Smoking and erections: the dose, the damage and what quitting recovers
The relationship is dose-dependent, which is unusually good news: it means the number you smoke is a dial, not a switch.
Erectile dysfunction myths: what’s actually true
Almost everything men believe about erections is picked up second-hand, usually from someone equally unsure. Here is what survives contact with the evidence.
Talking to your partner about erection problems
The silence usually does more damage than the erection. Here is what to say, and what your partner is probably already thinking.
Sex after a heart attack: when it’s safe to start again
Almost nobody brings it up on the ward, and almost everybody wants to know. The honest answer is less restrictive than most people assume, with one genuinely serious exception.
Morning erections: what they tell you, and what they don’t
The internet has turned a rough biological signal into a home diagnostic test. It is not one, and treating it as one sends men down the wrong path in both directions.
Pelvic floor exercises for men: how to do them properly, and what they can realistically do
Widely recommended, rarely taught properly, and supported by a thinner evidence base than the internet suggests. Still worth doing — if you are doing them right.
Peyronie’s disease: curvature, plaques and what UK treatment actually offers
A condition men tend to Google at three in the morning and then say nothing about for a year. Waiting is the one thing that genuinely makes it harder to treat.
Delayed ejaculation: the least discussed male sexual problem
There is no agreed stopwatch definition, no licensed UK treatment and very little research. There is still a lot that can be done about it.
Low libido in men: the causes that get missed
Low desire is a symptom of depression, a side effect of its treatment, and a sign of testosterone deficiency. Sorting out which is which is the whole job.
Antidepressants and sexual side effects: how common, and what can be done
Ask men directly and the rates are enormous. Wait for them to volunteer it and the rates look tiny. That gap is most of the problem.