Healthy Male - The Male Issue #2 Jan 2020

16. HEALTHY MALE RESOURCES Our wide range of resources makes symptoms and treatments easy to understand. FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 17. RESOURCES FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Access our range of evidence-based resources for health professionals — from hard copy clinical summary guides to printable patient assessment tools and orchidometers. 18. RESEARCH REVIEW: WHAT DO AUSTRALIAN GPs REALLY THINK ABOUT PROVIDING FERTILITY AND PRECONCEPTION HEALTH ADVICE TO MEN? Read about the barriers and enablers to fertility and preconception health promotion to men, and the need for better education and training of GPs. 19. RESEARCH REVIEW: HIGH RATES OF CHLAMYDIA INFECTION IN THE TESTES OF INFERTILE MEN Chlamydia trachomatis infections are diagnosed in more than 120 million people per year globally, but little is known about its impact on male fertility. Learn about the research results here. 20. HOW TO TALK TO MEN ABOUT FERTILITY There’s an opportunity for GPs to take the lead on conversations about fertility when male patients come in for a consultation. 22. WHEN IT COMES TO INFERTILITY IN COUPLES, MEN CONTRIBUTE TO HALF OF ALL CASES. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR? Make sure you’re asking the right questions and gathering vital information from your patients. 24. HYMTech Join us at our inaugural HYMTech Conference — Communicating Healthcare for Young Men Through Digital Technology — where we’ll look at how to best use language, platforms and data to motivate young men to change their health behaviours. 25. PLUS PATERNAL HEALTH PROJECT How well does the health system cater for men’s health needs throughout the journey to fatherhood? The Healthy Male +Paternal Health Project is hoping to answer these questions and many more. 26. A DIFFERENT VIEW We ask four people: How does the health system need to change to better support the needs and roles of fathers and potential fathers?. HEALTHYMALE.ORG.AU 3 YEAR OF THE NURSE & MIDWIFE This year is the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. We thank all Australian nurses and midwives for their hard work and contribution to the community.