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Men’s health
Our experts offer advice and tips on topics associated with men's health – covering a range of subjects including lifestyle, exercise and common health conditions.
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Nine symptoms of depression
Depression affects around one in six adults in the UK and often occurs alongside other mental health conditions.
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How to perform a self-exam for testicular cancer
Testicular cancer affects around 2,300 men each year in the UK, making it relatively rare.
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Stress: a conversation with a CBT therapist and a counsellor
Stress is a part of life, but when it becomes overwhelming, it can affect our mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing.
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Q & A
Sandy Gujral, Consultant Urologist Surgeon
Talking about prostate surgery
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10 foods to help boost your health
There’s an old saying, ‘you are what you eat’, and as a rule of thumb, if you want to enjoy good health, you should try to eat healthy food.
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Five great ways to work out from home
Exercise is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle but working out at the gym isn’t for everyone.
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Gout: how to prevent, manage and treat it
Gout is a type of arthritis that predominantly affects the big toes, though it can also affect other joints.
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When to get your prostate checked: warning signs and advice
A healthy prostate plays a vital role in male fertility, producing fluid that helps keep sperm alive.
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Male hair loss: seven things you should know
Hair loss is something most men would prefer to avoid, but if it’s happening to you, you’re far from alone.
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Should I be concerned about an enlarged prostate?
Almost all men will develop an enlarged prostate as they get older.
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How stress affects your health and wellbeing
Stress is something most people face at some time in their lives.
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A guide to infertility in men and women
Around one in seven couples in the UK experience infertility.
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Heart disease: everything you need to know
According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter of all deaths in the UK.
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Prostate cancer: from symptoms to robotic-assisted prostate surgery
Around one in eight men in the UK will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, making it currently the most common cancer diagnosis in the UK.
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Hernia surgery: when you need it, how it has changed and what to expect
Over 120,000 hernia operations are performed every year in the UK, making it the most common surgery nationwide.
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Seven tips for dealing with an enlarged prostate
An enlarged prostate isn’t usually serious, but it can be uncomfortable to live with.
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Five reasons you may be sweating a lot
Sweating is your body’s way of cooling down. You may sweat after exercise or when the weather is warm.
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Managing obstructive sleep apnoea
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a condition that affects your breathing while you sleep.
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Erectile dysfunction: six common causes of impotence
Impotence, also known as erectile dysfunction, is when a man can’t get or maintain an erect penis.
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Breast cancer in men
Breast cancer is often thought of as a cancer exclusive to women, with over 55,000 cases diagnosed in women in the UK every year.
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Seven ways to look after your mental health
Your mental health can have a huge impact on your overall wellbeing.
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Gallstones symptoms and causes explained
Gallstones are a fairly common condition that affects an estimated one in 10 adults in the UK.
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Inguinal hernia FAQs
Every year around 20 million people worldwide undergo surgery to repair an inguinal hernia, revealing just how common inguinal hernias are.
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What is involved in a HoLEP procedure used to treat an enlarged prostate?
Mr Chakravarti talks us through the HoLEP treatment which treats bladder flow obstruction caused by an enlarged prostate.
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What to expect after a vasectomy
Around 11,000 vasectomies are performed in the UK every year. A vasectomy refers to surgical sterilisation for men.
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Select from our range of available men's health treatments
- Benign prostate treatments
- Blood pressure test
- Cancer tests
- Circumcision
- Epididymal cysts removal
- Erectile dysfunction (impotence) treatment
- Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)
- Face and skin treatments for men
- Hormone test
- Hydrocele surgery
- Kidney stones treatment
- Liposuction for men
- Male breast reduction surgery (gynaecomastia)
- Microsurgical vasectomy reversal
- Prostate surgery and laser prostate surgery
- Prostatectomy
- Sexual health testing
- Sportsman's hernia or groin treatment
- Stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
- Testicular implants
- Urinary slings and sphincters
- Urodynamics
- UroLift prostate treatment
- Vasectomy
- Vasectomy reversal
All treatments
Hide A-Z listA A:
- Abdominal hysterectomy
- Abdominal pain
- Ablation of arrhythmia
- Acid reflux (Stretta)
- Acne
- Acne
- Acupuncture
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Age-related macular degeneration treatment
- Allergy and infectious diseases
- Allergy testing
- AlterG treadmill
- Anaemia
- Anal abscess
- Anal bleeding
- Anal discharge
- Anal fissure
- Anal fistula
- Anal pain
- Angina
- Ankle arthroscopy
- Ankle replacement
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Anterior cruciate ligament injury
- Anti-wrinkle treatment by injection
- Aortic valve replacement
- Aquablation® therapy
- Arm reduction and arm lift
- Arrhythmia
- Arthritis
- Arthroscopy
- Articular cartilage repair
- Asthma
- Asthma
B B:
- Back pain
- Back pain investigations (discography)
- Back surgery (spinal surgery)
- Bad breath
- Baker's cyst
- Balloon kyphoplasty
- Balloon sinuplasty for chronic sinusitis
- Bariatric surgery
- Barium enema
- Barium swallow and barium meal
- Benign prostate treatments
- Birthmarks
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder investigations (cystoscopy)
- Bladder lesion removal
- Blood clot or thrombosis test
- Blood disorder test
- Blood in urine
- Blood pressure test
- Blood tests
- Blood tests for heart disease risk (cardiac testing)
- Blood type or blood group test
- Blurred vision
- Body Movement Therapy
- Bone density scan for osteoporosis
- Bones and joints
- Boob job
- Botulinum toxin injection for back pain
- Bowel cancer
- Bowel disorder test
- Bowel incontinence
- Bowel surgery, colostomy and ileostomy
- Bowel treatments
- Brain tumour
- Bravo pH monitoring
- Breast augmentation
- Breast cancer
- Breast cancer genetic test (BRCA 1 & 2 genetic testing)
- Breast enhancement
- Breast enlargement
- Breast health risk assessment
- Breast implant removal
- Breast implants
- Breast lift
- Breast lump investigation
- Breast lump removal
- Breast reconstruction following mastectomy
- Breast reduction
- Breast screening and surgery
- Breast uplift (mastopexy)
- Breathlessness
- Broken nose
- Bronchoscopy
- Brow lift surgery
- Bunion removal and treatment
- Bunions
- Bursitis
C C:
- Cancer investigations and treatments
- Cancer tests
- Capsule endoscopy
- Cardiac catheterisation
- Cardiac CT scan (heart CT)
- Cardiac electrophysiology
- Cardiac MRI scan (heart MRI)
- Cardiomemo recording
- Cardioversion heart rhythm treatment
- Carotid artery disease
- Carpal tunnel decompression
- Carpal tunnel release
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery
- Cataract removal surgery
- Cataracts
- Cerebral palsy
- Cervical cancer
- Cervical smears
- Chalazion (inner eyelid cyst) removal
- Cheek implants
- Chemical skin peels
- Chemosaturation therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Chest pain
- Chin implant
- Chlamydia
- Cholesterol level test
- Chronic fatigue
- Chronic pain management
- Circumcision
- Clinical Pilates
- Coeliac disease
- Colonoscopy
- Colposcopy
- Constipation
- Contact dermatitis
- Contrast echocardiogram
- Corneal cross-linking for keratoconus
- Coronary angioplasty
- Coronary artery bypass surgery (heart bypass)
- Coronary heart disease
- Corticosteroid injections
- Cosmetic fat transfer
- Cosmetic surgery
- Coughing
- Coughing up blood
- Craniotomy (brain surgery)
- Crepitus
- Crohn's disease
- Cruciate ligament surgery
- CT scan
- Cyst removal
D D:
- Dental implants
- Dental surgery
- Depression
- Dermaroller anti-wrinkle treatment
- Desensitisation immunotherapy
- Detached retina
- Diabetes
- Diabetes test
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Diarrhoea
- Dilatation and curettage
- Discectomy
- Dizziness
- Dobutamine stress echocardiogram
- Dry eye syndrome
- Duodenal switch weight loss surgery
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Dysphagia
E E:
- Ear pinning (pinnaplasty)
- Ear, nose and throat
- Earwax removal
- ECG monitoring or event recorder - 24/48 hour
- Echocardiogram
- Eczema
- Eczema and dermatitis
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Endometrial ablation surgery
- Endometriosis
- Endoscopic ultrasound
- Endothermal ablation
- Endovenous laser treatment
- Enlarged prostate
- Epididymal cysts removal
- Epidural injection
- Erectile dysfunction
- Erectile dysfunction (impotence) treatment
- Eustachian tube balloon dilatation
- Excessive sweating
- Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)
- Exercise electrocardiogram
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)
- Eye surgery and treatments
- Eyelid cyst surgery
- Eyelid problems
- Eyelid ptosis
- Eyelid surgery or eyebag removal (blepharoplasty)
G G:
- Gait scanning and orthotics
- Gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy)
- Gallstones
- Ganglion cyst
- Ganglion removal surgery
- Gastric balloon (weight loss balloon)
- Gastric band adjustment
- Gastric band surgery
- Gastric bypass surgery
- Gastric sleeve surgery (sleeve gastrectomy)
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroenterology
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- Gastroscopy
- General medicine
- General surgery
- Genital warts
- Glaucoma
- Glaucoma
- Gout
- Grommets insertion (glue ear treatment)
H H:
- Haematology
- Haemorrhoids removal treatment
- Hair loss
- Hand therapy
- Headache
- Headache treatments
- Hearing loss
- Heart treatments
- Heart valve disease
- Heart valve replacement
- Heartburn
- Heavy periods
- Hernia surgery
- Hernioplasty
- Herniorrhaphy
- Herniotomy
- Herpes
- Hiatus hernia
- Hiccups
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- High tibial osteotomy
- Hip arthroplasty
- Hip arthroscopy
- Hip fracture
- Hip pain
- Hip replacement surgery
- Hives
- Hormone test
- Hydrocele
- Hydrocele surgery
- Hydrocortisone injections
- Hydrotherapy
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Hypoglycaemia
- Hysterectomy surgery
- Hysteroscopy procedure
I I:
- Indigestion
- Infertility
- Ingrown toenail surgery
- Inguinal hernia
- Injection treatment for chronic migraines
- Intra-articular injections
- Inverted nipple surgery
- Iron, vitamin and mineral level tests
- Irregular periods
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Irritated and dry skin
- Itchy anus
- Itchy genitals in women
- Itchy skin
L L:
- Labial reduction surgery (vaginal reshaping)
- Laminectomy
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic hysterectomy
- Laparoscopy investigation and treatment
- Laryngoscopy investigation
- Laser eye surgery
- Laser eye treatment (yag laser capsulotomy)
- Laser hair reduction
- Laser prostate surgery (HoLEP or GreenLight)
- Laser treatment for vascular birthmarks
- Laser treatments for lines and wrinkles
- Laser verruca treatment
- Lateral intercostal artery perforator (LICAP) flap breast reconstruction
- Leukaemia
- Ligation and stripping
- LINX system
- Lip augmentation
- Liposculpture to treat lines and wrinkles
- Liposuction
- Liposuction for men
- Liver and kidney test
- Liver cancer
- Liver disease
- Liver surgery
- Low sperm count
- Lumbar decompression
- Lung cancer
- Lupus
- Lyme disease
M M:
- Macular hole surgery
- Male breast reduction surgery (gynaecomastia)
- Mammogram (mammography)
- Manual Handling Training
- Mastectomy
- Mastopexy
- Medical admission
- Melanoma skin cancer
- Meniscal tear surgery
- Meniscus tear
- Men's health
- Microdermabrasion and dermabrasion
- Microdiscectomy
- Microsuction
- Microsurgical vasectomy reversal
- Migraines
- Mini facelift
- Mole, cyst, wart and skin tag removal
- Morton's neuroma
- Morton's neuroma excision
- MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging scan)
- MSK Physiotherapy Services
- Multiple sclerosis
- Myomectomy surgery
P P:
- Pacemaker implantation
- Paediatrics
- Pain during sex
- Pain management
- Pain management
- Pain management injections for back and facet joints
- Pain when urinating
- Palpitations
- Pancreatic cancer
- Partial gastrectomy
- Partial knee replacement (PKR)
- Patch testing
- Patello femoral replacement
- Patellofemoral replacement
- Pectoral implants (chest implants)
- Pectus carinatum
- Pectus excavatum (Nuss procedure)
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Pelvic vein embolisation
- Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation
- Perform rehabilitation
- Perform sports services
- Period pain
- PFO (hole in the heart) closure
- Phacoemulsification
- Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
- Phototherapy
- Physiotherapy
- Physiotherapy from Perform
- Physiotherapy from Spire
- Pilates Classes
- Piles
- Pins and needles
- Platelet rich plasma therapy (PRP)
- Podiatry
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Presbyopia
- Prostate artery embolisation (PAE)
- Prostate cancer
- Prostate cancer screening (PCA3 test)
- Prostate cancer treatment by high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)
- Prostate surgery and laser prostate surgery
- Prostatectomy
- Psoriasis
- Psoriasis skin treatment
R R:
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Radiotherapy
- Rapid Access Injury Clinic
- Refractive lens exchange surgery
- Respiratory medicine
- Retinal detachment surgery
- Reversal of female sterilisation
- Revision knee replacement
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatology
- Rhizolysis spinal nerve pain treatment
- Rosacea
- Rotator cuff injury
- Rotator cuff repair
- Roux-en-Y bypass
S S:
- Sacral nerve stimulation (neuromodulation)
- Scans and investigations
- Scar revision
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Scoliosis correction
- Seizure
- Selective internal radiotherapy treatment (SIRT)
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy and lymph node removal
- Septoplasty surgery
- Sexual health testing
- Shoulder arthroscopy
- Shoulder impingement
- Shoulder pain
- Shoulder replacement surgery
- Shoulder stabilisation
- Silhouette Soft non-surgical thread facelift
- Single-dose intraoperative radiotherapy (SD-IORT) for early stage breast cancer
- Sinus surgery (functional endoscopic sinus surgery or FESS)
- Skin treatments
- Sleep apnoea test
- Sleeve gastrectomy
- Slipped disc
- Snoring
- Snoring treatment
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Spinal decompression surgery
- Spinal fusion test
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal surgery and treatments
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation
- Sports Massage
- Sports science
- Sportsman's hernia or groin treatment
- Squint surgery
- Stem cell therapy
- Steroid injections
- Stomach cancer
- Stomach ulcer
- Stress electrocardiogram
- Stress urinary incontinence
- Stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
- Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) for women
- Stroke
- Surgery for anal fissure
- Surgery for anal fistula
- Surgery for anal warts
- Swallowable gastric balloon
- Swallowing difficulties (Dysphagia)
- Swollen abdomen
- Swollen glands
- Swollen joints
- Swollen knee
- Swollen testicles
T T:
- Tendonitis
- Tennis elbow
- Testicle pain
- Testicular cancer
- Testicular implants
- Thigh and buttock lift
- Thread vein treatment
- Thyroid test
- Thyroidectomy surgery
- Tinnitus
- Tomosynthesis
- Tongue tie
- Tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy for children
- Tonsillectomy for adults
- Total body lift
- Total knee replacement (TKR)
- Trabeculectomy
- Transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE)
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Insertion (TAVI)
- Transoesophageal echocardiogram
- Transurethral prostatic resection
- Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
- Treatment for malignant skin cancer
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Trigger finger
- Trigger finger release
- Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)
- Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) for men
- TURP procedure or TURP surgery
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes