After knowing that over-weight men have abnormal sperm and produce low amount of semen, the researchers believe that diet may serve as the latest low-tech fertility treatment.

The researchers presented their findings in a meeting at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Barcelona, Spain. The recent research also showed that obese women were more likely to be sterile.

According to Dr. Ghiyath Shayeb of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland “It has been felt that male obesity might take part in problems related to fertility, especially after finding this risk factor convincing among women.”

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During the initial stages of prostate cancer there are no specific symptoms. Usually, it happens so that a patient is diagnosed with prostate cancer when he is on routine checkup. But sometimes the symptoms also begin to appear and these symptoms are very similar to diseases like gentle prostatic hypertrophy. Frequent urination, to go for urination again and again at night, to face difficulty in passing urine and fail to keep a steady flow of urine, feel pain while passing urine and have blood in the urine are some of these symptoms.

Prostatic gland finds around prostatic urethra and that is why prostate cancer is linked with urinary malfunctioning. Problems in sexual functions can also occur due to prostate cancer. Patients feel pain in achieving erection and ejaculation also turns into a full of pain experience. The sperm duct known as vas deferens stores semen and other fluid in prostatic urethra and some fluids that are produced by prostate gland itself also include in semen.Usually prostate cancer at advance stages spread to other parts of the body and thus causes some other symptoms besides the above mentioned symptoms. To feel continuous pain in upper thighs, lower back and hips may also be a symptom of prostate cancer. Pain in vertebrae (Spine’s bones) pelvis and ribs are some of these pains that occur as symptoms of advanced prostate cancer.

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Baldness is a condition in which the hair on the head becomes thinner in appearance and eventually doesn’t grow at all. Baldness can occur in both men and women. It can cause emotional distress for the sufferer because the person’s appearance is significantly altered.

There are several types of baldness. The three most common types of baldness are androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium and alopecia areata.

Androgenetic alopecia is the classic male pattern or female pattern baldness that we are all familiar with seeing. Men will generally see their hair thinning and then balding at the crown and front of the head, and along the temples. Women will see the progression of baldness at the crown and front. Androgenetic alopecia is generally hereditary.

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Mostly men face a lot of stress and have to go through a lot of life style related problems that take a toll on their health. Now a day’s one can see a lot of men facing the problem due to the premature baldness. This Pattern baldness is also called as Androgenetic Alopecia.

What causes Male Pattern Baldness?

One of the common reasons for loosing the hair is mainly due to the build up of the Dihydrotestosterone. Other less common causes of eventual baldness are due to high fever, some medications, the onset of some chronic illness and major surgeries.
The root cause of the problem is mainly due to the androgen. These are the natural or synthetic compound influencing and managing the masculine characteristics in vertebrates. It binds with the androgen receptors and also with the intracellular steroid receptors. This androgen receptor specifically binds the Testosterone and the Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) on the cellular surface. Now these androgens are able to influence the growth of cells and can therefore influence and affect the hair growth.

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