Men's hopes for robot prostate surgery unrealistic

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Robot-assisted surgery for prostate cancer has been heavily hyped, and a new study suggests that men's expectations of the surgery may be too high. Researchers found that of 171 men facing prostate cancer surgery, those having robotic surgery expected a shorter hospital stay, and a quicker return to their usual physical activity and sex life. But those hopes may not ...

Ask Dr. K: 'Low T' often cause of men's hot flashes

Q I'm a 75-year-old man who recently underwent prostate cancer surgery. I've begun to have what I think are hot flashes. I'm baffled, because I thought hot flashes were a female problem. Could I be having male hot flashes?