Most men are afraid to go to doctors
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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A lot of adult men do not measure blood pressure, cholesterol level, do not follow the pulse and do not even check their teeth every year. They are generally afraid to go to the doctors, so as not to hear anything unpleasant.
Men are usually perceived as strong, courageous and enduring creatures. But in terms of their own health, most members of the stronger sex behave very cowardly. Men are afraid to go for preventive check-ups so that doctors do not tell them any "mucks" about their health.
"It's amazing how many men are afraid of doctors," says Aaron Michelfelder, a family doctor from the United States, "but ignoring the problem will not solve it, but only exacerbate it." In fact, the sooner a diagnosis is made of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, or cancer , the more chances we have for successful treatment. "
Dr. Michelfelder persistently urges his patients to meet with him at least once a year. When someone reminds him that medicine is paid in the US, and every such visit is expensive, the doctor is amazed at the shortsightedness of such people. "Let's do some tests now that will cost you fifty or a hundred dollars, then we will start spending tens of thousands on treatment," says the doctor. "Preventive examinations are very beneficial to the family budget." If you do not carry out the prevention of the machine, sooner or later it will break so seriously that you will have to climb into the stash. "
According to Dr. Michelfelder, many men also have a misconception about the age at which they need to be checked. So, pressure should be measured once a year for all men over 18 years (not after 50 or 60), the level of cholesterol measured from 35 years (every 5 years), from 50 years once a year to be checked for bowel oncology, and a dentist to visit every six months after 40.
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