JOSH'S CONDITIONS & TREATMENTS BLOG

Bikers Beware!

A new study, straight out of the land of Austria, suggests that men who are EXTREME! about their mountain biking are more likely to suffer from injury and trauma to the scrotal sac. Over ninety percent of these bikers, the ones who biked in rugged terrains, had a scrotal anomaly, most likely a cyst or a calcium deposit.

Those bikers who stayed on the nice, flat cement had a little less than a fifty-fifty shot at having similar problems. 

Most biker's must suffer from mirrorlessness as well, because no one would besides a fictional superhero would dress up in cartoonish, bright-yellow spandex on purpose. Also, they all wear sunglasses, but biker's make sure to call these glasses "shades", inserting the word inappropriately into every possible sentence: "Hey, check out my shades!" "I'm ready, cause I got my shades."  and  "I fell into a chasm and landed on my shades."

Biking, both on paved surfaces and in the mountains, is known to cause impotence in men, but I still think it's the outfits.

According to the researchers, in order to safeguard manparts, cyclists need to make sure they have a well-padded seat, a good set of shock absorbers, snug, yet supportive shorts and proper riding technique.

If you are an avid cyclist, talk to a Urologist or a Sports Medicine Physician to ensure your safety.

Find a local doctor.

Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware)

By now, everyone knows about the performance-enhancing juggernaut, Viagra. But the public, especially men who suffer from heart disease, have to look out for knock-offs that claim to be all natural.

Viagra is not supposed to be taken with heart-disease medication. Together, the two drugs cause the blood to flow slower than molasses, the sweet, sassy kind. This drug interaction causes strokes and heart attacks.  The irony of the situation is that erectile dysfunction can be a side effect of cardiovascular disease. Men are left frustrated.

So men, forthright and good, have turned towards all-natural herbal supplements, hoping to find a cure amongst mystical-seeming herbs and finger-lickin' spices.  If lucky, these herbal supplements will work, do nothing or give the user a mild headache.

Those herbal supplements seem harmless with their lists of silly and magical-sounding ingredients, but they often contain the same chemicals that Viagra and Levitra have and sometimes more of it.  All around the country, men have been turning up in emergency rooms with herb-related ailments.

The most common side effects were severe headaches, stroke, and priapisms. One doctor said that people may have died from this.

Before taking an herbal supplement, see a doctor-- A cardiologist for heart disease and a urologist for erectile dysfunction. To find a local medical services, click here.

Just for fun and becuase it is Friday, here is a list of horrible herbal supplement names:

• Vigorsauraus X!
• Staminasty
• Youthenizer
• Some Dashboar Dust and Other Small Particles I Found Around My Car- X2500
• Myocardial-Infarction Ensurer
• Ingestadon
• Vitalizin' Larry's