Mens Health
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- Male Genital Self-Examination
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- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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- Condoms Save Lives
- Balancing The Sexual Side-Effects of Psychotropics
1. Anatomy
Male anatomy
- How To Do Kegel Exercises (Men) Strengthening pelvic floor muscles
- My Penis said to have been inspired by My Vagina
- The Male Genetalia The Doc Hollywod Project
- Penile (Penis) Health by Chris Steidle, MD
- Urology Videos hosted by patientvideo.com
Circumcision
- Circumcision Information & Resource Pages the cutting edge of genital surgery
- Foreskin.orgcircumcision as male genital mutilation
- History of Circumcision by Dr Robert Darby
2. Colon Health
- The Colon Club 501(c)(3) consumer advocacy organization based in Wilton, New York
- Bowel Cancer Screening Programme National Health Service, UK
- Colonoscopy in Colorectal-Cancer Screening for Detection of Advanced Neoplasia, J. Regula, et al (2006). New Eng J Med, Vol. 355, No. 18, pp.1863-1872, 11/2/2006; news account Study: Men Need Earlier Colonoscopies WebMD, 11/1/2006
3. Gender Politics
- Media Semiotics by Daniel Chandler
- From Boys To Men: Rediscovering Rites of Passage on soulawakening.org
- Politics of Changing Men by R.W. Connell in Australian Humanities Review
- Politicizing Gender: Moving toward revolutionary gender politics | by Carolyn on spunk.org
- Fantasies Of Straight Men: Thoughts About Gays In The Military by Joe Sartelle
- National Coalition of Free Men
- National Men's Resource Center on menstuff.org
- Menweb.org Men's Voices magazine
- So What Does It Mean To Be A Man? on onlineopinion.com
- XyOnline men, masculinities, and gender politics
4. Health Promotion
- International Journal of Men's Health
- Men's Health Magazine
- Men's Health On medicinenet.com
- Recommended Screenings and Immunizations for Men
- Routine Routine Maintenance for Men A schedule for checkups and tests
- Call In Sick Or Go To Work? Here's Some Advice on webmd.com
- Men's Health On nubella.org
5. Incontinence
- Bladder Problems In Men by Diane K. Newman, RNC, MSN, CRNP, FAAN
6. Prostate Health
Prostate gland
Web Portals
- Prostate Disease Articles on WebMD
- Prostate Disease Articles on MedLinePlus
- Prostate Disease Articles on eHealthMD
- Prostate Cancer Articles from Mayo Clinic, in CNN Health Library
- Prostate Pointers Sponsored by cancerfacts.com withe-mail discussion lists
- The Urology Channel: A Central Reference for Practicing Physicians By the Chr. of Urology & Sexual Med.
- Urological Sciences Research Foundation Founded and hosted by Leonard S. Marks, MD
Cancer of the Prostate
Articles and Books
- Reducing Prostate Cancer Deaths Through Prevention and Early Diagnosis by Stephen B. Strum, MD
- Prostate Cancer and Heredity Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital
- Low Blow: One Man's Battle With Prostate Cancer MSNBC series, 2006
- Prostate Cancer: The PSA Controversy, Is Sceening Enough? Newsweek, 5/28/2004, interview with Ian Thompson, MD
- After a Diagnosis of Cancer Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
- Masturbation After Prostate Cancer Treatment on prostate-cancer.com
- Newly Diagnosed for the newly diagnosed
- Too Many Options With Prostate Cancer MSNBC, 8/28/2006
- Radiographic Imaging of Musculoskeletal Neoplasia Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center (describes a bone scan)
- The Radical Prostatectomy Survival Handbook by PCa survivor Ron Voss
- Prostate cancer linked to mutant gene BBC, 8/4/1999
- A Strategy Of Success in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer by Stephen B. Strum, MD (algorythm for clinical staging)
- Immunologic Tests Detect Hidden Prostate Cancer 6/26/2006 news article
- A Revolutionary Approach To Prostate Cancer: Treatment Options by Aubrey Pilgrim (full, html)
- Clinical Practice Urology Nature journal, current issue free
- Sexuality after cancer treatment: What men can expect Mayo Clinic, in CNN Health Library
Websites, Discussion Groups, Blogs, etc.
- alt.support.cancer.prostate on Usenet via a newsreader or via google
- Straight Talk for the Newly Diagnosed (and others) links and advice by Leah in alt.support.cancer.prostate, 1/1/2007
- What and where is the prostate, and what does it do? Andrology Australia
- Prostate Cancer Information Advisor Prostate Cancer Education Council
- US TOO International, Inc. Find self-help group local chapters
- Patients Helping Patients Prostate cancer from a patient's perspective
- Prostate Cancer Home Page of The University of Michigan
- Men Fighting Prostate Cancer Phoenix5.org : Promoting self-help and self-advocacy
- Prostate Help Blogs "A prostate cancer patient who has lost three family members to cancer and want[s] to make a difference"
- malecare.com | Men fighting cancer together
- Prostate Cancer Research Institute PCRI aims to improve patient-physician communication
- Insights Free newsletter published by PCRI
- Prostate Cancer Therapeutic Resource Center of the Prostate Cancer Coalition
- Prostate Cancer Decision: Deciding What To Do Articles hosted by the Michigan Cancer Consortium
Decision-Making Tools
- Prostate Calculator Funded by The Institute for Clinical Research at the Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Nomogram Prediction Tools Free software from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- Decision Aide Free software from Prostate Cancer Research Institute
- Cancer Profile Free secure web interface hosted by Nexcura
Prostate Cancer Surgery
Study of Man by Leonardo DaVinci
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- A Patient's Guide To Radical Prostatectomy For Prostate Cancer Prostate Cancer Centre, UK (booklet)
- Da Vinci Prostatectomy and surgeon search
- Instructions For Care Following Conventional Prostatectomy/Robotic Prostatectomy University of Michigan Health System
- Robotic Prostatectomy Protects Sexual Function Henry Ford Hospital
- Robotic Prostatectomy - A Review Assaad El-Hakim, MD, FRCS(C) and Ashutosh Tewari, MD, MCh
- Robotic Surgery Blog Associates in Urology, W. Caldwall, NJ
- Surgery Boosts Prostate Survival The Age, Melbourne, Australia, 12/17/2006 (news account of Wong [2006], below)
- Survival Associated With Treatment vs Observation of Localized Prostate Cancer in Elderly Men Yu-Ning Wong, et al. (2006). JAMA, Vol. 296, No. 22, 12/13/2006 (see above news account)
- Videos of Robotic Radical Prostatectomy Associates in Urology, W. Caldwall, NJ
- RoboticCancer.com Domenico Savatta, MD, Newark Beth Israel Hospital
- Brachytherapy for prostate cancer: Effective, but ...? J. Curtis Nickel, MD, CMAJ, April 3, 2001; 164(7).
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Web Portals
- Enlarged prostate (BPH): What every guy should know articles on WebMD
- What is BPH? Articles on eHealthMD
Websites, Discussion Groups, Blogs, etc.
- sci.med.prostate.bph on Usenet via a newsreader or via google
- My prostate enlargement (BPH) First-person account by Lawrence Bookbinder, PhD, 70-year-old psychologist
BPH Surgery
- Laserscope.com PVC prostate surgery information including surgeon database
- Indigo laser About the procedure
- Laser reduces prostate, urinary symptoms 10/6/2004 news article
- Prostate Cures early 20th-century curiosities
7. Reproductive Health
See Also
Articles and Books
- Male Sexual Problems Articles hosted by AAMFT
- Papers on Male Sexuality By David Sebringsil
David by Michaelangelo
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Portals
- Sexual Health Articles on WebMD
- Oxygen Sex Archive Articles and movie trailers
- The Male Reproductive System Ask NOAH
- Men's Health Articles on womenshealth.gov
Sexual Function
- Group Psychotherapy May Be More Effective Than Other Treatments of Erectile Dysfunction Medscape
- What to Expect at an Erectile Dysfunction Evaluation HealthCentral
- Psychosocial interventions for erectile dysfunction Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 3
- Drug Treatments for ED Cornell Institute for Reproductive Medicine
- Erectile Dysfunction Articles on MedLinePlus
- Erectile Dysfunction Articles on WebMD
- Erectile Dysfunction Articles on NetDoktor facts | treatments |support
- Erectile Dysfunction Institute
- FDA Updates Labeling for Viagra, Cialis and Levitra 7/8/2005 FDA press release
- Gene Transfer May Relieve Erectile Dysfunction WebMD, 12/11/2006; citing Hum Gene Ther 2006;18:1165-1176.
- Rehabilitation of Erectile Function Following Radical Prostatectomy: Recent Findings by Andrew McCullough, MD on medscape.com
- Retrograde Is Not The Opposite Of Antegrade Ejaculation 8/3/2006 usenet post on mechanics of ejaculation
- Review: Erectile Dysfunction Through the Ages J Shah (2002). BJU International, 90, 433–441
- Sex Therapy Following Radical Removal of the Prostate abstracts on tomrue.net
- Quick Sex Tip #4: Kegel Exercises hosted by greatsexgames.com
Websites, Discussion Groups, Blogs, etc.
- alt.support.impotence via a newsreader or via google
- soc.sexuality.general via a newsreader or via google
- sci.med.prostate.bph via a newsreader or via google
- Andrology: The Science of Dysfunctions of the Male Reproductive System
- Gay Men's Health Crisis Responding the HIV epidemic since 1981
- Alt-Support-Impotence-ASI@yahoogroups.com
- Sexual-Side-Effects@yahoogroups.com
8. Urologists
- Prostate Surgery At NYS Hospitals By Volume NYS Health Department, 2001