3.5% of the male population is underdiagnosed with erectile dysfunction and 11.7% is underdiagnosed with premature ejaculation*.
Men, compared to women, do not regularly visit their family doctor or specialist for annual health check-ups. To raise awareness of the importance of urological check-ups, #movember has for a few years now become men’s health month.
The Center for Urology, Andrology and Sexual Medicine, led by Drs. Rosselló Barbará and Rosselló Gayá, joins the cause by offering free visits to men of any age who want to consult about their urological health or sexual function. In addition, they will receive free nutritional advice from the Health 10 Nutrition Unit, since diet is often the cause of health problems such as metabolic syndrome, hypercholesterolemia or obesity.
What is the aim of the Movember campaign?
The aim of the Movember campaign is to raise awareness of men’s health problems and to encourage men to visit their doctors more often, in order to prevent future problems.
The Movember Foundation helps improve the quality of life for men worldwide every November by raising funds for prostate and testicular cancer research, as well as promoting the importance of physical activity and men’s mental health care.
Why is it called Movember?
Men’s Health and Mustache Why Movember? “Mo” stands for moustache and “vember” for November. Since 2003, two Australian friends had the idea of using the mustache as a symbol of the campaign to make it visible and create interest. Since then, during the month of November, many men decide to grow a mustache to generate conversations around men’s health and show their solidarity with their fellow men who have experienced a testicular, mental health or prostate health problem.
Which disease affects men the most?
According to the Spanish Association Against Cancer, prostate cancer is the most frequent type of cancer in men in Spain, followed by colorectal, lung and bladder cancer. In other words, of the four most frequent types of cancer, two of them are urological.
*Data presented in a study during the 19th Congress of the Spanish Association of Andrology, Sexual and Reproductive Medicine (Asesa) and the XIV Iberian Meeting of Andrology, Sexual and Reproductive Medicine.