Be Confident About Your Health
# MensHealthWeek is a global effort to raise awareness about male health issues. It is an opportunity for you to give the guys in your life a nudge to have annual health checks and stay educated about preventative health.
There are other lifestyle changes men should make to maintain their health:
- Lose weight if you’re overweight.
- Don’t smoke or use tobacco.
- Limit how much alcohol you drink.
- Protect your skin from the sun.
- Manage your stress.
- Practice safe sex.
- Avoid risky or harmful actions or choices.
Make sure that the guy in your life has an annual preventive health check
Well Man Exam
Men’s health care always includes an annual well man exam, not just during # Menshealthweek.
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- We will discuss your lifestyle
- your diet
- exercise
- weight
- whether or not you smoke
- if you use contraception
- your family medical history
- You will have a physical examination.
- Basic checks include
- your blood pressure
- pulse rate
- height
- weight
- BMI
- lipid blood test
- urinalysis to check for basic abnormalities
- a cholesterol blood test
- a prostate antigen (PSA) blood test
- vision and hearing checks
- a diabetes blood test
- a testicular examination
- Basic checks include
- Other screenings may include
- an HIV test (once during adulthood before age 64)
- a hepatitis C test once during adulthood
- a colon cancer screening
- Are your immunizations up to date?
- You need a flu vaccine every year
- a tetanus-diphtheria every 10 years
- the shingles vaccine once after age 60
- the pneumococcal vaccine once after age 65
- We will discuss your lifestyle
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Source familydoctor.org
