{"id":22947,"date":"2020-06-01T07:05:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T07:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbhids2021.wpengine.com\/?p=17387"},"modified":"2021-03-16T13:44:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T17:44:46","slug":"mens-health-month-2020-its-time-for-a-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthymindsphilly.org\/dev\/blog\/mens-health-month-2020-its-time-for-a-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s Health Month 2020: It&#8217;s Time for a Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a new decade comes the opportunity to both look back and look forward. This time for reflection gives us all a unique occasion to evaluate how we have been dealing with our health, both physical and mental.<\/p>\n<p>Men, especially, should take this time to do just that.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.clevelandclinic.org\/2019\/09\/04\/cleveland-clinic-survey-men-will-do-almost-anything-to-avoid-going-to-the-doctor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Clinic study<\/a>, men are less likely to take care of themselves and their health than women. They are half as likely to visit the doctor for a check-up compared to women. Over 7 million American men have not seen a doctor in over 10 years, citing embarrassment, lack of convenience, not wanting a bad diagnosis, and being told as children not to complain about medical problems as reasons for avoiding doctors visits.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s 2020, and it&#8217;s time for that to change.<\/p>\n<p>Men from 19 to 90 still need routine checkups, and in light of COVID-19, need to take responsibility for their health. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/2020-04-15-black-men-and-boys-are-not-immune-to-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In his recent blog<\/a>, Black men and boys are not immune to COVID-19 Eric Westbrook, Director of the Mayor\u2019s Office of Black Male Engagement writes, \u201c COVID-19 coronavirus seems to impact those with preexisting health conditions like diabetes, heart and lung disease that make it difficult for them to fight the virus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here is a decade-by-decade breakdown of when men should be getting certain checkups:<\/p>\n<p>20s:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every year &#8211; a physical exam, blood pressure analysis, blood and urine analysis, rectal exam, STD testing, self-performed testicular exam<\/li>\n<li>Every 5 years &#8211; TB skin test<\/li>\n<li>Every 10 years &#8211; Tetanus booster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>30s:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every year &#8211; a physical exam, blood pressure analysis, blood and urine analysis, rectal exam, STD testing, self-performed testicular exam, EKG for heart abnormalities<\/li>\n<li>Every 5 years &#8211; TB skin test<\/li>\n<li>Every 10 years &#8211; Tetanus booster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>40s:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every year &#8211; a physical exam, blood pressure analysis, blood and urine analysis, rectal exam, STD testing, self-performed testicular exam, EKG for heart abnormalities, prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening, hemoccult test<\/li>\n<li>Every 5 years &#8211; TB skin test<\/li>\n<li>Every 10 years &#8211; Tetanus booster<\/li>\n<li>At physician&#8217;s discretion &#8211; chest x-ray, testosterone screening<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>50+:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every year &#8211; a physical exam, blood pressure analysis, blood and urine analysis, rectal exam, STD testing, self-performed testicular exam, EKG for heart abnormalities, prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening, hemoccult test<\/li>\n<li>Every 5 years &#8211; TB skin test<\/li>\n<li>Every 10 years &#8211; Tetanus booster<\/li>\n<li>At physician&#8217;s discretion &#8211; chest x-ray, testosterone screening, bone density screening<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of these tests is necessary for monitoring and maintaining good health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a new decade comes the opportunity to both look back and look forward. 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