Talk:Men's health

Capitalization in article title
Health should not be capitalized for this article, the article is about men's health in general, not about a magazine of that name. See also: Women's health, with "health" not capitalized. This move currently can't be done manually and requires the assistance of an administrator. Kurieeto 14:13, 14 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Per above request on WP:RM which was unlikely to be controversial, I moved this page from Men's Health (upper case) to Men's health (lower case). Jonathunder 23:04, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

Andrology
Question: how is this topic different from Andrology? Rd232 talk 22:29, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Good question - I have suggested a merger. Zodon (talk) 10:29, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Do you also support merging Women's health into Gynecology? JCDenton2052 (talk) 10:43, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Haven't seen it proposed, or rationale given, so couldn't really say. Of course there are several other articles relating to women's health (e.g. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics, Maternal health, etc.), and the article on Gynecology is a lot better developed than either andrology or men's health, so the cases are not similar.
 * Discussion of the merger suggestion is on Talk:andrology. Zodon (talk) 00:17, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Major new source to incorporate into the article: Comprehensive EU study on Men's Health done by the European Commission's DG-SANCO
This was done by the European Commission's Directorate General for Health & Consumers (DG-SANCO), it just came out two months ago and may be the best and most comprehensive study on this subject sofar: — 139.18.182.30 (talk) 14:15, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
 * The State of Men’s Health in Europe (News Entry)
 * The State of Men’s Health in Europe (The report itself)

Removed the feminism part
The feminism part stated the following:

"A greater understanding of women's health issues had been one of the successes of the feminist movement, a development that drew attention to the fact that while men had dominated most societies in most fields, this did not extend to health and to life expectancy. By 2008, it was still the case that in the vast majority of countries, rich and poor, women could expect to outlive men."

I'm not quite sure who put this here but this section is irrelevant to the physiology and anatomy of male health and the social issues surrounding this should be put in another section. Additionally, I did some research into this topic and I have yet to find a single shred of evidence that feminists used this as part of their counterculture social movement in the 1900's (and I suspect that it never did draw attention due to the fact that it draws no parallel to any socially dominant issues whatsoever in both the 20th century and today). For this reason I've removed it as it's largely irrelevant and untrue; if someone feels the need to add it back, I suggest this be put into one of the feminism articles on Wikipedia and not here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.53.91.76 (talk) 03:06, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

"Men's Health"
The usage and topic of Men's Health is under discussion, see Talk:Men's Health (magazine) -- 70.51.44.60 (talk) 06:41, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

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Some significant updates to this article.
There are a few students from McMaster University who are taking a course designed to improve the quality of health articles. We have chosen to improve this article, so there may be some significant changes occurring in the next few weeks. Cheers! #macbhsc2019F — Preceding unsigned comment added by NickBHSc21 (talk • contribs) 19:46, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

Terms used in this articleKhordeht (talk) 00:34, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
Hey folks, As my group (#macbhsc2019F) has begun editing this article, there are several reoccurring conversations we believe would be beneficial to discuss with all editors involved in this article. One discussion concerns the use of the terms "men" vs "males", acknowledging the difference between gender (men) and sex (male). This is a tricky concern because the title itself is referencing "men", and we would like to be inclusive to all those who identify as men. Thus we have consistently been using the term "men" during our edits, with the exception of referencing biological phenomena as "males". We'd love to hear feedback pertaining to this issue and any other language usage concerns.

removing template message
Hi all,

My group is proposing the removal of the template message regarding the article's global applicability. We have updated the introduction and the organizations sections to be more universal. Additionally we have added a life expectancy section which includes widely applicable facts and even a global visual. Additionally, we have added a conditions section which also is globally relevant. In the next week, we will also be adding a mental health section, including topics such as suicide, stress, and addiction in men. We strive in all our writing to remain inclusive and relevant to as many nations as possible.Khordeht (talk) 06:10, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

About "Postpartum depression" in the paragraph "Common conditions"
The diseases listed in the paragraph "Common conditions" is "conditions/diseases that have a high prevalence in men (relative to women)". Postpartum depression is also listed in this paragraph.

The claim that Postpartum depression have a high prevalence in men is not mentioned in the reference data. Postpartum depression does not mentioned it. I am not sure it is true. --Wolfch (talk) 14:26, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Why the info about life expectancy not related to men's health?
There is lot of info about what is life expectancy and how is it measured.

Life expectancy is a statistical measure that represents the average number of years that a person is expected to live, based on the current mortality rates. It is typically calculated at birth, and can vary depending on factors such as gender, race, and location. For example, life expectancy in many developed countries is higher than in developing countries, and life expectancy for women is generally higher than for men. Life expectancy is determined by analyzing mortality data and projecting the number of years a person of a certain age is expected to live, taking into account current death rates. It's also important to note that life expectancy is an estimate, and it can be affected by changes in mortality rates due to factors such as medical advancements, lifestyle changes, and population demographics. Additionally, there are different types of life expectancy such as : Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) which is the average number of years a person can expect to live in "good health" Disability-free Life Expectancy (DFLE) which is the average number of years a person can expect to live without any disability.

IMO it is redundant to have that info on this page. Londondare (talk) 12:16, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I think the information about different types of measures can safely be dropped or aggressively summarised with links to the other page unless we are explicitly talking about the HLE and HFLE variants.
 * Arguably a discussion about the causes of difference in life expectancy is useful in helping the reader contextualize why life expectancy might differ. It might be helpful to see what the literature on men's health is doing about life expentency to work out if this is relevant - because textual based decision making is easier than actually reasoning. TAL pedia 12:32, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

"Men are difficult to recruit to health promotion interventions" not supported by the cited source
The sentence "Men are difficult to recruit to health promotion interventions" is not a conclusion of the cited paper - it is only cited in there from a different paper that also does not come up with that conclusion. Londondare (talk) 20:43, 25 April 2023 (UTC)