And botox in your penis and bladder? Today, we talk with Dr. Trenton Barrett. Dr. Barrett is a urologist, with specialty on male genito-urinary complaints as well as sexual health. And his subspecialty interest is in female urology, andrology, and male infertility. Dr Barrett talks about Azoospermia, which is a medical term used when there are no sperm in the ejaculate, as well as its causes, what can be done for this type of cases, procedures, and more. He also talks about Oligospermia, which i...
Dec 21, 2021•31 min•Ep. 66
Today's episode is something for everyone especially FIFO workers and their partners. Meet Craig. Craig will share his story of how at 16-years old, he was diagnosed with cancer and how this experience helped him be the person and coach that he is today. Together with his wife, they own Clear Mind Studio – a health space for everyone but in particular FIFO couples. Listen as he shares his inspiring story – he was diagnosed with cancer at 16 years old, saved his sperm for his future. He has radic...
Dec 14, 2021•48 min•Ep. 65
For today's episode, we have a celebrity podcaster – RSHCs’ very own Sharon Stephen. Our guest is Russell - who according to Melissa sounds like Elvis. Russell suffered incontinence( continuous leakage) after his radical prostatectomy - even after obedient adherence to pelvic floor exercises. After trying everything - Russell met Dr. Jessica. To know what caused Russell's incontinence and the solution that was provided, have a listen to the podcast! --- ---------- If you feel The Penis Project i...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 64
Today, we talk to Proctor. Proctor's story also started when he was 18-19 years old. Much like the same with Pierre, Proctor also experienced pain in his perineum... and in his testicles. He also went to different doctors, was prescribed with pain medications, and still no explanation with how the pain is occurring. Then he had robotic radical prostatectomy after his Prostate Cancer was picked up by a diligent GP. All of these brought Proctor to Dr. Jo and Melissa - and the rest is history. :) T...
Dec 02, 2021•43 min•Ep. 63
For today's episode, we talk with Pelvic Pain Pierre. Pierre's story starts when he was 18 years old and he noticed a decrease in his urine flow. Two years later he developed groin pain. This was the beginning of Pierre taking tons of different medications as health professionals struggled to find a diagnosis. The pain became more consistent and affected Pierre's life...he noticed the pain would change depending on his emotional state and with activity. Thanks to big flat screen TV's, Pierre was...
Nov 23, 2021•53 min•Ep. 62
Welcome to episode 61 of the Penis Project podcast! For today's episode, we take another trip down memory lane with Jo interviewing Patrick Lumbroso. As always, his frank and honest approach to a difficult subject are refreshing. If you're someone who has doubts about penile injections - this is really the perfect episode for you as Patrick discusses this in full detail. He also talks about rehabilitation, Peyronies, pumps, nerve-sparring vs non-nerve-sparring surgery, the importance of having 2...
Nov 16, 2021•52 min•Ep. 61
GOT a Man in your Life? Join us on November 21st from 9am at Leederville Oval, hosted by the Subiaco Football Club for - YOMO – Yoga for Men’s Health - led by Physiotherapists Dr Jo Milios and, Kylie ‘KP’’Pearsall. Bring a mat and a mate! Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/yomo-yoga-4-movember-move-for-mens-health-tickets-170944117457 The event will include keynote speakers: Dr Tom Hill (WACA) Craig Aird & Darren Peterson Also includes: Raffle prizes from lululemon A sausa...
Nov 11, 2021•7 min•Ep. 60
The Penis Project podcast this week focuses on the question: what is normal for a male penis? In recent months, both Jo and Melissa have had numerous patients attend their clinics, who have been very distressed by the size and appearance of their penis. In some instances, these men have had years of psychological distress over the false belief that their penis has been much smaller than average. In some cases, this has also prevented men from having relationships and even fathering children. The...
Nov 10, 2021•52 min•Ep. 59
Dr Ryan Stafford (PhD) , Adjunct Research Fellow at University of Western Australia, University of Queensland Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewa, Canada Dr Ryan Stafford is passionate research scientist, with a background in Exercise Physiology and collaborates with global leading researchers in men’s health. Specifically, Ryan pioneered real-time ultrasound (RTUS) imaging in the assessment of male pelvic floor functio...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 58
Dr Eve Tiong believes in going above and beyond for her patients. Through both personal experience and her work in oncology, she is passionate about delivering exceptional holistic care to patients throughout treatment and beyond. Dr Eve Tiong is an experienced radiation oncologist at Icon Cancer Centre Midland and Icon Cancer Centre Rockingham. She completed her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) at the University of New South Wales before establishing her radiation oncology caree...
Oct 28, 2021•40 min•Ep. 57
Today, we will have a talk with Pirate. Pirate was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer at the age of 49, a year after he first felt symptoms. If you're asking what bowel cancer has to do with your penis, then this is the perfect episode for you. Pirate will share us his story, how he overcame being brushed over, his third 'leg', and how he is living his life at 62! Awesome golden nuggets for today's episode so don't miss this one. ;) Just click the PLAY button below. ---------- If you feel The Penis Pro...
Oct 20, 2021•42 min•Ep. 56
SEX after Prostate Cancer is CHALLENGING! In this episode, we reacquaint you with Men’s Health Psychologist Patrick Lumbroso (RIP) who we first introduced in Episode 4, in our first ‘’pop up’’ edition. and then again in Episode 50. Today’s post-humous chat focuses on how men feel when it comes to all things penile rehabilitation and when things don’t work when trying to get it up! From injections to foreplay and penile implant surgery- Patrick holds NOTHING back!! Patrick was a man on a mission ...
Oct 12, 2021•39 min•Ep. 55
For today's episode, we talk with Paul. We will start the episode from a poem written by Paul... and then the elaboration of how this poem came to be. From losing his father, to knowing he has cancer, Paul was not able to have time to really process everything happening around him - until he needed anxiety meds. And eventually, started to think of taking his own life. And then... healing began. To join us and Paul through this process, just click the PLAY button below. https://rshealth.com.au/tp...
Oct 05, 2021•49 min•Ep. 54
For today’s episode, we talk to Rod. To know why we call him Rod Popcorn, just hit the play button below. 😉 Rod will share with us his story about ‘staph’ and why he had to stay in the hospital for more than 4 weeks – which happened after his surgery. He will also provide an insight on how he is doing with penile injections, his continence, the importance of pelvic floor exercises, and a lot more interesting stories from a man who is a grower and not a shower! We also hope that Rod’s story will...
Sep 28, 2021•36 min•Ep. 53
For today’s episode, we talk to Brendan – who has just recently undergone surgery a few weeks ago, 3.5 weeks to be exact. Brandon talks about his journey from when he figured out his PSA levels, to going through Covid and worry, to coping with the loss of someone close who succumbed to prostate cancer, and to finally making a choice towards facing the inevitable C. He also explains what FOFO is and this cool term ‘ soak -ademia’ that we believe some or even most of you might have experienced. Ha...
Sep 21, 2021•42 min•Ep. 52
Woot, woot! Our 51st episode is also our anniversary episode. We've been together for 50 episodes, 51 weeks, and 365 days. Thank you for joining and growing with us! This week we have had a trip down memory lane in more ways than one, the first 2 mins has terrible sound…. If you have been listening since the beginning you will remember the days when the sound was terrible and you had to keep changing the volume to hear! So my apologies, not sure what happened but the podcast Gremlin has attacked...
Sep 15, 2021•36 min•Ep. 51
September is the international month of Prostate Cancer Awareness and in this episode, we reacquaint you with Men’s Health Psychologist Patrick Lumbroso (RIP) who we first introduced in Episode 4, in our first ‘’pop up’’ edition. Patrick, who founded ‘’ManFocus Clinic’’ in Sydney Australia was passionate about providing a quality rehabilitation and counselling service for men and their partners, especially those undergoing treatment for Prostate Cancer. Knowing the potential side effects of surg...
Sep 07, 2021•50 min•Ep. 50
For today’s episode, we will talk about Peyronies Disease in more detail with the Dick Doc, Dr. Shane La Bianca. Peyronies disease is an abnormal scarring process within the penis. Though easily curable when diagnosed early, most of the time, it is overlooked or not discussed even with GPs or with the special people in our lives that the after effects worsen. If you would like to know what are the possible causes of Peyronies, the different available treatments to help with this disease, the iss...
Aug 31, 2021•33 min•Ep. 49
For today’s episode, we talk to Pablo. Pablo is what we can describe as someone who has an amazing stickability – being able to stick to the best practices and keeping tabs of anything he does to know what works or not. At first, Pablo didn’t have it all good – no, not all. He suffered from leakage during play. Not just a minor leakage issue but a 200-250ml leakage. What did he do to change this and enjoy minimal-to-no leakage? Click the PLAY button below to know it all! 😉 ---------- Websites: ...
Aug 24, 2021•28 min•Ep. 48
COVID 19 has finally descended upon Australia at a time when we least expected it. After 18 months of living a relatively normal life – despite occasional lock downs and mask- wearing becoming common place- as of August 2021, life is now very different. We are currently witnessing the full impact of the Delta strain pandemic sweeping our country, and like bushfire, we are succumbing to infection levels not seen before. But we are way behind in our preparation, being one of the least vaccinated c...
Aug 17, 2021•59 min•Ep. 47
For this week’s episode, Dr. David Dangerfield will discuss nerve grafting as a new procedure to help with improve erectile dysfunction. He will discuss what nerve grafting is, who is it for, what makes one the perfect candidate, the expectations for this procedure, the costs, and what are the results. Don’t forget to share in the comments what you think after listening! ---------- Websites: https://melissahadleybarrett.com Men’s health only https://rshealth.com.au/ All genders http://www.menshe...
Aug 10, 2021•46 min•Ep. 46
Following on from last week’s podcast with Melissa about debunking the mysteries of Erectile Dysfunction, Dr. Jo will be debunking similar mysteries about continence issues that affect men! This includes both peeing and pooping problems, the use of continence pads and how to wean off them, and how to incorporate penile clamps for improved management of urinary leakage. Garnered from working with 1000’s of men in the same predicament clinically, Dr. Jo has protocols that will help any man gradual...
Aug 03, 2021•38 min•Ep. 45
For this week’s episode, Melissa will be debunking the mysteries of erectile dysfunction. If you have ever done a Google search about erectile dysfunction, then perhaps you can relate to that feeling of getting more confused rather than finding answers. Why? Because there’s just too much information! This is the reason why Melissa will be talking about this topic, today. This episode covers penis pills (and how they weren’t originally invented not really for the penis), injections, pumps, and im...
Jul 27, 2021•16 min•Ep. 44
For this week's episode, we have put together snippets from the Top 5 most listened to episodes. It's a mix of topics ranging from circumcision, erections to continence, and implants. It also has the penile and pelvic floor anatomy for dummies. Enjoy! ------ Thanks for listening. Please subscribe for further episodes either where you listen to your podcasts or on the website www.thepenisproject.org and we would love your feedback. ---------- Websites: https://melissahadleybarrett.com Men’s healt...
Jul 20, 2021•44 min•Ep. 43
For today’s episode, we will have a talk with Sharon, a nurse practitioner (NP) focusing on Urology and Continence. She’s also an NP practicing at RSHC. She will talk about what made her decide to focus on Urology, her story, what she does, and why Men’s health is a passion for her, too. In case you’re really curious (for those who have not experienced it), Sharon talks about Catheterisation, why you only need to breathe in and out for the catheter to be gone, and why it’s SO important to remove...
Jul 13, 2021•34 min•Ep. 42
For Today’s episode, we will talk to Marty. Marty is fresh from Uni, after some setbacks, who would love to become a sports journalist. He has a story of his own - from battling suicidal thoughts to finding his own solutions to cope up with his thoughts and depression. And… one of the things that Marty said that you’ll definitely hear first here at the Penis Project Podcast, that Tinder is great for mental health! Listen along to this young soul’s story and discover his Top 5 tips to beat depres...
Jul 06, 2021•36 min•Ep. 41
For today’s episode, we will talk with Dr. Stephen Adams, the man behind the term ‘ cock watching ’. Is cock watching the same as bird watching - in ‘pun’ny ways - it is. ;) But more than that, Dr. Stephen and the lady gang will discuss ‘cock watching’ and what it really is. Have a listen to get a new understanding of how your penis works, as it is affected not only by ailments but also by mood, positive reinforcements, and a ton more. For the ladies listening, Dr. Stephen shares this tip in hel...
Jun 29, 2021•38 min•Ep. 40
Ever wondered what Melissa does in her spare time? Well, for the past 6 months, she has been developing a Penile Rehab Course online. Today, Dr. Jo interviews Melissa on this exciting new program for men and their partners who are overseas, in the country, or too busy or too shy to attend face-to-face appointments. We also cover what actually is a Nurse Practitioner and a Sexologist! Have a listen, NOW. ;) To access the course, feel free to check the link below: https://www.prostaterehabilitatio...
Jun 22, 2021•24 min•Ep. 39
Episode 38 will be all about Prost Ross and his Member(s). Ross had his Open Prostatectomy in 2013. It has already been 8 years since then. We invited Ross to share with us his story on how and why he decided to continue to become a part of PROST and other support groups even though it has already been quite long after his diagnosis. For Ross, it was simple - it has become a part of his life. Here’s what Ross can share to everyone who are still not sure whether to join a support group or not: “ ...
Jun 15, 2021•37 min•Ep. 38
Episode 37 will be about Cyberknife. To start, Cyberknife ® is defined as per below: CyberKnife® System uses state-of-the-art robotic technology combined with real-time image guidance to deliver precisely-targeted radiation to cancerous and non-cancerous lesions almost anywhere in the body. Real-time tumour tracking enables the delivery of high doses of radiation with sub-millimetre accuracy, sparing surrounding healthy tissue and organs without the need for invasive immobilisation devices. To k...
Jun 08, 2021•47 min•Ep. 37
