Men are twice as likely to wait more than two years between doctor visits.  Almost 20% of men admit to going to the doctor just so a loved one will stop bothering them about it.  Waiting can also cause medical issues that could have been avoided if caught early, avoiding any last second emergency situations.  With this being Men's Health Awareness Week, and Father’s Day around the corner, Mayo Clinic urologists Tobias Kohler, M.D., and Jeffrey Karnes, M.D., discussed some of men’s most common health conditions like low testosterone, prostate and colon, anxiety or other medical issues. 

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There are several effective treatments for an enlarged prostate, including using steam to reduce the size of the prostate and alleviate symptoms.

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It's a common problem for older men — benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH.

"BPH is a fancy way of saying the prostate is getting larger, and we don't want it to," says Dr. Tobias Kohler, a Mayo Clinic urologist.

Dr. Kohler says the enlarged prostate forces the urethra to narrow, causing a variety of urination problems. And, as men age, the symptoms occur more frequently. Treatment for BPH has long been medications and procedures, such as lasers or an electric loop, which burn the prostate from the inside out. But now a relatively new convective water therapy treatment uses steam to make the prostate smaller.

"For nine seconds, a steam ball is produced, and that kills all that prostate tissue that we don't want or that has grown out of control," says Dr. Kohler.

He says the procedure, performed right in the doctor's office, has a low risk for complications or sexual side effects.

"It does not carry heat outside the prostate, and it does not carry heat to areas we don't want it," says Dr. Kohler.

He says this next generation of BPH treatment may soon replace the need for costly medications.

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Why online treatments for erectile dysfunction could be harmful

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"It's the most reliable form of birth control, other than abstinence, that we have," says Dr. Tobias Kohler, a Mayo Clinic urologist and men's health expert.

He says roughly 15 to 20 percent of American men have vasectomies.

"Vasectomy is a procedure we do in the clinic where we take the vas deferens, which is the tube that connects the testicle to plumbing downstream, and we cut it in the clinic so that sperm can't travel downstream and cause a pregnancy," says Dr. Kohler.

The procedure takes about 10 minutes, and the recovery time is quick.

"If you have the procedure done on a Friday, you'd be back to work Monday for certain," says Dr. Kohler.

You might have some slight swelling or pain initially, so Dr. Kohler advises to take it easy.

"Use ice to the area. Avoid any kind of [vigorous] activity. And watch some TV."

And what about fears that vasectomies might cause problems with a man's sexual performance or testosterone levels?

"They do not," says Dr. Kohler.

Even though 6 percent of men eventually will have their vasectomy reversed, the procedure should be considered permanent.

"This is not one of those things where you want to do spur of the moment," says Dr. Kohler. "You want to make sure that this is absolutely what you want to do."

Learn more about vasectomy services.

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On the Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Katherine Zeratsky, a Mayo Clinic registered dietician nutritionist, discusses the keto diet and compares it with other popular diet plans, including the Mediterranean diet; Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, also known as the "DASH diet"; and the Mayo Clinic diet. Also on the podcast, Dr. Tobias Kohler, a Mayo Clinic urologist, explains why vasectomy rates rise in March. And Dr. Jan Buckner, chair of Oncology at Mayo Clinic's Rochester, Minnesota, campus, discusses why deaths from cancer in the U.S. continue a 25-year decline.

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On the next Mayo Clinic Radio program, Katherine Zeratsky, a Mayo Clinic registered dietician nutritionist, will discuss the keto diet and compare it with other popular diet plans, including the Mediterranean diet; Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, also known as the "DASH diet"; and the Mayo Clinic diet. Also on the program, Dr. Tobias Kohler, a Mayo Clinic urologist, will explain why vasectomy rates rise in March. And Dr. Jan Buckner, chair of Oncology at Mayo Clinic's Rochester, Minnesota, campus, will discuss why deaths from cancer in the U.S. continue a 25-year decline.

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On the next Mayo Clinic Radio program, Katherine Zeratsky, a Mayo Clinic registered dietician nutritionist, will discuss the keto diet and compare it with other popular diet plans, including the Mediterranean diet; Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, also known as the "DASH diet"; and the Mayo Clinic diet. Also on the program, Dr. Tobias Kohler, a Mayo Clinic urologist, will explain why vasectomy rates rise in March. And Dr. Jan Buckner, chair of Oncology at Mayo Clinic's Rochester, Minnesota, campus, will discuss why deaths from cancer in the U.S. continue a 25-year decline.

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On this week's Mayo Clinic Radio program, Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, will discuss heart disease and the cholesterol lowering medications known as statins. Also on the program, Dr. Margaret Long, a Mayo Clinic gynecologist, will explain birth control options, including a mobile medical app that's been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a form of birth control. And Dr. Tobias Kohler, a Mayo Clinic urologist, will share a warning: Beware of bogus treatments for erectile dysfunction.

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On the next Mayo Clinic Radio program, Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, will discuss heart disease and the cholesterol lowering medications known as statins. Also on the program, Dr. Margaret Long, a Mayo Clinic gynecologist, will explain birth control options, including a mobile medical app that's been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a form of birth control. And Dr. Tobias Kohler, a Mayo Clinic urologist, will share a warning: Beware of bogus treatments for erectile dysfunction.

To hear the program, find an affiliate in your area.

Miss the show? Here's your Mayo Clinic Radio podcast.

Use the hashtag #MayoClinicRadio, and tweet your questions.

Mayo Clinic Radio is on iHeartRadio.

Access archived shows or subscribe to the podcast.

Mayo Clinic Radio produces a weekly one-hour radio program highlighting health and medical information from Mayo Clinic.

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