The Penis Project Podcast: Breaking Taboos in Men’s Sexual Health

  Today, you will be meeting Paul. A 71-year-old gentleman and a penile injection user for more than 4 years! A very satisfied one at that. 😉 At 51, Paul started to do routine blood tests to monitor his sugar and PSA levels. Fourteen years after, at 65 years old and a few fingers up the bum, Paul was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. A year after his surgery, his sexual function did not improve. As...

For today's episode, we talk with Australian Hall of Famer (2007), five-time Hawthorn Premiership Player & 1986 Brownlow Medalist, Berto ‘Dipper’ DiPierdomenico!  He has recently opened up about his own unexpected men’s health crisis in 2022 – an episode of urinary retention -, which caused pain ‘far worse than any previous football injury’ ’over his 240 game career. This included the puncture...

  In 2022 Melissa and Kendall, together with Dr Rob Newton, had the chance to present during one of PCFA’s Shine A Light episodes.  Today, you will be able to listen to those very informative presentations and a few Qs and As.   You will first hear from Melissa. Followed by Kendall. And then by Dr. Rob Newton – who we also interviewed here in the podcast ( Episode 104: Exercise is Medicine with Dr...

  Though a bit late, we’re sharing this Movember episode with you - a reminder that every day should be a health day.     For this episode, we talk with Presley.   Presley was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer a year ago. Prior to his surgery, his doctor suggested that he meet with Dr Jo.   So three months before his surgery, he was able to start his pelvic floor exercises.   Fast forward to today, P...

  Today, we speak with Peter Pan.   Peter was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer at the age of 56, thanks to his GP noticing a slight increase in his PSA. Given his family history of Prostate Cancer, they did further investigations immediately.  The news was devastating and a bit shattering. However, Peter got himself ready for treatment and surgery. This part is what he found the most frustrating - d...

  Today, we speak with Louise, the owner and founder of Farm Life Fitness. Louise is more than just a health and wellness professional because she’s also a farmer. She lives and breathes the agricultural lifestyle. Her lived experience means she understands the challenges to health and wellness that farming and living rurally can present. Melissa had the pleasure of meeting Louise at a speaking ev...

  For today’s episode, we talk with Jonn, the founder and owner of Body Curious.     Following an accident, Jonn was left with 15% whole body permanent impairment. However, through a combination of rehabilitation and yoga, he was able to restore his body function. This inspired him to create Body Curious in 2014, a men's only yoga studio committed to improving health outcomes for men. He is a qual...

  For this episode, we will listen to Melissa’s talk at the Masterclass for Urologists last June.     We all know that talking about sexual health can be a bit awkward. But it's important to remember that patients are sexual beings too! GP's play a vital role in ensuring their patients' sexual health and wellbeing, and part of that is being able to talk about sexual function openly and comfortably...

  A lot of exciting things coming this 2023 for Men’s health - in and out of Australia! Join Dr Jo and Melissa talk about the highlights of this year and what to look forward to for 2023. Exciting times are ahead so buckle up, Penis Project listeners! ---------- Websites: https://melissahadleybarrett.com    Men’s health only https://rshealth.com.au/   All genders http://www.menshealthphysiotherapy...

  Melissa has often mentioned that your heart health is related to your hard health. So today, we will dig deeper into this statement with Kendall and her mentor, Dr. Nilufeur McKay. Hello Dr Nilufeur starts with the advice that you always hear - prevention is better than cure. For anything that is heart-related, the most important thing is to prevent plaque build-up. By preventing build-up, you a...

  Following on from last week’s episode of The Penis Project Podcast with Anthony & Carla (Episode 112), we are THRILLED to welcome them back into the studio for a review of Antony’s post-op recovery &  rehabilitation progress from a robotic prostatectomy on Nov 8th 2022!! Our Viva Las Vegas couple does not hold back as they share the thrills & spills - of their surgical experience, fr...

  What happens when you’re a healthy young man unexpectedly diagnosed with Prostate Cancer & have an avalanche of fear about the unknown side effects of life-saving surgery? What happens too, when you have a brand new girlfriend flying in from Las Vegas to start a new life in Australia in the very same week? GET BUSY with PREPPING it is EXACTLY WHAT! In today’s episode, we are excited to intro...

Today, we speak with beautiful boy Pino.  Before hitting the play button, we'd like you to prepare a timer (your phone perhaps) because Dr. Jo will be giving a pelvic exercise test on the spot!   At the start of the episode, Dr Jo will share a little bit of the history and evolution of prostatectomy.  Then, since Dr Jo hadn't met Primo for 4 years, she will get him to perform a practical experimen...

For this episode, we talk with Elizabeth Eastwood.   Lizzie specialises in oncology, lymphoedema, palliative care and rehabilitation. She is the Clinical Lead oncology and lymphoedema physiotherapist at Ramsay Health Plus, the outpatient allied health department at Hollywood. Lizzie also has completed further studies in advanced lymphoedema therapy, PINC & STEEL cancer rehab and Persistent Pai...

  Today, we talk with Geoffrey, a real Geoffrey. #IYKYK  Often, we hear the negative side of having prostate cancer but today, we will focus on the good.   Thanks to Geoff and his journey.  Geoff was 65 when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. It all started when in the freeway, he had the uncontrollable urge to go to the loo. After this episode and a few tests, he received his diagnosis.   At...

  For today's episode, we talk with Pyro Pepper, a 56-year-old man who was just recently diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.  Pyro's journey started when he went to have his wrists checked. Being 56, his doctor suggested that he also go through routine blood tests to check everything. He said yes.   Thereafter, a phone call informed him that his PSA level was elevated, and a biopsy confirmed a prostat...

  For our episode today, we speak to Dr. Ahmed Kazmi.   Dr. Ahmed is a UK-trained GP and dermatologist. He currently calls Australia his home. He also occasionally moonlights as a comedian so you may have seen him at the Fringe Festival or on youtube.  Today's episode is jam-packed with useful information about the various skin conditions that can occur in the nether regions.  Dr Ahmed will discus...

  Join us for a very unique episode today because we will be talking about Hypnotherapy.   You might have an idea what this is? or maybe not. There is a lot more to this than what we see on television.   Our guest, Clinical Hypnotherapist Geordie, will explain all.   Warning, this episode might hypnotise you from the get-go. ;) Geordie has a very melodic calm voice…  Geordie will not only bust ton...

  Episode 105 is all about a revolutionary product made for those penises who want to last longer!   Well, that sounds epic so if you want to know more, listen here.   For this episode, we talk with Dr David Reiner, the brain behind the premature ejaculation spray or what most call, the ‘Delay Spray’.  So how does the spray work? Dr. David will spill all the proteins… err beans!   Some questions w...

As you've seen in the title, today's episode will be all about exercise! We have invited Professor Robert Newton to give us all the information about why exercise is medicine and how it can help with fighting cancer. Kendall (NP from Restorative Sexual Health Clinic) will be joining me as my co-presenter for this episode. So... if you've been putting off adding exercise as part of your treatment p...

  Today, we speak with Palmer who, in the middle of the episode, transformed into Bruce Banner (the green hulk). You'll get to know how this happened when you click the play button below.   Anyway, Palmer err Bruce will talk about his prostate cancer journey which happened to be quite recent, just the 23rd of May this year!  We wanted to share Palmer's story with all of you this 3rd week of the Pr...

  For the 2nd week of Prostate Cancer month, we have invited Dr Andrew Tan from Perth Urology Clinic to be our guest.     Dr. Andrew will discuss the difference between Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) (enlargement) and Prostate Cancer. This is something many people get confused about. Something that we hear often is a man saying they were shocked to find out they had prostate cancer because they...

  For today's episode, we speak with world-renowned women’s advocate - Kath Mazzella.   Kath will give us a sneak peek into the topic of a gynaecological health issue that is rarely spoken about.    At 42, Kath was a busy working mother and she left her health to her doctors. However, one day she noticed a lump on her vulva that hadn’t been there before, and on her mother’s advice, she sought out...

  It's our 100th episode!   Wow, we never thought that we'd hit 100. This is all thanks to you, our dear listeners, and the people who have supported us along the way. From our clients and experts accepting our invitation to volunteers reaching out to us to share their stories and experiences, it is all because of your desire to make people more informed about men's health that The Penis Project i...

  Today, we will talk with Judith Thompson (physiotherapist) and Kate Ternahan (Pain specialist NP) about men, women, and pelvic pain.   Our guests will help us understand how complex the concept of pain is, why you should not be embarrassed about it, and why it should not be disregarded.   Why? Because as Judith says, pain is always real.   We consider pain as very subjective as some folks might...