Uroflowmetry: What a Flow Test Can Tell You, and What It Cannot

A flow test turns a vague complaint into a number — but the number is worthless if you passed too little urine, and a low flow cannot by itself distinguish a blocked outlet from a tired bladder.
Shockwave Therapy for Peyronie’s Disease: What It Helps, and What It Does Not

Shockwave therapy has a place in Peyronie’s disease, and that place is pain. It does not straighten the penis or shrink the plaque — and knowing the difference decides whether a course of it is worth your time.
hCG for Low Testosterone: Who It Can Help, and Who It Cannot

hCG raises testosterone by telling the testes to make it, so sperm production is preserved — but it only works if the testes can still respond. What it does to oestradiol, what still has to be monitored, and the alternatives.
每个月真实的受孕几率是多少?

About one cycle in four for a young couple, and around 85% within a year. Why timing intercourse to a single day makes things worse rather than better, and the point at which trying longer stops being the right plan.
输尿管狭窄:变窄的输尿管如何悄无声息地毁掉肾脏

从肾脏到膀胱的输尿管变窄通常完全不会引起症状,因为另一侧的肾脏会默默接管其功能。等人们注意到时,那一侧的肾功能可能已经丧失——这就是为什么结石或盆腔手术后进行复查影像学检查至关重要。.
Understanding a Semen Analysis: What the Numbers Mean, and What They Do Not

The WHO figures on a semen analysis report are not a pass mark. They are the fifth centile of men whose partners conceived within a year — which is why men below them father children and men above them sometimes cannot.
番茄红素与前列腺癌:现有证据的真实支持

西红柿是好食物。但这并不等同于已被证实的前列腺癌预防方法——而这篇文章曾经推荐作为最佳来源的加工酱汁本身也存在问题。.
Saw Palmetto for an Enlarged Prostate: What the Trials Actually Found

Saw palmetto is the most-sold prostate supplement in the world, and the two largest trials found it no better than placebo — including at triple the usual dose. Why the quality-of-extract explanation does not hold, and the risk of treating the symptom without knowing the cause.
Rezum Water Vapour Therapy for an Enlarged Prostate: What It Does, and What to Expect Afterwards

Rezum treats an enlarged prostate with steam rather than cutting, and it protects sexual function in a way that prostate surgery does not. The parts men are least often told: the first few weeks are usually worse, not better, and some men need a second procedure years later.
Exercise and Erectile Dysfunction: What Actually Works, and How Much

What doctors mean by regular exercise, in numbers — and the part that matters more than any of it: erectile dysfunction is often the first warning that the arteries are in trouble.
