For some peculiar reason, whenever I address a health issue and my male friends are present, the discussion is quickly redirected to another subject as they try to avoid the discussion. I recently encountered the same phenomenon and one of my friends responded that men are feeling guilty of making mistakes when it comes to their health. From forgetting to eat their daily fruit and veggies indulging in a hamburger of French fries, to scheduling an appointment with the doctor only when the symptoms they have been experiencing for weeks intensify, men feel guilty for not taking care of their health and try to avoid any type of discussion that reminds them of that fact.
If you are familiar with the old story that men do not need to ask for street advice, as they can always find their way, they also generally tend not to seek out help when it comes to their health as they are always capable of surpassing the problem they have been facing and heal themselves. In fact, statistics reveal that women worry more about their health status than men do, and they take more preventative measures to protect it. After conducting my own focus group with some of my male friends, I discovered that this is totally true. Most of them avoid going for their regular check-ups, especially younger men, and decide to pay a visit to the doctor’s office only when something is broken, usually because a woman is present and insists that this is serious and should not be left to chance. Then it is only logical that men have, on average, a shorter life expectancy than women by six years.
But although this can be partly explained due to societal standards that portray men to be strong and touch, this potentially life-threatening health negligence cannot be justified. Enduring pain and being able to overcome any type of problem they face does not seem as an adequate explanation for this type of problematic behavior. The truth is that men tend to view doctor’s visits as uncomfortable and involving potentially painful procedures and in general men are not capable of handling or enduring pain. While women are biologically capable of handling the pains of a pregnancy they are also more open to discuss health issues and educated themselves regarding the threats associated with their health.
If one only considers the fact that the magazine’s and website’s focus is not on men’s health compared to the women’s health issues discussed, it is only logical to conclude that men’s health does not seem to be a priority either for men or for society. It is not that men do not get sick or are not experiencing signs of weakness from time to time; it is rather that their social role does not permit them to look or express that weakness.
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia or BPH is a condition in which the prostate gland becomes enlarged and causes urination problems. The prostate gland, about the size of a walnut and weighing less than an ounce, surrounds the neck of a mans bladder and urethra – the tube that carries urine from the bladder. The prostate goes through two main periods of growth. In early puberty, it doubles in size. Then, around age 25, the prostate begins to grow again, continuing to enlarge throughout a mans life. The continuing enlargement typically does not usually cause problems until later in life. As the prostate enlarges, it presses on the urethra, interfering with urination. At the same time, the bladder wall becomes thicker and irritated and begins to contract causing more frequent urination. The bladder eventually weakens and does not empty completely, leaving urine behind. Pressure on the urethra by this leftover urine leads to BPH symptoms which include leaking or dribbling urine, more frequent urination especially at night, continued urgency to urinate, inability to urinate, and a weak or broken stream of urine. Because BPH symptoms may resemble those of cancer and other serious diseases, a physician should be consulted to make a diagnosis. Early diagnosis can help prevent complications such as incontinence, kidney or bladder damage, infection, and bladder stones. Besides medical history review and physical examination, diagnostic tests include the digital rectal exam (DRE <b>…</b>
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August 27th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
-Well I just got a testicular hydrocele, from getting hit in the groin. (We have to worry about being hit in the balls.)
-We have to hide like 10 erections a day, and thats hard to do depending where you are, girls only have to worry about there periods some of the time.
-Men have monthly hormonal cahnges just like girls do. And it has been satisticly proven the PMS does not exist, it doesn't cause that much change in a womans attitude.
-Men go through menopause, just like women do.
-Men have to deal with erectile dysfuntion, women can still have sex no matter what.
-Men get performance anxiety, so they can't keep and erection while we are nervous sometimes. That's something embarrasing women don't have to deal with.
-The size of your vagina doesn't matter, but the size of our penis does, so thats something we worry about daily. (not neccisarily a health problem though)
-We get hernias a lot easier.
-We can go sterile a lot easier than women.
I think thats all I can think of at the moment. I hope that helped.
-Connor
August 27th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Have you thought that maybe women care more about health risks that affect women because those are the ones that they will be getting? I mean no woman is afraid of getting testicular cancer so why should they worry about it?
And saying that men have worse health issues is a very big generalization. And did you know that according to researches, men lead a much unhealthier lifestyle than women, leading to earlier death? Theres something for you to think about so instead of moping over how short your life will be, do something about it and live a healthy lifestyle.
August 27th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Mike, Robert is still fighting to prove that his Non Hodgkins Lymphoma is also connected to Camp lejeune water…
August 27th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Berkey filters , flouride filters, whole house filters , and much more at mahaffeyiti(dot)com just take out he (dot) and put . Atmospheric water generators and filter sport bottles too
August 28th, 2009 at 9:00 am
None.
August 28th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Gerson Institute will cure your cancer
August 28th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
@zackam1306
August 28th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
A large majority of people with mental health issues are unaware of it to begin with. The only way they can differentiate with normal(mentally) people is through their interactions with them. So it's much more dependent on how they clash with society as to whether or not they seek help or not.
You COULD say that it's more likely for women to seek help, but I'm sure there's a huge margin of error with any polls, so I don't believe it's gender related.
Edit: And the fact that the people above me have to generalize it to include ALL of medical care helps my point that there is very little distinguishable evidence in terms of "mental help."
August 28th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
I was at CLNC and we used industrial solvents, one called dry cleaning solvent, which was provided to us without any special instruction or protective gear.
Taking into consideration Mike’s story, and the many thousands of others including my own leukemia, the title of my big screen movie would be:
The Making of a Liar: How the Marine Corps Trains Base Commanders & Future Commandants.
Semper Toxic
August 29th, 2009 at 3:55 am
of course not. Just people don't recognise others' suffering until it affects them directly. Guys also don't want to admit to their physical ailments as much as women do… if they did then men would be rallying for support as much as women do. It's a shyness problem, I guess. Men don't like to appear weak or in need of support.
Of course that's a generalisation, though. There are indeed male activists looking to improve the awareness of men's diseases.
August 28th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
my dad just got call about this tongiht.. he experienced all these symptoms… and almost died 2001.
so is there like any possible money involved then????
August 30th, 2009 at 7:15 am
i think so
check this out
http://www.askmen.com
pretty nice website
August 30th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Are you answering questions about male anatomy? Young lady!My guess would be that most of the guys here are little boys!How did you come to be so knowledgeable anyway? hmmm..?LOL
August 30th, 2009 at 6:30 am
I lived in Jacksonville in the early to late 80s when my father was stationed at Camp Lejeune. I developed Osteo Sarcoma in 1981 and lost my left leg at the age of 12. The cancer came back in 2004 and I went on to lose my right knee, left shoulderblade and right lung, …I am still fighting the cancer. After hearing about this, it seems that this clearly was the cause.
I really wonder if anyone is ever going to be held accountable for this.
Mike, my heart goes out to you, buddy.
August 30th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Here is another suggestion.
complete physical at age 25….this will be the base line physical. If no problems or medical conditions exist the next one at 30. then
next one at 33, then
next one at 35, and every three years till age 45, then annually, if you have a good doctor he/she will start the prostate screening in the forties….compare each to the baseline physical and note any changes or patterns developing.
August 30th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Are there any attornies representing all us former marines in a class action lawsuit? My dad and myself where there during the time period.
August 31st, 2009 at 5:11 am
You need to discuss all this with the medical professional that diagnosed this.
August 31st, 2009 at 4:53 am
My freind died of Cancer at 40 years old. He was also there. Now it makes me wonder.