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Aging changes in male reproducti­ve system

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women, men do not experience a

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several maojnotrh, sr)apchidan(goeveinr fertility as they age (lie empsreonco­ecpusasrut­gshrea).dt unsasotlme­lyaed,pucrehioan­pngglaeǦ callgaingd­rcohpaanug­sees. in the male prerpimroa­driulyctii­nvethseyst­etesmteso. cTceusrǦ etisc.ulTahretis­lseuve lmoafssthd­ecmrealseǦ mds eaxcyrhebo­aersmperso­ognbrelae, mdteussatg­loleyst.ttTienrhgo­enarne selroewcti­inogn,.iTnshtiesa­ids aofgaencoe­rmaǦl

omfafuynbc­eticoonm. e less The tubes that carry

Fertility

esclalesrt­oicsi(sa).pTrhoectes­stecsaclol­endǦ tinue to produce sperm, bpurot tdhuecrtai­otenosflso­pwersm. Tchelel epididymis, seminal vesǦ icles and prostate gland lose some of their surface cells. ut they continue to produce the fluid that Theheplpro­ssctaartre­ygslpaenrd­me.nlargǦ ethsewpirt­ohstaagte, taisssuoem­iseroeǦf

Urinary function

placed with a scar lie tissue. This condition, called benign prostatic ahbypoeurt­pͷlͲaspiae­r( cent)o, affmfeecnt­s. awnidthemj­saalcoyuwc­laaetuidos­neu.prrionbalt­eimons en,broetphrom­deunctaivn­edsywsotem­mǦ lcahtaendg­teos cahraencgl­oeseilny trheeǦ uerirntial­rityysvyas­rtieems .from man to man. ge does not preǦ

Effect of changes

dict male fertility. rosǦ taaffteect­fufenrctit­litoyn. dmoeasn ncaont prfaertmoh­seotrvacet­hedi.lgdloraemn­nde, ehfvaeisrn­lbyifeohel­inds cmheilndrc­ean. (and do) father lTahtedvou­lsuumalely­orf eflmuiadin­ejsatchueǦ lsiavmineg, sbpuetrtmh­eirnetahre fleuwide.r

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exual responses may become slower and less intense. dTehcisrem­aasyedbete­rsetloastt­eedrotonae lfreovmel.pstymchaoy­loagliscoa­lroerssuol­tǦ cial changes due to aging (insugcphaa­rtsntehre),lailclneosfsa, lwonilglǦ term (chronic) conditions, orgminegdb­icyinietse. lf does not pabrelevet­noteanmjoa­ynsferxoum­albreilnag­Ǧ tionships. mraeyctbil­e adycsofnuc­necrtniofn­o(r ag)Ǧ Common problems ing men. t is normal for woerfatese­cnytiotouh­nnasgnetwo­r. hoecgncinu­agr mleaesns oraerfpeae­moafetednd­icelaejlas­pscruaolbb­allteeiomt­no,srh.aatvheǦ

is most often the result pererthcea­ntsoimf pleisabgei­nlige.vͻeͲd to be caused by a medical pchrobloml­geimacyaie­lnvpsertno­ebtaudleam­ollfy.ainptseyrǦ­Ǧ feenrlearw­geidthpruo­rsitnaatet­ipoanr.tiTahllye bthloecblsatdhdeet­ru(buertehtha­trad)r.ains glhaanndge­msainethoeldper­rosmtaetne tmraocrtei­lnifeclytitoo­nhsa. veriunrein­maary bac up into the idneys (thvesbiclo­audrdeeter­riasl nreoftlufx­u)lliyf dedra, itnceadn. efvtehnist­uisanllyot­letraedatt­oǦ irdonsetay­tfeaiglula­rned. infections or inflammati­on (prosǦ tartoistti­ast)emc anycaerlsb­oecoocmcue­rs. more liely as men age. t cisaounse sofotfhcea­mncoesrt cdoematmho­in mleand.der cancer also beǦ acogme. eTsesmtioc­ruelacromc­amncoenrsw­airthe mpoosrseib­olef,tbeuntitnh­eysoeuoncg­cuer men. cMhanygpeh­s,ysuicahl agsepǦroel­sattaetde Prevention efonrlahre­gaeltmh ednistoord­r etresstsiu­ccuhǦ vlaernatat­rbolep.hye, tatrinegnt­orteaptree­dǦ ansdhdigia­hbebtleoso­mdapyrpers­esvuernet problems with urinary sapnhodans­nseegxeuas­raelifmnun­oscsettixo­ounfta.elnrreǦ slaitmedpl­teo afagcitnog­r.s oltdher mthean agoreodmso­erxeifltiheylycotont­hinauve itnogbme sidexdulea­lalygea.ctive durǦ

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(Courtesy pic) It is important that you consult a doctor as soon as you notice these changes in your body.
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