Male diseases: an overview, causes, symptoms and treatment features

The section of urology such as andrology deals with male diseases. 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 make typos on men's health. 50% of these diseases lead to infertility.

Most diseases begin in childhood. And the fact that they are not diagnosed on time leads to irreversible consequences.

Symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of male diseases depend on the type of ailment. The main ones are listed below.

BPH

Prostate adenoma - a male disease in urology, occurs at an older age. Tips will help to cope with it.

• Not sure what to do? Then consult a doctor, he will prescribe treatment for you.
• Control the power. It must be healthy.
• Try to eat more fruits, vegetables, and herbs.
• Lead a healthy lifestyle. You need to move more.

Prostate Adenoma Treatment

Previously, prostate adenoma was only removed surgically, but now there are methods to recover without such an intervention. Medications are prescribed by the doctor individually, 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 cook 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 take, if desired, you can add honey.

Pumpkin. Pumpkin seeds have a good effect on men's health. Everyone knows that. To avoid this disease, try to eat them in large quantities.

Shell of chestnuts. Take 5 tablespoons of shell, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water. Then refrigerate. With constant adoption, you will achieve a positive result.

Peyronie's Disease

Peyronie's disease is also on the list of male diseases. So it is customary to call a benign neoplasm, which 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.

With prolonged absence of treatment, Peyronie's disease develops into phimosis (connective tissue overgrowth) of the inner membrane, which gradually leads to functional infertility.

Symptoms of Peyronie's Disease

The main symptoms are:

• violation of erectile function;
• significant curvature of the penis;
• the occurrence of pain at the time of sexual contact.

The causes, symptoms and diagnosis of male disease have not yet been fully studied. Experts in the field of andrology, urology and genetics agree on only one thing - the main reason for the occurrence of such a disease is household injuries or a hereditary factor. Many patients arriving with this diagnosis had burdened heredity, were victims of domestic violence or injured in serious accidents (catastrophes).

Hydrocele

Hydrocele (dropsy of the testicle) 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);
• as well as some of the sperm.

With untimely access to a doctor, this disease leads to sexual dysfunction, infertility.

Reasons for the appearance

The main causes of dropsy of the testicle include:

• congenital pathologies of the genitourinary system;
• genetic mutations;
• injuries of manhood;
• infectious lesion;
• some cardiovascular diseases;
• small anomalies in the structure of the penis;
• surgical intervention (in the form of complications);
• inguinal hernia.

Symptoms of dropsy

Symptoms and danger of male genital hydrocele disease varies in the form of the pathological process.

The acute course of the disease:

• a sharp increase in the volume of the scrotum;
• obvious redness of the scrotum;
• vein swelling;
• pain syndrome;
• impossibility of palpation of the testicles.

Chronic phase:

• prolonged accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the testicles, scrotum ;
• the occurrence of an inflammatory process;
• temperature increase without catarrhal signs;
• constant feeling of discomfort;
• violation of erectile function;
• lack of sex drive;
• infertility.

Male infertility

Male infertility is on the full list of male diseases. This is a violation in the reproductive system, manifested in changes in germ cells, in which sperm can not fertilize the egg.

The basis of this pathological condition are the following problems:

1. A sharp decrease in sperm count.
2. Their qualitative changes (they are weak and inactive).
3. The movement of spermatozoa along the ejaculatory canals and their release to the outside is disrupted.

The most common causes of male infertility are:

1. Endocrine disorders (the most common cause of male infertility).
2. Congenital malformations and genetic disorders (looping and undescended testes, genetic mutations).
3. The presence of varicocele.
4. Infectious diseases, especially sexually transmitted diseases (chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, etc.), as well as some other infections (brucellosis, mumps - “mumps”).
5. Injuries or inflammation of the male genitalia (injuries of the scrotum and pelvic organs, prostatitis).
6. Benign or malignant tumors in the testicles;
7. Sexual disorders, such as weak erection or its absence, premature ejaculation.
8. Immunological and metabolic disorders, some diseases (high blood pressure, overweight, diabetes).
9. Other reasons (alcohol, smoking, taking drugs and some drugs, poor ecology, some medical procedures, constant stressful situations, mental disorders, tight clothes, hobby for saunas, active sports, etc.).

In case of doubt, as well as in the absence of pregnancy in a partner during the year, you need to contact a urologist for a routine examination and diagnosis. If necessary, he will be redirected to an andrologist, and in case of sexual dysfunctions, he will not interfere with a visit to a sexologist.

Phimosis

Male genital disease, which is associated with narrowing of the foreskin, has many treatment options. When choosing, you need to take into account the person’s age and the symptoms of the disease. Tips will help you deal with this.

Advice

If it is difficult to recover on your own, then consult your doctor. He will prescribe you the appropriate treatment. Today it is possible to make a surgical procedure by circumcision. Such an operation will help restore tissue.

There are two types of treatment - for adults and children.

Children's therapy includes baths with chamomile. They are the best treatment. You need 10 g of dried flowers, pour 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 that there is a camomile. Add a calendula if desired. You will get more benefit from it. Recipe for a decoction - 1 tablespoon per glass of boiling water, insist 1 hour, take during the day.

Drug treatment

Treatment for symptoms of male disease phimosis depends on the age of the patient. Therapy is to use complex steroid ointments. They improve fiber elasticity and make stretching safer. In addition, you must follow the rules of hygiene.

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.

The treatment of this ailment is carried out on an outpatient basis, with the use of 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 head;
• skin stratification (erosion);
• causeless rush of blood to the head;
• swelling;
• purulent discharge from the seminal ducts;
• cracks in the skin around the foreskin;
• swollen lymph nodes;
• weakness;
• headache;
• temperature without catarrhal signs;
• phimosis (inflammatory fusion of the glans penis).

Causes of occurrence

Depending on the form of the disease, the causes of its occurrence may be:

1. Genital infections. The most common form of balanoposthitis is candida.
2. An erratic sex life, non-observance of the basic rules of personal hygiene lead to the appearance of multiple focal lesions of the head of the penis and foreskin.
3. Allergic reactions. Allergens are direct provocateurs of metabolic disorders and hormone synthesis. With sharp jumps in the hormonal background in men, various malfunctions of the gonads can occur and, as a result, inflammation appears. Contact allergy is also one of the most common causes of balanoposthitis.
4. Injuries, burns, tumors.
5. Other genitourinary diseases.

Varicocele

Varicocele - varicose veins of the spermatic cord. It manifests itself as a violation of the outflow of blood from the left / right testicle, as well as rupture of the capillary vessels with the subsequent ejection of lymph into the scrotum.

As a result, the patient can observe:

• swelling and blueness in the affected area;
• difficulty urinating
• general dystrophic changes in the inguinal zone.

Reasons for the appearance

The main cause of male disease is not good enough work of the spermatic veins. Because of this, the outflow of blood is disturbed during exercise or sexual arousal.

In addition, the delay in blood flow may be due to:

• microtrauma;
• cardiovascular disease;
• pathology of the kidneys;
• exposure to infection;
• violation of the pelvic organs;
• kinks and bends of the intestine.

Stage of the disease

In medical practice, it is customary to distinguish several options for the development of the disease:

• zero;
• initial stage.

Externally, the signs of varicocele are not determined. It is possible to establish the cause of discomfort only during the ultrasound procedure.

• 1 degree. In an upright position, the veins are clearly visible. The tension rises rapidly, and pain appears.
• 2 degree. The swelling 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 syndrome becomes permanent.

There are difficulties with the conduct of social life:

• dressing;
• taking a bath;
• urination;
• performance of domestic tasks.

Impotence

Impotence is male impotence, which is manifested by the lack of sexual desire and the inability to have sexual intercourse. According to statistics, 60% of the country's adult population and 20% of youth are affected by impotence.

Etiology and pathogenesis

The beginning of a decrease in erogenous function occurs at the age of 40-45 years. This is due to the natural hormonal restructuring of the body, the aging process. Intense physical exertion, stress, past viral diseases, inflammation of the prostate gland can also lead to a complete inability to reproduce their genus.

If we talk about early impotence, which affects young people aged 20–25 years, such a problem can be caused by sexually transmitted infections, member injuries, taking certain medications or bio-additives, and also be a consequence of exposure to bad habits (smoking, alcohol , narcotic substances).

The first symptoms of impotence

In order for impotence to become absolute, a sufficient amount of time must pass. At the first stages of the development of the disease, the patient experiences:

• decreased sex drive;
• frequent misfires when excited;
• difficulties with erectile function;
• decreased 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 by him.

Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland that can be treated not only with medicines, but also with folk remedies, time-tested. In turn, the prostate gland, or as it can be called more simply, the prostate, is the 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 may be bacterial or non-bacterial, the complexity of the disease - acute or chronic.

An acute ailment is most often manifested by a gram-negative bacterium, it is quite easily detected and treated thanks to antibiotics.

The main symptoms of prostatitis are pain, difficulty and sensitive urination, sexual dysfunction. The sensations are very unpleasant, so it is necessary to treat the ailment when revealing its first signs.

Diagnosis of male diseases

Thanks to a blood test, white blood cell inflammation can be detected.

With the help of urine analysis - hematuria, microorganisms and white blood cells (which will help identify inflammation).

Using transrectal digital research, you can examine the size, texture and contour of the prostate gland.

A puncture biopsy of the prostate is needed in order to detect inflammatory and oncological diseases of the prostate gland and appendages.

Some diseases can be seen thanks to the X-ray method of study - outgoing cystogram, excretory urography and mictic urethrogram.

The endoscopic method of study is carried out in the abdominal wall. Three ways:

• transabdominal;
• transrectal;
• transurethral.

These diagnostic methods help to detect in detail changes and neoplasms in the genitourinary system.

Magnetic resonance therapy, computed tomography and a radioisotope method help to obtain a clearer and more accurate image of the pathology. Sowing to identify microorganisms helps to better detect pathogens. Also, blood serum is taken, laboratory diagnostics are used.

In addition, the delay in blood flow may be due to:

• microtrauma;
• cardiovascular disease;
• pathology of the kidneys;
• exposure to infection;
• violation of the pelvic organs;
• kinks and bends of the intestine.

This is all about men's diseases that you need to know. The main task is to protect yourself from their appearance.