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Abstract
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It provides detailed information on procedures and investigations that encourage the development of competencies such as assessing men's physical and mental health, identifying men's information needs, and directing men to supportive organisations and resources.
- evidence-based information
- boxes highlighting key points and concepts
- guidelines issued by professional bodies to promote best practice
- exercises encouraging critical reflection on current practices and social norms
- a wide range of websites and references to important resources
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| A Handbook of Men’s Health | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Preface | vii | ||
| Acknowledgements | xiii | ||
| Chapter 1. Sex, gender and health status | 1 | ||
| Men, masculinity and health | 1 | ||
| Sex and statistics | 6 | ||
| Major causes of death | 7 | ||
| Health concerns of adults | 13 | ||
| Social determinants of health | 14 | ||
| Mental health | 20 | ||
| Cultural identities among men | 29 | ||
| Chapter 2. Promoting health | 37 | ||
| Health promotion | 37 | ||
| Health issues nominated by men | 41 | ||
| Screening | 60 | ||
| Chapter 3. Ethico-legal issues | 71 | ||
| Implications for practice | 71 | ||
| Surrogacy by in vitro fertilisation | 71 | ||
| Reproductive rights | 73 | ||
| Homosexuality | 74 | ||
| Chapter 4. Young men | 83 | ||
| Premature deaths | 83 | ||
| Substance abuse | 84 | ||
| Teenage boys’ drinking | 84 | ||
| Body image | 85 | ||
| Chapter 5. Prime time | 93 | ||
| Infertility and subfertility | 94 | ||
| Sexually transmitted infections | 96 | ||
| Urethritis | 98 | ||
| Bacterial STIs | 104 | ||
| Viral STIs | 110 | ||
| Vasectomy | 118 | ||
| Androgen deficiency | 121 | ||
| Erectile dysfunction | 122 | ||
| Chapter 6. Maturity | 135 | ||
| Testosterone in decline | 135 | ||
| Men and cardiovascular disease | 139 | ||
| Chapter 7. Sensitive issues | 147 | ||
| Date rape | 147 | ||
| Domestic violence | 148 | ||
| Circumcision | 152 | ||
| Premature ejaculation | 153 | ||
| Sexual abuse | 156 | ||
| Chapter 8. Male conditions and disorders | 163 | ||
| Haematospermia | 163 | ||
| Disorders of the prostate | 164 | ||
| Testicular cancer | 172 | ||
| Chapter 9. Procedures and investigations | 181 | ||
| Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) | 181 | ||
| Digital rectal examination (DRE) | 182 | ||
| Testicular self examination | 186 | ||
| Chapter 10. Male-specific conditions and disorders | 189 | ||
| Hydrocele | 190 | ||
| Testicular torsion | 192 | ||
| Epididymitis | 193 | ||
| Orchitis | 194 | ||
| Varicocele | 195 | ||
| Spermatocele | 197 | ||
| Cryptorchidism | 198 | ||
| Inguinal hernia | 198 | ||
| Balanitis | 200 | ||
| Balanitis xerotica obliterans | 200 | ||
| Phimosis | 201 | ||
| Cancer of the penis | 202 | ||
| Peyronie’s disease | 203 | ||
| Index | 207 |