Gary E. Leach, MD   Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.   - Francis of Assisi INCONTINENCE Loss of bladder control (urinary incontinence) after prostate surgery can be a devastating complication that can have a very negative impact on quality of life.  The [...]

Dudley S. Danoff, MD, FACS If you are an older man, you may fear the natural changes to your sexuality that come with age signal that you are hopelessly over the hill. These changes don't mean you can't still enjoy sex. Your body may not be as flexible or your erections as quick [...]

Dudley S. Danoff, MD, FACS Women commonly experience insecurity and self-doubt, but many people don’t realize that men often suffer from the same problem—and it can affect their performance in the bedroom. Sexual anxiety among men has spiked over the last forty years. In order to combat performance anxiety, it pays to know [...]

Dudley S. Danoff, MD, FACS Couples who enjoy a healthy sex life but are at a point where they no longer wish to have children may consider vasectomy. Vasectomy is a safe, effective method of birth control for men that involves severing the vas deferens, which contains the two tubes that carry sperm [...]

Dudley S. Danoff, MD, FACS A high sex drive is usually considered a sign of virility, but if your man can’t go a day without some kind of sexual stimulation, it may be a sign that desire has crossed into obsession. According to a 2014 review in Current Pharmaceutical Design, somewhere between 3 [...]

News that 1 in 9 men now have oral HPV has us asking (again) whether all men should get the HPV vaccine, even though the CDC only recommends it for men up to age 21, and up to age 26 for a higher-risk group. “Yes, there’s definitely a benefit for a man over 26 to [...]

In the last thirty years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of cases of prostate cancer detected each year. This is due to the rising median age of our population, as well as our ability to detect the tumor at an earlier and more curable stage. The good news is that with [...]

Prostate cancer is one of the most serious health problems in the global community. It is the most common male malignancy and has touched almost every family. Recently, the rate of prostate cancer among men caught up to that of lung cancer. More than two hundred thousand cases are detected each year in the United [...]

Getting older is an inevitable part of living, and our bodies experience many changes as we age. However, if you know what to expect—and have the right attitude—you can have a healthy and satisfying love life well into your later years. “Is It Normal, Doc?” Five Changes All Men Experience as They Age By far, [...]