1st Edition
Men's Health 4e
Since its first edition, Men's Health has established itself as the essential reference for practitioners across the spectrum of medicine - including those working in urology, andrology, cardiology, endocrinology, family practice and mental health. For this fully updated fourth edition the editors have again assembled an international team of expert authors to write on an encyclopedic range of topics, making this an invaluable resource for any health professional interested in maintaining and improving the health of their male patients.
- Comprehensive coverage of every aspect of men's health and the gender gap.
- Includes the latest research on cardiovascular risks.
- Assesses the specific issues concerning men and cancer.
- Examines the often overlooked aspects of mental health as it affects men.
- Incorporates new developments in metabolic medicine and men.
Foreword
Preface
Contributors
1. Global Men’s Health Issues
Alan White
2. The Urologist and Gender Inequality in Life Expectancy
Tharu Tharakan, Channa Jayasena, Suks Minhas
3. Testicular and Prostate Cancer: A ‘Gendered’ Approach
Clare Moynihan, Robert Huddart
4. Prostate Cancer
Roger S Kirby
5. Testicular Cancer
Thomas Stonier, Alberto Coscione
6. Bladder Cancer
Yasin Bhanji, Max Kates, Trinity J. Bivalacqua
7. Colorectal Cancer
Elaine M Burns, John Northover
8. Cutaneous Melanoma
Daniel Westaby, Hala Aziz, James Larkin, Andrew Furness
9. Smoking and Lung Cancer
10. Liver Cancer in Men
Dimitri Raptis, Charles Imber
11. Renal Cancer in Men
Anna Walsh and Ben Challacombe
12. Overactive Bladder in Men
Heléna Gresty and Jeremy Ockrim
13. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Tom McNicholas
14. Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain
R. Christopher Doiron and J. Curtis Nickel
15. Hypertension
Mike Kirby
16. Heart Failure
Martin R Cowie, Arvind Singhal
17. Lipids and Lipid-Modifying Therapy
Mike Kirby
18. Cardiovascular Screening for Athletes Men’s Health 4th Edition
Raghav T. Bhatia, Sarandeep Marwaha, Sanjay Sharma
19. Obesity and Men’s Health
David Haslam
20. Myocardial Ischaemia and Angina in Men
Diana A. Gorog, Ying X. Gue, Ying X. Gue
21. Sexual Health Conversations with Men
Anand Patel
22. Diagnosis and Management of Premature Ejaculation
Michael G Wyllie
23. Male Infertility
Abigail Kwok and Marc Lucky
24. Hypogonadism
Maria Satchi, Rowland Rees
25. Peyronie’s Disease Unique Cause of Sexual Dysfunction in Men
Culley C. Carson
26. Surgical Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction
Culley C. Carson
27. Hypospadias
Christopher Woodhouse
28. Sexually Transmitted Infections
Hannah Warren
29. Circumcision
Angus HN Whitfield, Hugh N Whitfield
30. Genital Piercing
William R Anderson, Simon AV Holmes
31. Transgender Issues in Assigned Male at Birth (AMAB) Individuals
Morley, I, Rashid T, Morley, R
32. Medical Management to Support Trans Men in a Gender Identity Clinic
Jonny Coxon, Leighton Seal
33. Can Common Men’s Health Problems be Prevented with Early Medication?
Geoffrey Hackett
34. Sexual Risks and Blood-Borne Viruses
Shalini Andrews
35. Top Tips on Coping with Vaginal Dryness for The Man
David Edwards
36. Genital Dermatoses in Men
Mike Dinneen, Chris Bunker, Eoin Dinneen
37. Men and Mental Health
Mark Pearson and Alan Pringle
38. Combat Stress and Mental Health in Veterans
Walter Busuttil
39. Men and Suicide
Alan White, Catherine Ward
40. Male Body Image
Glen Jankowski
41. Autism Spectrum Disorders in Boys and Men
Tony Attwood
42. Diabetes and Men’s Health
Kate Millar and Michael Cummings
43. Oesophagitis and Peptic Ulcer Disease
Benjamin Charles Norton and Philip Woodland
44. Alcohol and Men’s Health
William Gilmore, Sir Ian Gilmore
45. Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids: Use, Misuse and Abuse in Men
Patricia Schartau, Kam Mann
46. Back Pain
Keith Bush, John Tanner
47. Spinal Cord Injuries in Men: Clinical Problems and Management Options
John Reynard
48. Dupuytren’s Contracture
Christopher Rowland Payne, Ivan Bogdanov
49. Men’s Health Policy Developments Across The World
Peter Baker
50. A History of Men’s Health
Jonathan Charles Goddard
51. The Health of Gay Men
Justin Varney
52. Race, Ethnicity and Men’s Health
Derek M. Griffith
53. Men and Help Seeking
Alan White
54. Men at Work
Steven Boorman
55. Men’s Health & The Primary Care Physician
Janine David
Index
Biography
Roger Kirby MA MD FRCS(Urol) FEBU is Professor of Urology, Consultant Urologist and Medical Director of the Prostate Centre, London. he has performed over 2000 radical prostatectomy operations, written over 60 books and published more than 300 scientific papers. He is founder and current editor of the journal Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases and editor of the Trends in Urology and Men's Health. Culley C. Carson III MD is the Rhodes Distinguished Professor in the UNC Department of Urology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Carson specializes in the area of men's health, including the treatment of Peyronie's disease and erectile dysfunction. His research is also focused in the area of men’s health, including erectile dysfunction, peyronie’s disease, and penile prostheses. He has published more than 200 peer review publications and edited several textbooks. Professor Alan White BSc RGN MSc PhD, a Registered Nurse, is the Founder and Co-director of the Centre for Men’s Health at Leeds Beckett University and Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Men’s Health Forum (England & Wales). He has recently headed up an international team of academics for ‘The State of Men’s Health in Europe Report’ for the European Commission. Michael Kirby MBBS LRCP MRCS FRCP is Visiting Professor to the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, consultant to the Centre for Research In Primary And Community Care (CRIPACC) at the University of Hertfordshire and to the Institute of Diabetes in Older People (IDOP) at the University of Bedfordshire. His clinical work is now at the Prostate Centre in London, where he deals with cardiovascular, metabolic, urologic and endocrine problems. He has published more than 400 clinical papers and 30 books.
