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• Diagnosis and Tests
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Summary

Most men need to pay more attention to their health. Compared to women, men are more likely to:

• Smoke and drink
• Make unhealthy or risky choices
• Put off regular checkups and medical care

There are also health conditions that only affect men, such as prostate cancer and low testosterone. Many of the major health risks that men face - like colon cancer or heart disease - can be prevented and treated with early diagnosis. Screening tests can find diseases early, when they are easier to treat. It's important to get the screening tests you need.

Start Here

• Men: Take Charge of Your Health (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) Also in Spanish

Diagnosis and Tests

• Testosterone Levels Test (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish

Prevention and Risk Factors

• Men: Eat Right, Stay Healthy (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish

Treatments and Therapies

• Testosterone Therapy: Potential Benefits and Risks as You Age (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

Related Issues

• Supplements and Men's Health (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)

Specifics

• Belly Fat in Men: Why Weight Loss Matters (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
• Cancer and Men (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• Hypogonadism in Men (Endocrine Society)
• Men and Mental Health (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Men's Reproductive Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) Also in Spanish
• Osteoporosis in Men (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) Also in Spanish
• Understanding Prostate Changes: A Health Guide for Men (National Cancer Institute) Also in Spanish

Test Your Knowledge

• Low Testosterone Quiz (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Screening Tests for Men Quiz (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish

Statistics and Research

• FastStats: Men's Health (National Center for Health Statistics)
• NIH-Supported Trials Test Hormonal Therapy in Older Men with Low Testosterone Levels (National Institute on Aging)
• Sex and Gender: How Being Male or Female Can Affect Your Health (National Institutes of Health) Also in Spanish

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: The Commercial Determinants of Men's Health Promotion: A Case Study of...
• Article: MANifest Health Theory: A Holistic Approach to Cis-Gender Men's Health.
• Article: Gender health equity: The case for including men's health.
• Men's Health -- see more articles

Find an Expert

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• AMA DoctorFinder (American Medical Association)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Also in Spanish

Older Adults

• Tips for Good Health in Later Life for Older Men (AGS Health in Aging Foundation) - PDF

Patient Handouts

• Could you have low testosterone? (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Testosterone (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish