1. Paul: 'sometimes you need to be pushy'

   12/11/19

   GP but was initially turned down because I was not unwell. They didn’t want to do the check. Having ... to do it. The nurse acted as peacemaker and suggested sedation as an alternative. We went with that ... to give him. I was aged 42 when I saw an advert for men over 40 to have a health check. I went to my ... More

2. Vasectomy Diary: The Scrotum Monologues

   09/11/16

   should I not have the right to have this done in as discreet a way as possible? I would have found the ... that men deserve to be treated with the same dignity as women. Would three men be allowed to stand ... necessary to have a female nurse assist with a specific task, I could have accepted that with no problem ... More

3. Domestic violence: on the receiving end?

   16/09/20

   or ridiculed. Men who are being  abused may think that they will not be taken  seriously or be unsure ... you seek help if you are  a victim of domestic abuse or are becoming  one. Do not suffer in silence as ... Shouldn't men be able to  handle it? No one should have to live with violence,  fear or abuse. It is not ... More

4. NHS support now

   14/04/21

   to see your GP- you can self refer) Links to all the charity mental health crisis lines or contact ... More

5. The five ways to wellbeing

   18/05/21

   away Do stretching exercises Do an activity (eg. cycling or swimming) that you have not tried for ... someone you have not spoken to for over a year Join a club or group Be Active  Taking part in regular ... Five tried and tested ways to feel better right now. There is good evidence that five specific ... More

6. He and Him

   22/02/21

   You wouldn't always know it but men are a very diverse group. Our new podcast on identifying ... as male. Listen to "He and Him" on Spreaker. In the droning discourse of identity politics, ... the myriad ways in which we all identify can be lost in the noise.  Three guys who identify as male ... More

7. Domestic violence: you dishing it out?

   24/03/21

   Violence and abuse have a devastating  effect on children. You may think that your  children do not know ... justify your actions such as ‘he/she is doing this  deliberately.’ Note also the things that you do not ... non blaming way. Do not  force someone to talk to you when you  want, as that would also be abusive.  ... More

8. Steve: 'my walking workout'

   29/04/16

   do that anyway and the other benefits of walking more than compensate for this, anyway. I’m not doing ... about walking in all weathers. That way when you do get a nice day, you savour it all the more.  I feel ... Perhaps walking is not quite such a full all-round workout as you can get in the gym but I never used to ... More

9. Men & Covid - 19: new lessons learned & the challenge of inequality

   22/06/20

   and men in areas of deprivation. When we publicised our last webinar, we said that men were 50% more ... likely to die from COVID-19 than women. We now know that estimate was too low. What else have we learned? ... Two issues that came up in questions at the webinar were encouraging men to get tested and male ... More

10. Mehboob: 'my heart attack will make me a better doctor'

    26/04/18

    as if they’re minor, everyday things and I wonder if I'll get to have that attitude. I’m doing ... a heart attack. I went to the gym just round the corner as usual. I go nearly everyday. We do a work-out ... seeing in my patients. We have 24-hour stenting here. [A stent is a tiny wire mesh tube inserted into an ... More

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