Table
of Contents
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Preface |
xi |
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PART I |
OVERVIEW
OF MEN’S HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
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Chapter 1 |
Men and
Life Expectancy |
3 |
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Section 1.1 |
Evolutionary
Forces Behind Lower Male Life Expectancy |
4 |
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Section 1.2 |
Biological Forces
may Aid Women’s Longevity |
6 |
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Chapter 2 |
Does Gender
Make a Difference in Health Risks? |
7 |
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Chapter 3 |
Making
Decisions About Health Care |
17 |
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Section 3.1 |
Choosing a
Doctor |
18 |
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Section 3.2 |
Tips for
Using Medicines Safely |
23 |
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Section 3.3 |
How to Get
a Second Opinion |
24 |
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Chapter 4 |
Recommended
Screenings and Vaccinations for Men |
27 |
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Section 4.1 |
Stay
Healthy at Any Age: Men’s Checklist for Health |
28 |
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Section 4.2 |
Colorectal
Cancer Screening |
31 |
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Section 4.3 |
Prostate
Cancer Screening |
34 |
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Section 4.4 |
New
Research Questions Benefit of Annual Prostate Cancer Screening |
37 |
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Section 4.5 |
Adult
Immunization Questions and Answers |
40 |
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Section 4.6 |
Facts About
the Seasonal Flu Vaccine |
44 |
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Chapter 5 |
Self-Examinations
can Lead to Early Cancer Detection |
49 |
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Section 5.1 |
Skin Cancer
Self-Examination |
50 |
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Section 5.2 |
Testicular
Self-Examination |
53 |
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Chapter 6 |
Nutrition
and Wellness |
55 |
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Section 6.1 |
Dietary
Changes for a Healthier You |
56 |
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Section 6.2 |
Diet and
Disease |
62 |
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Chapter 7 |
Managing
Your Weight: Avoiding Overweight and Obesity |
67 |
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Chapter 8 |
Physical
Activity: Key to a Healthy Lifestyle |
85 |
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Chapter 9 |
How Much
Sleep do We Really Need? |
93 |
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Chapter 10 |
Avoiding
Risk Factors for Common Health Concerns |
99 |
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Section 10.1 |
Alcohol and
its Effects |
100 |
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Section 10.2 |
Health
Risks of Smoking and How to Quit |
110 |
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Section 10.3 |
Controlling
Blood Cholesterol |
116 |
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Section 10.4 |
Preventing High
Blood Pressure |
121 |
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Section 10.5 |
Managing
Stress |
126 |
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Chapter 11 |
Other
Behaviors that can Affect Your Health |
129 |
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Section 11.1 |
Aggressive
Driving |
130 |
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Section 11.2 |
Drug Abuse |
132 |
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Section 11.3 |
Anabolic
Steroid Use |
134 |
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Section 11.4 |
Dangers of
Tanning and Ultraviolet Rays |
137 |
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Section 11.5 |
Unsafe Sex |
140 |
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PART II |
LEADING
CAUSES OF DEATH IN MEN |
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Chapter 12 |
Causes of
Death: a Statistical Overview |
145 |
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Section 12.1 |
Leading Causes
of Death for Men of All Ages |
146 |
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Section 12.2 |
A
Statistical Look at Cancer in Men |
149 |
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Section 12.3 |
Homicide
Statistics |
150 |
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Chapter 13 |
Heart
Disease |
155 |
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Section 13.1 |
Men and
Heart Disease |
156 |
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Section 13.2 |
Coronary Artery
Disease |
158 |
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Section 13.3 |
Heart Attack |
167 |
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Section 13.4 |
Heart
Failure |
169 |
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Section 13.5 |
Cardiac
Arrest |
172 |
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Chapter 14 |
Prostate
Cancer |
175 |
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Chapter 15 |
Lung Cancer |
185 |
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Chapter 16 |
Colorectal
Cancer |
193 |
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Chapter 17 |
Liver Cancer |
201 |
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Chapter 18 |
Other
Cancers of Special Concern to Men |
213 |
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Section 18.1 |
Penile
Cancer |
214 |
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Section 18.2 |
Testicular
Cancer |
220 |
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Section 18.3 |
Breast
Cancer in Men |
226 |
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Chapter 19 |
Accidents
and Injuries |
233 |
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Section 19.1 |
Safe Steps
to Reduce Falls |
234 |
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Section 19.2 |
Preventing
Fire-Related Injuries |
236 |
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Section 19.3 |
Preventing
Motor Vehicle Accidents |
241 |
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Section 19.4 |
Occupational
Injuries |
250 |
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Section 19.5 |
Water-Related
Injuries and Water Safety |
256 |
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Chapter 20 |
Stroke |
263 |
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Chapter 21 |
Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
271 |
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Chapter 22 |
Diabetes |
277 |
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Chapter 23 |
Influenza
and Pneumonia |
283 |
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Section 23.1 |
Influenza |
284 |
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Section 23.2 |
Pneumonia |
287 |
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Chapter 24 |
Suicide |
293 |
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Chapter 25 |
Alzheimer
Disease |
301 |
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Chapter 26 |
Kidney
Disease |
307 |
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Chapter 27 |
Chronic
Liver Disease and Cirrhosis |
311 |
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PART III |
REPRODUCTIVE
AND SEXUAL CONCERNS |
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Chapter 28 |
Male Reproductive
System |
323 |
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Chapter 29 |
Circumcision |
329 |
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Chapter 30 |
Preventing
Pregnancy |
333 |
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Section 30.1 |
Birth
Control Methods: How Well do They Work? |
334 |
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Section 30.2 |
Condoms:
Basic Facts |
336 |
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Section 30.3 |
Vasectomy |
339 |
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Chapter 31 |
Vasectomy
Reversal |
345 |
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Chapter 32 |
Infertility |
351 |
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Chapter 33 |
Sexually
Transmitted Diseases (STDs) |
363 |
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Section 33.1 |
Basic
Information About STDs |
364 |
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Section 33.2 |
Chancroid |
365 |
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Section 33.3 |
Chlamydia |
368 |
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Section 33.4 |
Genital
Herpes |
371 |
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Section 33.5 |
Gonorrhea |
375 |
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Section 33.6 |
Hepatitis B |
379 |
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Section 33.7 |
HIV and AIDS |
381 |
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Section 33.8 |
Human Papillomavirus
(HPV) |
385 |
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Section 33.9 |
Pubic Lice
(Crabs) |
390 |
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Section
33.10 |
Scabies |
394 |
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Section
33.11 |
Syphilis |
397 |
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Section
33.12 |
Trichomoniasis |
402 |
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Chapter 34 |
Sexual
Dysfunction |
405 |
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Section 34.1 |
Erectile
Dysfunction |
406 |
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Section 34.2 |
Premature
Ejaculation |
412 |
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Section 34.3 |
Retrograde Ejaculation |
417 |
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Chapter 35 |
Penile
Disorders |
419 |
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Section 35.1 |
Peyronie Disease |
420 |
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Section 35.2 |
Balanitis, Phimosis, Priapism, and Other Penis Problems |
424 |
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Section 35.3 |
Penile
Trauma |
430 |
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Chapter 36 |
Non-Cancerous
Prostate Disorders |
435 |
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Section 36.1 |
Benign Prostatic
Hyperplasia |
436 |
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Section 36.2 |
Prostatitis |
441 |
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Chapter 37 |
Disorders
of the Scrotum and Testicles |
447 |
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Section 37.1 |
Epididymitis and Orchitis |
448 |
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Section 37.2 |
Hydrocele and Inguinal Hernia |
453 |
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Section 37.3 |
-Spermatocele |
459 |
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Section 37.4 |
Testicular
Failure |
463 |
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Section 37.5 |
Testicular
Torsion |
466 |
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Section 37.6 |
Undescended Testicle |
468 |
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Section 37.7 |
Varicocele |
470 |
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PART IV |
OTHER COMMON
HEALTH CONCERNS IN MEN |
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Chapter 38 |
Violence
and Abuse |
475 |
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Section 38.1 |
Violence is
a Concern for Men |
476 |
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Section 38.2 |
Men can be
Victims of Sexual Assault |
478 |
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Section 38.3 |
Are You
being Abused? |
480 |
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Chapter 39 |
Mental
Health Concerns |
483 |
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Section 39.1 |
Depression
in Men |
484 |
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Section 39.2 |
Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder |
493 |
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Section 39.3 |
Phobias |
495 |
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Section 39.4 |
Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder |
497 |
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Section 39.5 |
Schizophrenia |
499 |
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Chapter 40 |
Male
Menopause |
507 |
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Chapter 41 |
Male
Pattern Baldness |
509 |
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Chapter 42 |
Sex-Linked
Genetic Disorders |
515 |
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Section 42.1 |
Color
Vision Deficiency |
516 |
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Section 42.2 |
Fragile X
Syndrome |
519 |
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Section 42.3 |
Hemophilia |
522 |
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Section 42.4 |
Klinefelter Syndrome |
525 |
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Section 42.5 |
Muscular
Dystrophy |
527 |
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Chapter 43 |
Sleep Apnea |
543 |
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Chapter 44 |
Urologic
Concerns |
553 |
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Section 44.1 |
Kidney
Stones |
554 |
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Section 44.2 |
Urethral
Stricture |
557 |
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Section 44.3 |
Urinary
Incontinence |
561 |
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Chapter 45 |
”Women’s”
Concerns: Men are at Risk, Too |
571 |
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Section 45.1 |
Body Image
Issues |
572 |
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Section 45.2 |
Gynecomastia: a Breast
Disorder in Men |
573 |
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Section 45.3 |
Osteoporosis
in Men |
575 |
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PART V |
ADDITIONAL
HELP AND INFORMATION |
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Chapter 46 |
Glossary of
Terms Related to Men’s Health |
585 |
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Chapter 47 |
Directory
of Agencies that Provide Information About Men’s Health |
595 |
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Index |
605 |
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