A One Nut Life

What’s it like to be a one nut case? Apparently men with only one testicle have different attitudes to their condition. A single, hanging nut is a huge embarrassment for some guys while others simply have the confidence not to give it a second thought. After all, one nut does not make half a man.

Monorchism is a medical term for “one-ballism.” Men with a single nut may have been born with an undescended testicle or may have undergone surgical removal because of testicular cancer or testicular torsion.

Having half a sack full doesn’t biologically make much difference. One testicle can take the job of two. One ball can manufacture the same amount of testosterone as two. As long as you are healthy, sperm production proceeds just as any normal male’s. Not to worry, your fertility is still assured. You can go father a brood just like any other twin baller.

Since your testosterone resumes normal levels despite just one nut toiling away, your libido, erections and ejaculation should be unchanged. In fact, aside from hormone production, the testes do not have much bearing on sexual performance.

If you find your taste for sex on the low side after a very good rest period, post surgery, or if you have been having sexual performance issues, then know it may not be a physiological problem anymore; it may be a psychological one. Some one nutters may already have a poor body image so that exposing themselves in sexual situations makes them doubly anxious and very insecure. Feelings of inadequacy lead to performance problems which shouldn’t have arisen in the first place. Most partners often don’t really care about you having one testicle or both. If your partner does, then maybe he or she just isn’t worth being with. You can sizzle in bed if you work on having a good self image. Insecurity simply makes for lacklustre sex.

There is such a thing as implants, though, in case you want to know. Surgical implant of a fake ball is possible but all this does is simply assuage your aesthetic senses, in case they are being sorely tried.

A number of famous and infamous people are or were monorchids, owners of one-eyed willies. Here’s a fascinating list:

• Napoleon Bonaparte — French emperor who threatened world stability in the late 16th to early 17th century

• Adolf Hitler — Nazi leader most remembered for the rise of fascism in Europe, World War II, and the Holocaust

• General Francisco Franco — Spanish dictator

• Arnold Schwarzenegger — 38th Governor of California, professional actor, bodybuilder; the “Terminator” guy;

• Lance Armstrong — survived testicular cancer and went on to win the Tour de France, a record breaking seven consecutive times

• John Kruk —- former Major League Baseball player; presently a baseball analyst for ESPN.

• Mike Lowell — former Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Yankees, Florida Marlins and the Boston Red Sox

• Frank Church — U.S. Senator from Idaho from 1957 to 1981

• Tom Green ——– comedian, talk show host, writer, actor, rapper

Having one lone nut shouldn’t faze you. After all it didn’t faze them.

Got Herpes? Most of Us Do!

Sexually transmitted diseases are more common than you think. In fact, you may already have it or have had it at one time or another. You and your partner may be monogamous or you may even be a virgin, but you may still belong to the ninety percent of the U.S. population afflicted with some form of herpes.

Whoa! How can this happen? Well, ever got a cold sore? Most likely you have had a manifestation of herpes. Also know that you are still harboring the virus. Everyone you know, including yourself, may have the virus lying dormant within them. Yes, the U.S. is one big stew pot of herpes carriers for whom there is no cure. Herpes is highly contagious but thankfully, mild compared to other viral infections such as HIV, Hepatitis B and the Human Papillomavirus.

Viral infections are difficult, if not still impossible to cure, despite today’s medical advancements. Herpes is one such virus that remains incurable but controllable. There are two types of herpes simplex virus (HSV) out there:

HSV 1, Oral Herpes:

This is the most common form of herpes and the kind you would much rather have. The symptoms are usually not much worse than cold sores. Transmission can occur by some simple social gesture as a social kiss or even shared eating utensils. People with HSV1 don’t experience any pain and most don’t even know they have it. The virus can spread without any visible sores at all. In fact, a lot of people contract herpes in their childhood because of lowered immune systems.

Although HSV-1 is usually considered a mild form, there are cases in which it can be dangerous. If it occurs in the eye, ocular herpes can lead to blindness. There are rare circumstances that HSV-1 can infect the brain causing herpes encephalitis which can lead to death. These conditions, however, are not common and perhaps occur when the immune system is severely hampered.

Herpes simplex 1 isn’t classed as an STD; however, it can become one when transmitted to the genitals through oral contact. If your partner has an HSV1-induced mouth sore and gives you a blow job, his or her herpes becomes your herpes only on a different location… which brings us to the second type, HSV 2, genital herpes.

HSV2, Genital Herpes:

Now this is the type you should avoid. HSV 2 is typed as a sexually transmitted disease, which unlike its milder sibling, manifests itself through irritations of the genitals, buttocks and upper thighs, flulike symptoms and painful urination. There could be recurrent painful genital sores especially in individuals whose immune systems are down.

Although there is medication to control the outbreaks, there is no cure for herpes of both types. The best way to avoid an HSV 2 infection is through sexual abstinence or exclusive sex with a monogamous partner who has been tested to be free of the virus. The next best thing is a latex condom, although it does not guarantee 100% protection. The virus cannot pass through latex; however, if there are minute sores in places not covered by the condom, you will get infected. A condom, though, considerably decreases the odds of infection.

Sperm Care

Most guys just don’t give sperm a second thought. Many men take it for granted that their sperm is perfect and healthy in every way. We bet you’re one of them. If you’ve proven your fertility, then you’re doing a great job so far keeping your balls and general health on the upside. If you haven’t, listen up.

Fertility connotes virility. For one, a healthy lifestyle makes for healthy sperm as well. Equally important to the basic diet, exercise, no alcohol, drugs or caffeine mantra are other caveats to heed to head off infertility. Follow these guidelines and you’ll no doubt be keeping those little buggers up and raring to go for a long time:

• Be aware of rising temperatures down under. Literally.

Keep your family jewels safe but not toasty warm. Studies have shown that an increase of even a third of a degree can have significant negative effects on sperm production. Sperm thrives best at 1-2 degrees below your core temperature of 37ᵒC.

Heat is a no-no to healthy nuts. Hot tubs, hot baths and saunas aren’t especially kind to sperm. Laptops, too, if you use them too literally, that is. You may like the warm and cozy heat down there, which a running laptop generates when balanced on your lap; but believe us, your balls don’t. Not even a pad will adequately insulate your nuts from the heat.

Those whose jobs constantly expose them to extreme heat are prone to have fertility problems. Bakers and ceramic factory workers, for instance, are in the high-risk group for infertility. An occupational study showed that 7.6% of ceramic workers who worked the ovens were childless or were having trouble conceiving for over a year. Only 1.1% of those in the same industry but not exposed to the extreme heat of the ovens were infertile. Results from another study in the baking profession showed a significantly lower proportion (14%) of men able to conceive within three months than of those working in jobs not exposed to heat (55%).

• Dudes, you’ve got a biological clock, too!

Yes, you’ve heard that a number of 80-year olds have fathered children so you think your biological clock isn’t ticking as fast and as loudly as your woman’s. Think again. Male fertility begins to decline after age 40 as sperm quality and motility declines as well. Sperm damage is more prevalent in aging men. Individuals with Down’s syndrome more commonly have parents over the age of 40 at the time of their conception. Autism, schizophrenia and even dwarfism has been linked to aging sperm.

If you’re not ready for fatherhood and you’re already in your late 20’s or early 30’s, it may be worthwhile considering sperm freezing or cryo preservation before you hit 35.

• Always wear your raincoat

Sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhoea, genital warts, syphilis and chlamydia are dangerous and can affect sperm count and motility. Chlamydia, in particular, is sometimes asymptomatic in men so you may not even know you are carrying it. Keep your baby makers safe by wearing condoms. Don’t forget to check on your condoms’ expiry dates.

• Get those Mumps shots

Mumps is a childhood disease but it actually affects men of any age. This viral disease can permanently put a halt to sperm production. Have yourself vaccinated against mumps if you haven’t been immunized before.

Your future progeny depends upon your sperm care. Make sure you’ve got the above down pat, along with a healthy lifestyle and you’ll have nothing to worry about.

When Sex Hurts

While women usually have more complaints about pain during intercourse, there are certain situations when men hurt during sex. Penile pain and discomfort are caused by several factors which, most often than not, require immediate medical attention.

Dudes, sex hurts when you have:

• Small whitish deposits on your wang or a swollen head.

Man, you’ve got yeast infection. Yup, it’s not only the gals cursed with it; you can get it, too. Your dong itches and burns like hell; so sex is probably the last thing you will have on your mind with this.

• Nagging pain and burning sensation while urinating

You’re going to get the same sensations when you blow your load. If you feel pelvic or perineal pain, you probably have chronic prostatitis, an inflammation of the prostate gland.

Malaise, blood in the urine, and very little urine or none at all despite the urge, signal, among other symptoms, a urinary tract infection. Urgent treatment is needed or the infection can cause complications in the bladder, kidneys, and other nearby organs.

• Pustules or pus-filled blisters on your dong

In the unimaginable case you can get a partner too raunchy or ignorant to mind those unsightly papules on your dick, you still won’t enjoy steamy nights together. These blisters will make sex uncomfortable or very painful to be pleasurable at all. Instead of thinking of sex, get yourself to a doc pronto as these pustules are blatant warning symptoms of a dangerous STD, Herpes. Save yourself and someone else from this serious and dangerous disease.

• Headaches

It sounds like a joke, but there are men who experience a blasting migraine accompanying an orgasm. Those who are generally tired or stressed out experience either a throbbing, stabbing or dull type of headache especially after their second or third successive climaxes. Sexual headaches are more likely a symptom of poor physical fitness, a signal to drop those pounds or be aware of your blood pressure.

• A Crooked penis

Although uncommon, Peyronie’s disease makes sex uncomfortable, sometimes painful and in extreme cases, even impossible, depending on the degree of penile curvature. For slight bends, sexual alternatives to the missionary style such as standing and “doggie” positions may allow for more comfort during sex. Good quality vacuum pumps such as BathMate will help stretch out that plaque if used daily. Ask your urologist about these devices.

• A tight foreskin

Men whose sock cocks’ hoods refuse to retract when thrusting experience some pain. This is a case of phimosis, a swelling of the foreskin so that it cannot be moved back away from the penile head. Recurring phimosis oftentimes warrants circumcision.

• A Swollen Dong

An inflamed dick ain’t a happy one that’s for sure. Your poor dick is probably allergic to chemicals such as those contained in soap, shower gels and shampoos. Allergic reactions often leave the penis oversensitive to sexual excitement. Sex is, in this case, the furthest thing from the mind of a man with a dermatitic wang.

If you’ve any of the above, don’t suffer in silent embarrassment. Man up and see your doctor. You owe it to yourself and your partner to maintain your health towards a happy sexual life.

Willies In Vein

You’re familiar with those unsightly veins you see on some women’s and men’s legs or thighs. Varicose veins are abnormally enlarged veins which are not confined to legs alone but can form in almost any part of the body. As gross as this may sound, some women have them on their breasts or vulvas so it shouldn’t be a surprise if some men develop varicose veins of the penis or the scrotum.

Veins on Your Dong

Penile varicose veins are not common and they pose no danger either. Actually, some women like the look (veins seem to make the wang look strong); others, of course, simply prefer a smoother dong. Whatever the preference, the veins may stay with you for quite some time. There are no supplements, pills or topical preparations that can get rid of them. Unlike varicosities in the legs and other less sensitive areas, treatment of penile spider veins is almost next to nil. Laser therapies, sclerotherapy, vein stripping, ablation and other venous treatments are not applicable to penile varicose veins because of the sensitivity of the genital area.

Contrary to popular notion, penile varicose veins are not caused by sex, masturbation or by sexually transmitted diseases. Doctors aren’t even sure why some people get it. Many feel that a lot point to heredity.

Although the enlarged or spidery veins on your dick may not hurt, they may cause some discomfort later on if you don’t care for them. Use a condom and a lubricant while doing the dirty or simply playing with yourself so you don’t get to bruise these veins.

Although these veins on your wang are nothing to worry about, you still need to have them checked by your urologist. Lymphangisclerosis, a similar condition which needs medical attention, mimics penile varicosity. This condition has nothing to do with varicose veins but the symptoms are very similar. Just as the penile varicose veins show hard, lumpy veins, lymphangisclerosis manifests a hard, lumpy vein as well. This vein-like manifestation is a thickened lymphatic vessel. The difference is in the color. Varicose veins are bluish while the lymphatic vessel is white.

Veins on Your Nut sack

Varicose veins can also appear on the scrotum, the sack that holds your balls. These veins called varicoceles appear in about 15% of young guys, mostly between the ages of 15-25 years old. The rapid rate at which the testicles grow during puberty requires the veins to transport more blood. If a vein can’t handle this extra push, a varicocele is created.

It would interest you to know that varicose veins almost always grow on the left side of the scrotum. The blood flow on the left side is greater than the right; so, varicoceles develop on the left side of the testicle more often than the right. There are rare cases, though, where the veins occur on both sides.

Where penile veins don’t usually cause trouble, scrotal varicosity tend to include discomfort like:

• Heavy feeling in the scrotum

• A dull ache in one or both of the testicles

• A smaller testicle on the side where the expanded veins are

• Pain

• Edema (swelling)

Most of the time, varicoceles are harmless although some experts believe that these can cause damage to testicles in the long run or cause infertility. Pain and swelling sometimes accompany these veins and in these cases, an urologist will recommend support underwear and an ice pack. If, however, these symptoms are persistent, surgery may be the only recourse.

Generally, genital varicose veins shouldn’t be a worry. Of course, always make sure this is so with your urologist. It will probably only be your sense of aesthetics that will be affronted. Well, sometimes we can’t have everything; so, unless you don’t mind going under the knife (if this is a viable option), just take them as part of your manhood.

Guys Need A Cervical Cancer Vaccine?

You probably heard of the current breakthrough in preventative cancer, a vaccine for women designed to head off cervical cancer. You’ve seen and read and the commercials and have probably dropped in on a discussion or two, but have not thoroughly paid attention. Besides, it doesn’t concern you, right? Wrong. This is something you may definitely need as much as your woman does.

Hello, I’ve Got A Dong. And You’re Saying I Need A Vaccine For Cervical Cancer Prevention?

Yes, you do. HPV or the human papillomavirus that is responsible for cervical cancer makes no gender preferences. In men, HPV is the main cause of genital warts and responsible for many anal and penile cancers.

The vaccine called Gardasil, Gardisil or Silgard is a relatively safe and effective prevention against HPV or the human papillomavirus. As a precautionary measure against the virus, the vaccine is effective mostly in those who are not yet sexually active. Those who are true virgins or who have not yet been infected with the virus stand the best chances of benefitting most from it. Those who aren’t virgins anymore, however, shouldn’t exempt themselves as this may still protect them from HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. Types 16 and 18 cause cervical, anal, vaginal and penile cancers.

Remember, Gardasil is a preventative vaccine. It is by no means a cure. If you’ve got HPV, no amount of Gardasil can cure genital warts or cancer.

Tell Me More About HPV

HPV is a common virus that is transmitted during sexual contact, involving genital, anal and oral sex. There are 40 types. Most men who contract the virus don’t know they have it because most of the time, there are no manifestations or signs. But if they do contract particular HPV types, they would know they have the virus if genital warts or symptoms of the dreaded “C” start popping up. HPV are also known to cause throat, head and neck cancers, possible effects of viral transmission via oral sex.

If you discover you’ve got HPV, don’t start blaming your partner. You can be the culprit. HPV can be harbored for years without you even knowing it. You may have gotten it from a long-ago forgotten ex or your partner may also have contracted it from his or her ex way before you’ve gotten together. No one can really tell who the carrier is; so, don’t suspect your condition to be a result of your partner’s indiscretion. In any case, if you’ve got HPV, it’s a huge probability if not, a certainty, that your partner has it as well.

What Are My Defense Options?

The best option (but we’re sure you wouldn’t like hearing this) is abstinence. Hell, NO? Well, you wanted the best way. Leading the sexual life of a monk is the only one hundred percent sure way from ever getting an HPV infection.

Second place but by no means a guarantee are the use of condoms in every, and we mean every, sort of sexual act and position. Condoms are not really adequate measures as it only covers the penis and HPV is transmitted by skin-to-skin contact.

Treatment Options

If you have a healthy immune system, your body will simply clear itself of the virus. No problem.

In addition, you should know that if your woman has the HPV virus type associated with cervical cancer, you have no fear of that type giving you penile cancer. That viral type is only dangerous to women so that if you do contract it, it wouldn’t do you any harm. It’s the other types which cause penile and anal cancers and genital warts which you need to be concerned about.

Unfortunately, there isn’t a treatment on hand for men with HPV infection. Only when it manifests itself into a threatening health condition can your doctor treat the resulting infection. There is no routine screening for HPV as well, only screening for anal cancer. Anal screening, however, isn’t perfected and much research still needs to be done. Since HPV is such a common virus which men may never develop health problems from, knowing you have HPV isn’t as important as knowing if you have a disease as a result of it. That’s why diagnosis and treatment are focused on the resultant manifestation, not on the condition of an HPV infection.

So What You’re Telling Me Is…

Prevention is always better than the cure. Trite but a very true adage. It makes sense to look into this option for cervical cancer prevention. Discuss the merits of Gardasil treatments with your urologist. You just may find out something more about other breakthroughs.

Boost Your Manhood The Natural Way

Our previous article, “Testosterone on The Downhill: Not Just In Old Men,” warned about the increasing phenomenon of young, healthy men today facing low testosterone counts. Environmental factors are to blame as this strange occurrence has been documented in several countries. Since these factors are well beyond the control of most people, what do we do? Do we simply resign ourselves to what we thinks is our inevitable fate? Do we be paranoid over every single thing we use from fear of possible insidious chemicals?

If hormone replacement therapy is costly and its long-term effects still debatable, what is the best recourse? We can take the bull by the horns by changing our lifestyle to the healthiest we can make it. Incremental changes have a huge impact over the years and the best time to start is now. Here are some ways to increase keep your levels on an even keel:

• Load Up on Zinc and Vitamins A,B,C & E

Zinc is important in testosterone production and halting female hormones from running rampant in a man’s body. Zinc stops the enzyme, armostase, from converting testosterone into estrogen, an occurrence in significantly overweight bodies. The mineral actually converts estrogen into testosterone and produces better sperm volume and quality.

Increase your zinc intake by eating seafood, poultry, nuts and seeds or turn to zinc supplements. If you want to get more bang for your buck, get your zinc supplementation from semen volume pills which incorporate other herbs that up those manly hormones. Semenax has zinc oxide, horny goat weed, Vitamin E and tribulus terrestris, all of which encourage testosterone production. Not only are your hormones at a fantastic level, you get to show just how fantastic with the added bonuses of rock-hard erections and copious semen. You get your elixir of youth plus your woman totally turned on every time.

Vitamins A,B,C and E are also essential to testosterone production. Vitamin C in particular is a stress buffer and an inhibitor of the armostase enzyme. So eat up on fruits, veggies, lean meats and nuts.

• Lose That Gut!

Unless you want to pair that gut with man boobs, you’ve got to get rid of excess baggage. Excess fat elevates your estrogen and sinks your testosterone count. Don’t, however, lose all that weight with fad diets like those too high in protein. High amounts of protein can lower testosterone eventually. Eat sensibly instead, with protein forming only 16% of your daily diet. Don’t starve yourself either. Your body goes on the “shut down, it’s famine” mode so your body goes on survival action by holding on to your fats. Since it’s on survival mode, it won’t care about testosterone production.

Toughen up your exercise routine. Enough with the wimpy cardio stuff like walking and persistent slow jogging. Interval training and uphill running are the way to go. Compound exercises such as chin-ups, military presses, squats and bench presses that train several muscle groups at once build more testosterone and muscle faster than isolation exercises like bicep curls and back extensions can.

• Rest! Rest! Rest!

You work hard, you rest hard. Rest is so underestimated. A good seven to eight hours sleep daily is what you need; but they need to be taken at the proper hours as well. Sleeping at 2 a.m. almost everyday can wreak havoc on your circadian rhythm and all because you’ve been surfing porn sites on those ungodly hours. Tsk, tsk!

Sleep lets your body recuperate at the cellular level. You need at least six to eight hours of sleep daily. This way, a better rested testosterone production factory, your balls per se, is always souped up for good hormone production.

• Avoid Xenoestrogens and Flush Out Excess Estrogen

Xenoestrogens are known as environmental hormones and are present in commercial compounds such as PCB, BPA and phthalates. These “outside” do increase the level of estrogen in a man’s body and lowers testosterone. Women, however, shouldn’t think this is a good thing because these estrogen types aren’t the same as the ones produced by the female gonads. They could disrupt the endocrine system, and for men this spells lower macho hormonal levels.

Eat organic broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy, cress and other cruciferous vegetables, if possible, raw. Crucifers contain DIM or diindolylmethane which helps your body rid itself of surplus estrogen. Red grape skin extract or resveratrol assists the liver in removing extra estrogen as well. Fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes provide the fiber that naturally flushes out toxins that cause xenoestrogens.

Organic, of course, is the byword here. Your meats should be free range or raised without steroids or artificial growth hormones.

Don’t use products containing paraben which is a xenoestrogen. Paraben is a common ingredient in shampoos, perfumes and air fresheners.

It is also a good practice to use glass storage containers for food and liquids instead of plastic which more often than not contains xenoestrogens.

Now for the good part:

• Get Sex, Sex, Sex!

If you’re pushing fifty, you’ve got to get on that sexual bandwagon. You need to get aroused sexually more than ever. Studies have proven that testosterone levels push to significantly increased levels when men are sexually aroused by pornographic materials. For instance, the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Urban Ethology in Vienna studied ten men who were made to view fifteen minutes of porn. The subject’s testosterone levels shot up to a hundred percent after.

Not getting sexually stimulated for long periods can actually lower testosterone, making it difficult to get that libido up and running when you need it.

There are other natural ways of boosting that testosterone count. You can start with the above pointers, however, and incorporate these into your lifestyle. You’ll be glad you did.

Look Good, Taste Good

Your partner may love you and love to go down on you, but have you ever been considerate enough to think about making your partner’s experience better by having better tasting jizz? It’s high time you thought about tasting good on top of being good in the sack. You’ll get more enthusiastic BJs this way.

What Semen Tastes Like:

Spunk generally tastes slightly acidic. It consists of 1% sperm and the rest of the fluid makeup contains citric acid, fructose, protein, amino acids, potassium, zinc, and other nutrients. Semen taste varies from man to man because it is dependent on a man’s diet.

You don’t want the embarrassment of foul tasting splooge; so, watch what you eat. You don’t want to taste bitter or salty. What you want to do is aim for sweet tasting semen.

What To Take:

• Fruits – Plenty of them to sweeten your jizz with their natural sugar. Choose grapes, apples, mangos, cranberries and pineapples are good choices.

• Veggies – Improves semen taste except for those high in sulfur. Stay away from crucifers such as broccoli, bok choy, cabbage and from other highly sulfuric vegetables such as onions and garlic. This is not to say that these veggies should be cut out of your diet. No, cruciferous and sulfuric vegetables are highly beneficial for your body; they’re just not great for your sperm’s taste. So, simply avoid these veggies a good 12 to 24 hours before sack time.

• Cinnamon, Cardamom, Peppermint, Lemon — natural semen sweeteners

• Pineapple Juice — said to be the best way of producing palatable jizz

• Water — Plenty of it. Try for 1-2 liters a day to flush out toxins that pollute semen taste.

What Not To Take:

• Red Meat — Makes semen taste salty.

• Sulfuric vegetables such as onions, garlic, asparagus, cauliflower — Makes for a bitter cum.

• Too Much Dairy — Adds saltiness to your semen.

• Junk food —- Has chemicals the body cannot adequately metabolize so they pollute the taste.

• Coffee —- Too much makes your jizz bitter.

• Alcohol, Drugs and Cigarettes — They are pollutants.

The “don’t” foods shouldn’t be taken to mean “don’t ever.” They’re healthy (except for the junk, nicotine, alcohol and drugs) so you shouldn’t arbitrarily write them off. Don’t indulge in foods under the “don’t” list only if you want better tasting cum on a certain day to please your partner. It takes 12 to 24 hours for semen to acquire the taste from whatever you’ve eaten so keep this in mind when you need it to be good for the day.

Aside from sweet jizz, ejaculation of a sizable load will definitely excite your partner more. Try semen volume enhancers from our recommended list. These are all formulated from natural ingredients. Volume Pills, Performer 5, Vimax and Semenax — see what works best for you. Here’s our comparison of semen pills to help make up your mind. Your desirability factor will certainly race up notches with palatable, voluminous cum.

Nuts In Pain

Perhaps we don’t need to tell you that your fragile balls need great care. They sit inside your scrotum or nutsack and as you already know, are very sensitive. Any slight trauma to the testicles can cause agonizing pain.

Testicular pain then must be treated with immediate concern. Don’t hesitate to get on that emergency hotline to your doc or make a beeline for the E.R. when you get a sudden attack of pain in your balls. You may have testicular torsion, a condition which requires quick treatment within hours.

Testicular torsion occurs when one of your balls gets twisted in your ball sack, either just out of the blue or because of an injury. When this happens, blood gets trapped so your testis is deprived of nourishing oxygen. This condition qualifies as a medical emergency, often requiring surgery. If treatment isn’t timely, your testis can die and would require surgical removal.

What To Watch Out For:

Since it is difficult to actually know whether the pain in your balls warrants emergency room attention or simply a clinical consultation, treat all pain as an emergency situation, especially if any of these happen:

• The pain is sudden and excruciating ( guess you don’t have to be told twice about this)

• Lingering pain or swelling an hour after your testes have undergone some minor trauma (i.e. being hit accidentally). Swelling is indicated by a red nutsack or one that is warm and overly tender to the touch

• Nausea and vomiting accompanies the pain

• There is accompanying fever

• Painful ejaculation

• Painful urination

• Blood in the urine or semen

• Painful penile discharges

With symptoms like these, dangerous testicular torsion may be the problem. Be very aware of this as the condition can occur in males of any age. It is most common, however, with newborns and young boys from 10-20 years old.

Situations that merit less panic but an immediate clinical visit are when:

• Pain or no pain, you can feel a lump in your balls

• You have just recently been exposed to someone sick of the mumps

These may be symptomatic of certain sexually transmitted diseases or a non-STD infection like mumps, for instance. Testicular cancer may be a possibility as well. Your afflicted testicles don’t require highly urgent medical attention in these cases but they still need treatment ASAP. For relief from the discomfort or pain with non-emergency nut situations, the following could help:

• Pain relievers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen. But DO NOT give aspirin to children

• An athletic supporter

• Application of something cold on the scrotum (i.e. ice)

• Support the nuts with a rolled towel when lying down

Delayed treatment of testicular pain, whether in urgent or not so urgent cases, can lead to infertility. Bear this in mind if you can still feel embarrassed, despite the pain, about getting help. Your family jewels are just too precious to lose.

The Love Food

For centuries, men have been in search of aphrodisiacs to heighten sexual experience. Different cultures have resorted to crediting food, from the strange to the common, to have the powers of natural Viagras. Most libidinous food got their reputation from resembling anything sexual or exhibiting traits that mimic sexual reactions. Sea slugs in China, for instance, were deemed aphrodisiacs because of their tendency to swell when touched, just like an aroused wang.

Our “Herbs Are Sexy” article outlined the herbs that pack a libidinous punch. In this article, let’s talk about sexy food and the vitamins and minerals that make each mouthful a hot item.

Oysters and Zinc

Oysters may rightly be real aphrodisiacs, not because they resemble female privies but because they have one of the highest zinc contents at approximately 12.78 mg. per medium, succulent morsel. Zinc is the king of minerals when talking about enhancing your sex drive, sperm production and quality, and long-term sexual health. Low testosterone production and semen volume are correlated with low zinc levels. That’s why zinc is a primary ingredient in many semen volume enhancement formulations such as Volume Pills, Semenax and Performer 5. So tuck in those mollusks for top notch erections.

Arugula and Calcium

Arugula or rocket lettuce is a leaf vegetable rich in calcium, as well as zinc, iron, vitamins A and K. Calcium is essential for good orgasms because the organs that control your ecstatic ejaculations need calcium for them to contract and spasm hard. Canned sardines and other green vegetables are all high in calcium. The herb, watercress, is particularly calcium-rich, even much more so than milk.

Substitute arugula for basil (an herbal aphrodisiac) as the base ingredient of your pesto. Let’s keep that calcium flowing in to get those great finishes.

Chocolate and Serotonin

The tradition of giving chocolates on Valentine’s and other romantic occasions perhaps stems from the fact that chocolate has long been known for its aphrodisiacal qualities. Chocolate contains tryptophan, an essential amino acid which the brain turns into serotonin, that “feel-good” neurotransmitter. Good levels of serotonin allow you to feel good about things, optimistic, excited, attracted and audacious. Chocolate is also has an abundance of chemicals called flavinoids which improve cardiovascular circulation and neural activity; thus, boosting your boners.

Avocado and Vitamin B6

Among the Aztecs the fruit was known to be a good aphrodisiac. As avocados grow in pairs, they look like hanging male testicles. The Spanish colonists found the fruit to be truly stimulating, so much so that the Catholic Church at that time forbade people from eating them or brides from gazing at them because the fruit’s name in Nahuatl meant testicle, and resembled one as well.

Aside from other minerals, avocados are rich in glutathione, folic acid and Vitamin B6. The B Vitamins along with zinc are important in testosterone production and therefore in maintaining or enhancing libido. The ancient Aztecs were clearly right about this one.

There are other foods out there that promise enhanced sexuality. Whatever they are, as long as they contribute a lot to your health and vitality, they certainly are aphrodisiacs, in one way or another. Remember, a healthy man is always a virile man.