After nearly 30 years of construction and development since its establishment in the mid- to late-1970s, men’s health has taken shape, with a number of large and medium-sized hospitals setting up male specialties, a growing team of talents, the establishment of professional journals and societies, and an exponential increase in the number of papers.
In view of the rapid development of the discipline, but the majority of men know little about men’s health, so China began in 2000, October 28 each year as “Men’s Health Day”, and a wide range of social awareness activities, the purpose is to meet the needs of the masses of men’s scientific knowledge, enhance the initiative and The purpose of this is to meet the needs of the general public for men’s scientific knowledge, enhance the initiative and sense of responsibility, improve the quality of family life and promote family happiness.
So, why do we need a lecture on men’s health? I think there are two main points: first, the whole community to participate – care for men, concern for men’s health, while enhancing men’s awareness of self-care, more understanding of the characteristics and laws of some diseases unique to men, so that no disease first prevention, early treatment of disease; second is to establish a correct view of medical treatment, to avoid misinterpretation of male medicine, do not one-sidedly think that male medicine is the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, impotence (erectile dysfunction), etc., in fact The scope of male medicine is very broad.
Today I will mainly explain the following aspects in the hope that it will help you.
1, the connotation of male health or what is male health?
It refers to the healthy state of men’s sexual and reproductive organs in terms of anatomy and normal function, as well as the good mental state and social adaptability associated with it, and not just the absence of disease or weakness.
2, the scope of male medicine consultation and treatment
It is now generally accepted that masculology can be summarized into six major categories of diseases.
① congenital and dysplastic diseases: hermaphroditism, hypospadias, cryptorchidism, prepuce, prepuce, etc.
② Male sexual dysfunction: erectile dysfunction, libido abnormalities, ejaculation disorders, etc;
③ Male infertility;
④ Sexually transmitted diseases and inflammatory diseases: gonorrhea, non-gonorrhea, syphilis, condyloma acuminatum, soft chancre, genital herpes, glans circumcision, testicular epididymitis, prostatitis, vesiculitis, etc;
⑤ Tumor: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, penile cancer, etc;
⑥ Other: male menopause syndrome, male endocrine diseases, genital injuries, penile sclerosis, etc.
3.What is male sexual function disorder?
It refers to the entire process of male sexual activity, including sexual desire, penile erection, orgasm and ejaculation process in one or several links of change, affecting the sexual life, collectively referred to as sexual dysfunction.
It includes the following aspects.
Sexual desire disorder
Erectile dysfunction
Orgasmic disorders
Ejaculation disorders (including premature ejaculation, non-ejaculation, retrograde ejaculation, seminal emission)
Sexual function disorder treatment: varies from person to person, mainly psychological treatment, western medicine treatment, Chinese herbal medicine treatment, physical therapy, surgery treatment, etc.
4.What is male infertility?
Definition: A couple of childbearing age with normal sexual life after marriage, without any contraceptive measures, who have not been pregnant or infertile for more than one year, is called infertility or sterility. If the cause is solely in the male partner, it is called male infertility.
Causes of male infertility.
Sperm production disorders
Blockage of the vas deferens
Inability of sperm to enter the vagina (hypospadias, impotence, premature ejaculation, etc.)
Abnormal semen
Immunological, nutritional and metabolic factors (anti-sperm antibodies, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, nutritional disorders, excessive anxiety)
The treatment of male infertility is mainly Chinese herbal medicine, Western medicine, artificial insemination and IVF, but the treatment effect is still unsatisfactory.
5.What is sexually transmitted disease?
It is a group of diseases that are mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse. The World Health Organization classifies more than 20 diseases as sexually transmitted diseases, the common ones are: syphilis, gonorrhea, soft chancre, lymphogranuloma venereum, inguinal granuloma, non-gonococcal urethritis, condyloma acuminata, genital herpes, AIDS, etc.. The first five are also known as classical STDs.
Transmission route
Sexually transmitted
Blood-borne transmission
Mother-to-child transmission
Close domestic contact
Medical transmission
Indirect transmission
Common signs and symptoms of STDs.
Urinary urgency, frequent urination, painful urination, urethral discharge, fever, genital itching, papules, blisters,
Vesicles, ulcers, enlarged lymph nodes, etc.
STD treatment: varies from disease to disease and person to person
STD prevention and control: most STDs can be prevented and cured, in terms of prevention, we should be clean, do not casually have sexual relations with people; correct use of condoms. If you are infected with an STD, receive regular treatment as soon as possible.