Men’s Health Month is observed in June across the country, with a range of preventative screenings, health fairs, and other education and outreach programs.

Men have a reputation for being huge, strong, and unstoppable. Men’s urge to avoid health treatment, on the other hand, is perilous. The ladies in their lives are the ones who persuade them to visit their doctors. Some of the leading causes of death for males are cancer, unintentional injuries, diabetes, suicide, and stroke.

Many of them have early warning signs and symptoms, and if discovered early enough, they can be prevented and treated. However, when boys grow into men, society has typically expected them to be tough and overlook the pain. As a result, most guys fight through symptoms and hide their emotions, believing that doing so makes them more manly. Unfortunately, this only increases the likelihood of men dying from these illnesses.

Why is it necessary to commit a full month to your health? Because, when it comes to health care, most men are obstinate. Many males do not engage in preventive health or the health-care system until later in life. And as men get older, they are less likely to be concerned about their health and are more likely to make excuses such, “We are busy,” “I’ll be fine,” “It’s too expensive,” “I feel OK,” or, worst of all, “I never get sick.”

Cancer is 17 percent more common in men than it is in women, and hearing loss is twice as common in males as it is in women. They have a 50% higher risk of dying from heart disease than women. Despite this, males are half as likely as women to seek preventative treatment. The wife, children, grandkids, and friends of a guy adore him and require his presence in their life. They are guided, amused, comforted, and challenged by men. Don’t let yourself become a statistic. When something isn’t right, real men admit it. True gentlemen see the doctor.

Get your Urology Consult for free this coming June 26, 2021 through this link.

The Philippine Urological Association – Men’s Health Committee will have free Webinars on June 19 and June 26, 2021, about BPH, ED, Urinary Stone Disease, and many more.