A handbook of men's health
A reference for those working in public health, health promotion and general clinical practice. It features information on procedures and investigations that encourages the development of competencies such as: assessing men's physical and mental health; identifying men's information needs; and sexual abuse of males, and infertility treatment.
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1. Sex, gender and health status Men, masculinity and health Sex and statistics Major causes of death Cancers Heart disease Health concerns of adults Social determinants of health Mental health Cultural identities among men 2. Promoting health Health promotion Health issues nominated by men Screening 3. Ethico-legal Implications for practice Surrogacy by in vitro fertilisation Reproductive rights Homosexuality 4. Young men Premature deaths Substance abuse Teenage boys' drinking Body image 5. Prime time Infertility and subfertility Sexually transmitted infections Urethritis Bacterial STIs Viral STIs Vasectomy Androgen deficiency Erectile dysfunction 6. Maturity Testosterone in decline Men and cardiovascular disease 7. Sensitive issues Date rape Domestic violence Circumcision Premature ejaculation Sexual abuse 8. Male conditions and disorders Haematospermia Disorders of the prostate Testicular cancer 9. Procedures and investigations Transuretheral resection of the prostate (TURP) Digital rectal examination (DRE) Testicular self examination 10. Male-specific conditions and disorders Hydrocele Testicular torsion Epididymitis Orchitis Varicocele Spermatocele Cryptorchidism Inginial hernia Balanitis Balanitis xerotica obliterans Phimosis Cancer of the penis Peyronie's disease