He sat quietly, looked me in the eye and said ‘doc, I am menstruating and I have menstrual cramps’. I have heard that phrase a thousand times before but not like this one. He is a man, he has a wife and 2 children. He was also 25 years old. Continue reading Men who menstruate and have period pains; I met one!
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A medical angle to recent and past mainstream media and local news with a view to highlight lessions from the story that can help good health as well as strategic leadership insights into everyday things.
Frequent Relationship Breakups? This may be why!
Do you have a history of intense but short-lived relationships? Do you frequently change jobs? Continue reading Frequent Relationship Breakups? This may be why!
Painful sexual intercourse in women- Causes and Treatment.
Often not spoken about, sexual pain is a major burden to many women. It is a well-known cause of anxiety and remains the root of many relationship breakups Continue reading Painful sexual intercourse in women- Causes and Treatment.
Did HIV really originate from Africa? REALLY?
Let us briefly discuss some of these theories about the origin of HIV. Continue reading Did HIV really originate from Africa? REALLY?
How to age gracefully? It starts now!
Aging is not homogenous. Basically, we will all not age the same way. It is also a known fact that different categories of people display different patterns of aging.
At about the age of 45 we start to dip health wise. Continue reading How to age gracefully? It starts now!
A flying bird turned into an old woman in Lagos
…and she was murdered. Continue reading A flying bird turned into an old woman in Lagos
Preventing Impotence, or Treatment if you have it.
Impotence (Erectile Dysfunction) is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance.
It is the most common sexual problem in men affecting 1/3 of men. Continue reading Preventing Impotence, or Treatment if you have it.
I have HIV doc but dont tell my wife- What do you do?
This is a common scenario especially if you practice where there is the HIV pandemic. So, lets discuss the principles that guide a doctor’s decision and conclude with what the right response should be to the HIV+ man. Continue reading I have HIV doc but dont tell my wife- What do you do?
Is Life expectancy lower for city dwellers? It depends!
The last 40 or so years has seen a widening gap between city and rural dwellers in terms of life expectancy. Continue reading Is Life expectancy lower for city dwellers? It depends!
No more RIP to the ‘assassinated penis’
I have done hundreds of emergency room shifts but I never cease to amaze at cases of assault especially those afflicted on cheating partners. ( I am focusing on men as victims for the purpose of this article only).
I have seen many stab wounds on men caught cheating and also hot water burn. It became more sophisticated when some aggrieved lovers started adding flour to the hot water. The idea is that while hot water runs off the skin, the ‘floured hot water’ sticks to the skin thereby allowing deeper burn injuries to the victims.
In some cases, men’s penises have been cut off Continue reading No more RIP to the ‘assassinated penis’