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Medical Graffiti The information in the medical news section is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Treatments described may not be available in all countries. We do not sell the listed medicines. Drugs may have side effects not mentioned here. Condoms have been used for at least 400 years, yet there is still a need for instruction on consistent and correct condom use. The American Social Health Association (ASHA) Male circumcision reduced female-to-male transmission of HIV by approximately 47 percent. Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 1, 2012 205 (3) Common lower urinary tract symptoms in men include urinary frequency, weak stream, post-void dribbling, and hesitancy in initiating the stream. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is the most common cause of lower urinary tract symptoms. Medications including antidepressants, antihistamines, bronchodilators, anticholinergics, sympathomimetics, and diuretics contribute to 10 percent of these symptoms. Archives of Internal Medicine Oct 2011; 171: 1680 US FDA has approved Tadalafil (Cialis) in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The drug is used to treat erectile dysfunction since 2003. Having a history of psoriasis may increase the risk for erectile dysfunction (ED). Patients with ED are 3.85-fold more likely to have a history of psoriasis than controls. Journal of Sexual Medicine; online, 24 October 2011 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued draft recommendations against using tests measuring prostate specific antigen (PSA), a protein associated with prostate cancer at high levels. 7 October 2011 The prevalence of HIV among circumcised men was 55% lower than among their uncircumcised counterparts. South African study; International AIDS Society conference 2011 Circumcision reduces HPV (human papilloma virus) - associated precancerous lesions of the penis. International Journal of Cancer May 2011 US FDA has approved Gardasil vaccine for young men ages 9 to 26 since December 2010. Gardasil was initially approved in 2009 for young women ages 9 to 26 as prevention against certain types of HPV (Human papilloma virus) There exist an association between the human papillomavirus (betaPV) infection and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in organ transplant recipients. American Journal of Transplantation July 2011; 11, ( 7): 1498
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