i think that men shud b checked every 3-5 yrs just like us women do (smears etc) what do u think??

Question

i mean like checkin prostate, and testicles and for std's

typical fellas!.......i was thinkin more of being on the safe side. women have smears men have check ups with their "bits".........a doctor may find something u missed! better 2 b safe than sorry

Answer 1

im a bloke and i agree 100% i found a lump 12 months ago but lucky for me i found it in time and am now 100% clear,most men dont self check and if they do they are not sure wot to look for and not only do i belive we should be checked by trained staff but it should be every 12 months, its abit humilliating as every woman will know but its worth it as personally id rather have life and a bit of embarrasment than the other option

Answer 2

I agree. In the UK 25000 men die each year from prostate cancer if this number of women died of breast cancer the outcry would be deafening. The PSA (prostate specific antigen) test is very simple to do if a bit unrefined at the moment, it has a tendency to throw up false positives, this is used as an excuse not to offer them. but the PSA test is still more accurate than breast screening. The government has been criticised by the W.H.O. for fudging the figures but continues to do so. the only reason for this is obviously money. It would cost to much to give men the same health screening as women. So it appears that men are not as valued by society.

Answer 3

Medical check-ups are reasonable for anyone.

I was unaware of a requirement for women to do so, though. If you're saying that publicity about health issues is usually aimed at women, instead of men, then, yes, I think you're right.

If you're wondering whether it's easier for men to notice an STD than it is for women, then, perhaps, but it's still wise for everyone to get tested every once in a while.

Answer 4

Heres a thing to think about (although I agree in principle...)

When men die (over about 80 years old), about half of them have prostate cancer. But they dont *die* from the prostate cancer, most of them never know they had it. If you did a yearly test for prostate cancer (which in itself is quite unpleasant), then you would find lots of older men with the disease. If you were diagnosed with cancer, most people would want treatment for it (which is fair enough) but the majority would be having invasive dangerous surgery and medications, for something that they would never have known about without the tests. So should we test them???

This doesnt apply for younger men, so go get checked out!!!

Answer 5

I am a male and I have my blood work done every 6 months, a colonoscopy every 2 years, and ekg every 2 years, prostate exam yearly and a complete physical every year. We need to do this type of maintainence the same way we do for our cars.

Answer 6

Checked for what?


AWESOME
This is almost overwhelming when you think about it.
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Moses and the people were in the desert, but what was he going to
do
with them?
They had to be fed, and feeding 2 or 3 million people requires a
lot
of food.
According to the Quartermaster General in the Army, it is
reported
that Moses would have to have had 1500 tons of food each day. Do
you
know that to bring that much food each day, two freight trains,
each
at least a mile long, would be required!
Besides you must remember, they were out in the desert, so they
would
have to have firewood to use in cooking the food. This would take
4000 tons of wood and a few more freight trains, each a mile
long,
just for one day.
And just think, they were forty years in transit.
And Oh yes! They would have to have water. If they only had
enough
to drink and wash a few dishes, it would take 11,000,000 gallons
each
day and a freight train with tank cars, 1800 miles long, just to
bring water!
And then another thing!
They had to get across the Red Sea at night. Now, if they went on
a
narrow path, double file, the line would be 800 miles long and
would
require 35 days and nights to get through. So there had to be a
space
in the Red Sea, 3 miles wide so that they could walk 5000 abreast
to
get over in one night.
But then, there is another problem...............each time they
camped at the end of the day, a campground two-thirds the size of
the
state of Rhode Island was required, or a total of 750 square
miles l
ong........ think of it! This much space for camping.
Do you think Moses figured all this out before he left Egypt? I
think
not! You see, Moses believed in God. God took care of these
things
for him.
Now do you think God has any problem taking care of all your
needs?

I asked the Lord to bless you As I prayed for you today. To guide
you
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our
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So when the road you're traveling on seems difficult at best,
just
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Answer 7

u shud actually go once a year for a PAP smear. men usually only need to go oonce a year from age 35yrs to get their prostate checked. men can usually see what's going on with their penise because it's outside, thus making it easier to detect when something's not right. we're not as 'lucky' in that respect.

Answer 8

Women don't have to go every year but just do and should. It is the same with men. We do not have to go every year but should. I go get my blood test and a finger up the rear end and he looks things over front and back.

So it is not that men don't have to go they just don't. We can buy a rubber at walmart and so can women, so don't give me that we have to have birthcontrol pills crap.

Answer 9

Men need to have prostate exams and colonoscopies. Those are just as bad as women's exams.

Answer 10

Um....I don't know about you but I have to go yearly if I want my birth control. And yes, I think they should suffer the same invasive things we do.