Men's health

Lynnette Hoffman
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Urologists and prostate cancer advocates say our prostate-specific antigen testing guidelines are out-of-date, and don’t account for advances that have reduced harms. The NHMRC and RACGP Red Book guidelines are undergoing review, and may ultimately promote more widespread use of PSA testing. But globally, epidemiologists remain concerned about overdiagnosis and overtreatment…

Healthed
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This activity will focus on dementia prevention in primary care and will involve sending a link to a standardised questionnaire (CogDrisk) aimed at calculating a risk profile and identifying modifiable risk factors for dementia to all your patients between age 45-65, discussing the results with your patients and reporting on the outcomes in the report template provided.

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Ben Falkenmire
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More men are getting the snip, but misconceptions hang around...

Expert/s: Ben Falkenmire
Prof Henry Woo
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Urological surgeon Professor Henry Woo answers the most common questions that GPs have in relation to post-prostatectomy patients

Expert/s: Prof Henry Woo
Felicity Nelson
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How likely is it that a patient will recover their urinary control and erectile function after prostatectomy?

A/Prof Homi Zargar
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In this Product Explainer, Urological Surgeon A/Prof Homi Zargar explains the role of Silodosin in the relief of lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH (5 mins).

Prof Robert McLachlan AM
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A high index of suspicion helps when looking out for androgen deficiency in younger males. Half of all patients with Klinefelter Syndrome remain undiagnosed

Dr Sarah Catford
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When addressing infertility issues with a couple, involve the male partner early. It is important to emphasise that male factor infertility is more common than we think

Dr Linda Calabresi
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What is perhaps less well-known is the importance of the future father’s preconception health.

Dr Sarah Catford
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GPs need to assess the patient's overall health status paying particular attention to lifestyle issues such as smoking, excessive alcohol use and CV risk factors.

Dr Garth Kendall
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Societal changes have transformed roles and at the same time increased stress and anxiety- we need to find ways to engage men and encourage them to seek healthcare more readily.

Narelle Dickinson
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Timely management has positive impacts on the new parents but also has generational consequences.