How Can the Family Planning Association Help Men?

 

The Family Planning Association can provide: 

• Limited medical exams
• Testing and Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Infections
• HIV Testing
• Education/Information/Referrals
• Condoms

Interesting Facts to Know about Men's Bodies

• 300 million:  The approximate number of sperm discharged during each ejaculation.
• The existence of sperm was not known before the 17th century, because they could not be seen with a naked eye.
• Orgasm and ejaculation do not always occur at the same time.
• Testicular cancer - the most common form of cancer in men ages 15-34 - is over 95% curable with caught early.
• Medications, recreational drugs (especially marijuana), and cigarette smoking can all decrease the number and mobility of sperm.
• There are approximately 16 feet of tiny coiled tubules inside each epididymis, the duct that carries sperm from the testicle to the urethra.
• The human male sperm count has declined significantly sinc the 1930s.  One Dutch study showed a 42% drop since 1940.
• Anything that blocks oxygen from the penile tissue, such as high blood pressure or smoking, can cause impotence.
• 1 Teaspoon:  The average amount of semen emitted at one ejacluation.
• Sperm travel at about 3 centimeters per minute.