a young man's concern. It is offered in a man's twenties, occasionally in his thirties, and then quietly drops off the list — not through any deliberate…
Most prevention advice about sexually transmitted infections is written as though people behave consistently, plan ahead, and make decisions sober. Real life is less tidy. Condoms get used sometimes and not other times, decisions get…
Mpox entered general awareness in Canada as an outbreak concentrated in networks of men who have sex with men, and it has largely stayed filed under that heading since. That framing has been unhelpful in…
The reasoning is understandable and it is wrong. Nothing hurts, nothing looks different, nothing has changed — therefore there is nothing to test for. It is the same logic most men apply to blood pressure…
The reason most men give for not getting tested is distance or time. The reason underneath that, more often than not, is a picture in their head of how the appointment will go — a…
Skin problems on the penis have a particular ability to make men uneasy. A rash on an elbow gets shown to a doctor without a second thought; the same rash a few inches lower gets…
A familiar pattern turns up in men's health clinics. A man has burning with urination and perhaps a small amount of discharge. He is tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea, both come back negative, and he…
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…
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,…
