This statement focuses on the skills and qualities needed to manage issues and problems relating to the care of men in primary care. Men access primary care services 20 less than women. This is despite them having a higher prevalence of many diseases and being more likely to die prematurely than women. Clinical example 3.07 therefore includes topics not only related to male-specific conditions (e.g. prostate and testicular cancer, lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction), but also the challenges of promoting health and targeting services to men, and consulting and managing problems in a male specific way.
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