Men’s Health Services

Yearly Physical Exams
As primary care practitioners, Naturopathic physicians perform routine physical exams as a screening process in preventative medical care. Routine exams will help screen for risk factors leading to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, male reproductive disease, and other preventable health concerns. If it has been more than a year since your last full physical exam, schedule one with a Village Health Clinic physician.

Male Fertility Health
About 15% of couples trying to conceive have infertility concerns. Of those couples, about 30% of the cases, there is a male reproductive health concern that is contributing to the infertility. Semen analysis usually reveals low sperm counts, abnormal sperm shape (morphology), or poor sperm activity (motility). Research is mounting around the use of certain nutrients to improve the quality & count of sperm. For example, Vitamin C has been shown to reducing sperm agglutination – the clumping of sperm together in a semen specimen, rendering them immobile and thus unable to fertilize a woman’s egg. Other causes of poor semen quality can be screened for and treated by a Village Health Clinic physician.

Prostate Exams
Digital rectal exams are necessary to screen for prostate gland enlargement and prostate cancer. Symptoms typically arise in men of every age group, but most prominently in men over 35 years of age. Routine prostate exams are encourage from age 50 years and on. However, with the first sign of symptoms, schedule an appointment with a Village Health Clinic physician to check for prostate enlargement.

Other Men’s Health Issues to discuss with your Village Health Clinic physician include the majority of health concerns for which you would see any family physician. Naturopathic Medicine is an effective means of treating digestive complaints, allergies, skin conditions, fatigue, chronic pain, sports injuries, and infections.

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