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Embarrassing things
Piles, dandruff, smelly breath, farting - to name but a few. These are embarrassing things about which your best friend might not want to have a chat with you. Get all the info here.
Attack of the man boobs
What's worse, a woman with fake boobs or a man with real ones?
Dandruff
When the rate at which skin is renewed and shed speeds up, the skin flakes become visible. When it cascades from your scalp onto your dark blazer it’s unsightly.
Lice
Lice are barely visible, wingless insects between 1 and 3 mm in size that live on human beings and feed on blood.
Breaking wind
The topic of endless schoolboy jokes, it can be intensely embarrassing when you break wind involuntarily.
Shaving bumps and razor rash
You know the feeling. You’ve just had a good close shave and you’re feeling smoother than Sean Connery. Then the itching, burning starts.
Blackheads and whiteheads
Pimples and blackheads occur, because your skin has countless numbers of sebaceous glands that secrete sebum, the oil that keeps your skin supple, waterproof and healthy.
Premature ejaculation
Apart from impotence, nothing torpedoes a bloke’s self-confidence like coming too soon.
Piles
The back passage is a pretty humble neighbourhood, but when things go awry there you notice it quickly enough.
Nocturia keeping you awake?
Need to pee two or more times a night? It’s called nocturia and it might just be a symptom of a more serious health problem.
Losing your hair, grandpa?
Hair loss is something many men have to deal with at some stage in their life. But what exactly is it that causes millions of guys to go bald, especially as they get older?
Jock itch
This is an intensely itchy rash in the groin, usually in the crease between the scrotum and thighs, although it often spreads. It usually looks red, with a defined edge to it.
Bashful bladder
This doesn't just affect awkward teenagers. There are men of all ages who will stand in a public toilet with a full bladder, only to find they’re unable to urinate.
What's wrong with my penis?
There are a number of disorders and ailments that can afflict the penis and then of course there are the dreaded sexually transmitted infections...
Acne
What, apart from a secret stash of boy band CDs, is more embarrassing than having acne when you’re an adult?
Impotence
Impotence (erectile dysfunction) is the inability to get or maintain an erection that is sufficient to ensure satisfactory sex for both partners.
Bad breath (halitosis)
Halitosis is a dental and medical problem, which may stem from the activity of bacteria in the mouth.
Syphilis
Besides Aids, syphilis is the next most serious sexually transmitted disease. If left untreated, it will be fatal.
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