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The breasts can enlarge if you are overweight, simply because fat has settled there. They can also enlarge because the…
The penis contains three long cylinders of erectile tissue. Two of the cylinders lie side by side, while the third…
Is it really an erection problem? Or is the actual problem premature ejaculation or a lack of sexual desire? Can…
According to Men’s Health magazine, “on the Richter scale of embarrassment, impotence comes near the top”. The Viagra publicity has…
In the UK, only men with certain conditions (prostate cancer, spinal cord injury, kidney failure, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida,…
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Estrogen Deficiency: Effect on Tissue Quality in the Genital Region
Female urogenital problems are common in association with lack of the hormone estrogen. This is most commonly due to the…
Most people have only two nipples, but about 1 in 50 people (both males and females) have more. These extra…
Bowel incontinence, also called faecal (fecal) incontinence or anal leakage, is the inability to control the bowels, resulting in the…
If your vulva smells fishy, you may have bacterial vaginosis (also known as anaerobic vaginosis). This is an imbalance in…
Most women experience flushes around the menopause. They can be the earliest sign, so you can have them while your…
There is no magic drug to prevent the normal flushing caused by anxiety, but there are things that you can…
Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) Herpes can also affect the face and cause ‘cold sores’ Herpes…
Gonorrhoea is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) Cases of gonorrhoea are increasing in the UK and often co-exist with…
Hair loss is a big worry to many people, both male and female. If you have a worrying amount of…
Women who lose their hair often worry that they are going bald like a man, and that their hormones are…
Excess hair (hirsutism) in women often appears in the places where men have body hair, such as the upper lip…
If you want to get rid of the hair on your back or shoulders, you could consider waxing or laser…
Coarse, dark hairs around the nipple are quite common. Some choose to pull them out with tweezers, but this can…
Lice are small wingless insects. They have six legs with hook-like claws for grasping onto hairs. They feed on human…
Everyone experiences hiccups from time to time, especially after eating too much food or drinking too much alcohol. But some…
Lice are genetically programmed to move from one head to another. They want to meet different lice (not their brothers…
Veins carry blood to the heart. The veins in the leg have a particular problem in getting the blood back…
To understand constipation, it helps to know how the lower part of the gut works. The colon (large bowel) is…
Only 1 in 3 people with head lice experiences itching. It is worse behind the ears and at the back…
It is the veins that lie outside the muscle, not the deep veins, that become varicose. There are two theories…
Be patient. Acne improves slowly even with the most powerful treatments from your doctor. Do not expect much improvement in…
HIV is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a virus which damages the immune system It is possible to…
There are four main ways of dealing with constipation: change your diet avoid dehydration take more exercise use a laxative….
An intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) is a small, T-shaped, plastic device with copper on the stem and sometimes also the…
An intrauterine system (IUS) is a small, plastic, T-shaped device that sits inside the womb Also known as the ‘hormonal…