Urologist for special boy consultation lesson

Men's Health: Urologist wants special consultation for boys

18/11/2014

Again and again it is reported that men are less likely to go to the doctor and use check-ups less than women. In the long run, a special consultation for boys could, among other things, lead to men being more attentive to their health.

Men care less about their health
Men are considered as „Health muffle“, who are not interested in healthy eating, less often go to the doctor and use check-ups less than women. The so-called „strong sex“ But on average it has five years less life expectancy than that „weakness“. For years, the issue of men's health has been discussed in public. In a recent review of the „world“ the physician Wolfgang Bühmann says that adolescent boys need their own consultation with the doctor.

Only a few go to cancer screening
The urologist, who has a practice on the island of Sylt and is a spokesman for the professional association of urologists, according to the long-term result, that men pay more attention to their health and more frequent offerings for cancer screening. According to the information, only 14 percent do so far. This number has not changed for decades. Bühlmann said: „Men are often afraid of urologists.“ By way of comparison, he points out that 45 percent of women use cancer screening.

Urologist wants special consultation for boys
The majority of girls go to the gynecologist for the first time during puberty, find out about the physical changes that accompany them and start dealing with sex and contraception. Not only did they learn to look after their health, but they could also overcome their fear of examining the intimate areas of the body. Bühlmann assumes that a special „young consultation“ the urologist could perform a similar function. It could also talk about drugs and mental worries. (Ad)