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Men's Health: What Every Woman Wants.

January 19, 2011 by editor  (View Source

(mh) Do you know what women desire? We went out and asked 1,400 women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s about their deepest dating and sex secrets. All you have to do is listen. . . .  More...

Heavy cell phone use tied to poorer sperm quality

February 07, 2008 by editor  (View Source

(Reuters Health) - Spending hours on a cell phone each day may affect the quality of a man's sperm, preliminary research suggests. In a study of 361 men seen at their infertility clinic, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic found an association between the patients' cell phone use and their sperm quality. On average, the more hours the men spent on their cell phones each day, the lower their sperm count and the greater their percentage of abnormal sperm. The findings, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, add to questions about the potential health effects of cell phones and other wireless devices. Some studies, for example, have linked long-term cell phone use to a higher risk of brain tumors, though many other studies have found no such connection.  More...

Birth control pills for guys could be reality soon.

September 30, 2007 by editor  (View Source

(msnbc) With condoms and vasectomies, men take responsibility for a third of contraception in the United States. But health officials would like to see that figure grow. "Just imagine if they had another non-permanent option," said Elaine Lissner, director of the nonprofit Male Contraception Information Project. Several promising possibilities — from a male pill to putting a cork in it — are on the horizon, based on presentations today at the second "Future of Male Contraception" conference, held in Seattle and sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, World Health Organization and others. They include: Sperm blocker, Nonhormonal pill,Testosterone-like pill.  More...

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