American Urological Association Changes Stance on Routine Prostate Screening

PSA Testing

New guidelines from the American Urological Association now say men under 55 do not need routine annual prostate screening.

Vasectomy Specialist Debunks Common Myths

vasectomy

The first article in a week-long series on vasectomies features a Q&A with Dr. Stephen Siegel on pain, myths, procedure, and permanence

Prostate Cancer: A Danger For Men

ProstatePatients

California governor Jerry Brown and acting legend Sir Ian McKellen have recently disclosed their problems with prostate cancer. When was the last time you were screened?

I Almost Died

36721816_5b39c2cae7_o

Ejiro is grateful for the strength to serve others less fortunate.

My Dad Won’t Stop Crying: Is Male Menopause Real?

shutterstock_75452587

After a father confesses that he can’t stop crying, a daughter does a little research on male menopause.

Cancer: 8/18

shutterstock_77757415

Survivors wanted: men’s stories of cancer.

My Father Finally Taught Me to Shave

hawaiicharlie

Charlie Capen’s father wore a 70′s ‘uglystache’ quite proudly, and Charlie now finds a reason to do the same.

PSA Tests for Prostate Cancer

The United States Preventive Services Task Force has advised against routine testing for prostate cancer for healthy men of all ages.

Kilted To Kick Cancer

(Hat tip to Atomic Nerds.) Kilted to Kick Cancer is a very cool fundraiser to raise money for prostate and testicular cancer. Various gun-bloggers are spending a month in a kilt; in exchange, their readers are donating money. The top three fundraisers get an array of exciting gun- and kilt-related prizes. I think this is awesome [...]

Exalt for Men

Exalt For Men

Finally, a healthy, not-too-sweet, non-alcoholic, non-high-fructose-corn-syrup, natural-tasting beverage.

Study of the Day: Long Ring Fingers

photo via flickr.com/photos/littlelovemonster/

If you have big feet, stop bragging. All the cool kids have long ring fingers.

The NFL Needs to Stop Being Pink

NFL Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a big problem. It’s great that the NFL is contributing to disease awareness, but is it the right disease?

Should You Let Your Doctor Give You the Finger?

In news that might come as a relief to those men approaching prostate-cancer-screening age, a new study finds that having your doctor stick his finger you-know-where is unlikely to reduce your risk of dying from prostate cancer. The study, led by University of Florida urologist Philipp Dahm, reviewed data on 387,286 men enrolled in six [...]