Men's diseases are de alt with by such a section of urology as andrology. It includes such problems as the preservation of male reproductive function, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases of the reproductive system. Every day, a huge number of external factors leave typos on men's he alth. 50% of these diseases lead to infertility.
Most diseases begin in childhood. And the fact that they are not diagnosed in time entails irreversible consequences.
Symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of male diseases depend on the type of disease. The main ones are listed below.
Prostate adenoma
Prostate adenoma - a male disease in urology, occurs at an older age. Advice will help to cope with it.
- Don't know what to do? Then see a doctor, he will prescribe a treatment for you.
- Control your diet. It must be he althy.
- Try to eat more fruits, vegetables and greens.
- Keep a he althy lifestyle. Need to move more.
Prostate adenoma treatment
Previously, prostate adenoma was eliminated only by surgery, but now there are methods to cure without such intervention. Medications are prescribed by a doctor on an individual basis,and traditional medicine recipes are universal. When treating a male disease like prostate adenoma, it is necessary to include onions in your diet. This product helps to cure the disease. It must be consumed raw.
You can also prepare a special decoction. It is prepared in this way - a glass of husk is poured with boiling water and boiled over low heat for 15 minutes. After that, they take it, if desired, you can add honey.
Pumpkin. Pumpkin seeds are good for men's he alth. Everyone knows this. To avoid this disease, try to eat them in large quantities.
Chestnut shells. Take 5 tablespoons of the shell, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water. Then refrigerate. With constant acceptance, you will achieve a positive result.
Peyronie's disease
Peyronie's disease is also included in the list of male diseases. So it is customary to call a benign neoplasm that changes the shape of the male penis. The tumor, localized in the protein tissues of the cavernous bodies, creates a stratification of the upper or lateral part of the organ.
If left untreated for a long time, Peyronie's disease develops into phimosis (overgrowth of connective tissue) of the inner lining, which gradually leads to functional infertility.
Symptoms of Peyronie's disease
Main symptoms:
- erectile dysfunction;
- significant curvature of the penis;
- the occurrence of pain at the time of sexual contact.
Causes, symptomsand the diagnosis of male disease is not yet fully understood. Experts in the field of andrology, urology and genetics agree on only one thing - the main cause of such a disease is domestic injury or a hereditary factor. Many patients admitted with this diagnosis had a family history, were victims of domestic violence, or suffered serious accidents (catastrophes).
Hydrocele
Hydrocele (hydrocele) is a complex andrological disease of the male genital organs, which is characterized by the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the scrotum.
Depending on the form of the disease, the fluid may contain:
- blood;
- purulent substrate;
- infectious agents (bacteria or even fungus);
- and some of the sperm.
If you do not see a doctor in time, this disease leads to sexual dysfunction, infertility.
Reasons for appearance
The main causes of hydrocele are:
- congenital pathologies of the genitourinary system;
- genetic mutations;
- masculine injury;
- infection;
- some cardiovascular disease;
- small anomalies in the structure of the penis;
- surgical intervention (in the form of a complication);
- groin hernias.
Edema symptoms
Symptoms and danger of male sexual disease hydrocele varies in the form of occurrence of the pathological process.
Acute disease:
- a sharp increase in the volume of the scrotum;
- obvious redness of the scrotum;
- bulging veins;
- pain syndrome;
- inability to palpate the testicles.
Chronic phase:
- prolonged accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the testicles, scrotum;
- the occurrence of an inflammatory process;
- increased temperature without catarrh;
- constant feeling of discomfort;
- erectile dysfunction;
- lack of sexual desire;
- infertility.
Male infertility
Male infertility is included in the complete list of male diseases. This is a violation in the reproductive system, manifested in changes in germ cells, in which spermatozoa cannot fertilize an egg.
The following problems are the basis of this pathological condition:
- Dramatic decrease in sperm count.
- Their qualitative changes (they are weak and inactive).
- Promotion of spermatozoa through the vas deferens and their release to the outside is disrupted.
The most common causes of male infertility are:
- Endocrine disorders (the most common cause of male infertility).
- Birth anomalies and genetic disorders (torsion and undescended testicles, genetic mutations).
- Presence of varicocele.
- Infectious diseases, especially sexually transmitted diseases (chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, etc.), andalso some other infections (brucellosis, mumps).
- Injuries or inflammation of the genitals of a man (trauma of the scrotum and pelvic organs, prostatitis).
- Benign or malignant growths in the testicles;
- Sexual disorders such as weak or no erection, premature ejaculation.
- Immunological and metabolic disorders, certain diseases (high blood pressure, overweight, diabetes).
- Other reasons (alcohol, smoking, taking drugs and certain medications, poor ecology, some medical procedures, constant stressful situations, mental disorders, tight clothing, saunas, active sports, etc.).
If in doubt, as well as if the partner has not been pregnant for a year, it is necessary to contact a urologist for a preventive examination and diagnosis. If necessary, he will redirect to an andrologist, and in case of sexual disorders, it will not hurt to visit a sexologist.
Phimosis
The male genital disease, which is associated with narrowing of the foreskin, has many treatment options. When choosing, you need to take into account the age of the person and the symptoms of the disease that have arisen. Tips will help you deal with this.
Tips
If it is difficult to heal on your own, then consult your doctor. He will prescribe the appropriate treatment for you. Today it is possible to do a surgical procedure by circumcision. This operation will help restorefabrics.
There are two types of treatment for adults and children.
Camomile baths belong to children's therapy. They are the best treatment. It is necessary to pour 10 g of dried flowers with a glass of boiling water and leave to infuse for 5 hours or simmer for 15 minutes. It is best to do therapeutic baths 2-3 times a day.
Adults need to take decoctions of herbs. The main thing is to have chamomile. Add calendula if desired. You will get more benefit from it. Decoction recipe - 1 tablespoon per cup of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, take throughout the day.
Medicated treatment
Treatment for symptoms of male phimosis depends on the age of the patient. Therapy consists in the use of complex steroid ointments. They improve the elasticity of the fibers and make stretching safer. In addition, hygiene rules must be followed.
Balanoposthitis
Balanoposthitis is an inflammatory disease of the foreskin that occurs when an infection affects the glans penis. Included in the list of male diseases.
Treatment of this disease is carried out on an outpatient basis, using bactericidal ointments and antibiotics.
Symptoms of balanoposthitis
The most common manifestations of the disease include:
- burning sensation, itching of the penis;
- redness of the foreskin and glans;
- skin exfoliation (erosion);
- unreasonable rush of blood to the head;
- puffiness;
- purulent discharge fromseminal ducts;
- cracks in the skin around the foreskin;
- enlarged lymph nodes;
- weakness;
- headaches;
- temperature without catarrh;
- phimosis (inflammatory infection of the glans penis).
Causes of occurrence
Depending on the form of the disease, the causes of its occurrence may be:
- Sexual infections. The most common form of balanoposthitis is candida.
- Promiscuous sex life, non-compliance with the basic rules of personal hygiene lead to multiple focal lesions of the glans penis and foreskin.
- Allergic reactions. Allergens are direct provocateurs of metabolic disorders and hormone synthesis. With sharp jumps in the hormonal background in men, various malfunctions in the work of the gonads can occur and, as a result, inflammation appears. Contact allergy is also one of the most common causes of balanoposthitis.
- Injuries, burns, tumors.
- Other urinary diseases.
Varicocele
Varicocele - varicose veins of the spermatic cord. It is manifested by a violation of the outflow of blood from the left / right testicle, as well as a rupture of capillary vessels with subsequent release of lymph into the scrotum.
As a result, the patient can observe:
- swelling and bluing in the affected area;
- difficulty urinating;
- generaldystrophic changes in the inguinal zone.
Reasons for appearance
The main cause of male disease is the insufficiently good functioning of the veins of the spermatic cord. Because of this, the outflow of blood is disturbed during physical exertion or sexual arousal.
In addition, blood flow delay may be due to:
- microtrauma;
- cardiovascular disease;
- kidney pathology;
- exposure to infection;
- disturbance in the functioning of the pelvic organs;
- kinks and folds of the intestines.
Staging of the disease
In medical practice, it is customary to distinguish several options for the development of the disease:
- zero;
- initial stage.
Outwardly signs of varicocele are not determined. It is possible to establish the cause of discomfort only during the ultrasound procedure.
- 1 degree. In the vertical position, the veins are clearly visible. Tension builds up quickly and pain sets in.
- 2 degree. The bulging of the veins becomes clearly visible even at rest. The pain syndrome is growing. The first difficulties with urination, erectile dysfunction appear.
- 3 degree. Manifested by swelling of the testicles, blue skin. The pain becomes permanent.
Difficulties appearing with social life:
- dressing;
- bathing;
- urination;
- performing household tasks.
Impotence
Impotence is maleimpotence, which is manifested by a lack of sexual desire and inability to perform sexual intercourse. According to statistics, 60% of the adult population of the country and 20% of the youth suffer from impotence.
Etiology and pathogenesis
The beginning of the decrease in erogenous function falls on the age of 40-45 years. This is due to the natural hormonal changes in the body, the aging process. Intense physical activity, stress, past viral diseases, inflammation of the prostate gland can also lead to a complete inability to reproduce.
If we talk about early impotence, which affects young people aged 20-25 years, then such a problem can be caused by previous sexual infections, penile injuries, taking certain medications or bio-supplements, and also be the result of exposure to harmful habits (smoking, alcohol, drugs).
First symptoms of impotence
In order for impotence to become absolute, a sufficient amount of time must pass. In the early stages of the disease, the patient experiences:
- reduced sex drive;
- frequent misfires when aroused;
- difficulties with erectile function;
- reducing the sensitivity of the glans penis.
Prostatitis
Prostatitis is one of the most popular urological diseases of the male half of the world's population after 30 years. Every man knows what prostatitis means, and everyone believes that an unpleasant disease will pass him by.
Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostategland, which can be treated not only with medicines, but also with time-tested folk remedies. In turn, the prostate gland, or as it can be called more simply - the prostate - is a glandular-muscular organ in men, which is located near the bladder and monitors urination, and also secretes special secrets that give sperm a liquid composition.
Depending on how it appeared, prostatitis can be bacterial or non-bacterial, according to the complexity of the disease - acute or chronic.
Acute illness is most often manifested by a gram-negative bacterium, it is quite easy to detect and cure with antibiotics.
The main symptoms of prostatitis are pain, difficult and sensitive urination, and sexual dysfunction. The sensations are very unpleasant, so it is necessary to treat the disease when its first signs are detected.
Diagnosis of male diseases
Blood test can detect inflammation of white blood cells.
Urine test for hematuria, microorganisms and white blood cells (to help detect inflammation).
The size, texture and contour of the prostate gland can be examined with a transrectal digital examination.
Puncture biopsy of the prostate is needed in order to detect an inflammatory and oncological disease of the prostate gland and appendages.
Some diseases can be seen thanks to the x-ray method of study - outgoing cystogram, excretory urography and voiding urethrogram.
Endoscopic methodstudy is carried out in the abdominal wall. Three ways:
- transabdominal;
- transrectal;
- transurethral.
These diagnostic methods help to detect in detail the modifications and neoplasms in the genitourinary system.
Magnetic resonance therapy, computed tomography and radioisotope method help to get a clearer and more accurate image of the pathology. Seeding for the detection of microorganisms helps to better detect pathogens. Blood serum is also taken, laboratory diagnostics are used.
In addition, blood flow delay may be due to:
- microtrauma;
- cardiovascular disease;
- kidney pathology;
- exposure to infection;
- disturbance in the functioning of the pelvic organs;
- kinks and folds of the intestines.
That's all you need to know about male diseases. The main task is to protect yourself from their appearance.
