Men's Health : A Common Sense Approach

by ARMSTRONG, JOE

• ISBN13: 9781580910811
• ISBN10: 1580910815
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Crossing Pr

Summary

In an informal and often humorous style, Joe Armstrong addresses the many, and frequently complex, issues around men's health, covering everything from taking care of one's body, to dealing with sex and relationships, to coping with stress, anger, jealousy, and depression.

Author Biography

Joe Armstrong is a freelance journalist writing on men's health

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(8)
Part I---Your Body
The Penis, Testicles, and Prostate	13	(20)
The Penis	13	(4)
Penile Problems and Diseases	17	(4)
The Testicles	21	(3)
Testicular Problems and Diseases	24	(3)
The Prostate	27	(1)
Prostate Problems and Diseases	28	(5)
Sexual Problems and Sexually Transmitted Diseases	33	(16)
Impotence	33	(4)
Treatments for Physical Causes of Impotence	37	(3)
Infertility	40	(2)
Declining Sperm Count	42	(2)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	44	(5)
The Heart and Its Problems	49	(16)
Symptoms of a Heart Attack	50	(1)
What to Do During a Heart Attack	51	(1)
Prevention of Heart Disease	51	(5)
Men and Blood Pressure	56	(2)
How to Reduce High Blood Pressure	58	(2)
Men and Stress	60	(5)
Sleep Disturbances	65	(4)
Men and Snoring	65	(1)
Causes of Snoring	65	(1)
Treatments for Snoring	66	(3)
Hair Loss and Baldness	69	(6)
Male Pattern Baldness	69	(1)
Rogaine	70	(1)
Propecia	71	(1)
Implants	71	(1)
Wigs	71	(1)
Patchy or Total Baldness	71	(1)
Hair and Cancer Treatments	71	(4)
Part II---Your Thoughts and Emotions
Anger, Fear and Jealousy	75	(10)
Anger	75	(3)
Fear	78	(3)
Jealousy	81	(4)
Depression and Loss	85	(8)
Depression	85	(3)
Loss	88	(5)
Rape and Suicide	93	(4)
Male Rape	93	(1)
Male Suicide	94	(3)
Men's Groups	97	(4)
Index	101