Dr Megan @ Home: Men’s Health Awareness

Even impo though rtan the t for us COVID -19 pan to remembe dem r ou ic r is all gene we can th ral he alth in conce k abou t, it is rns too . A s we celebrate Father’s each other through these Day this month, our trying times. As stress levels focus is on Men’s Health have risen in the past few Awareness Month this June. weeks, so have the physical

We recommend a medical symptoms of anxiety. These check-up every six months include poor sleep, palpita- this includes a blood tions, increased sweating, pressure check, glucose and headaches, nausea, chest cholesterol blood tests, as pain or breathlessness. Link well as a general medical this with poor concentration, examination agitation, uncontrollable

From the age of 40, we should add a PSA worry, or a short temper and feelings of to the blood tests which is the Prostate Spehopelessness, it is a slippery slope down cific Antigen. Many middle-aged men will to depression. Acute stress and anxiety develop an enlarged prostate at some stage. can be managed with non-medical treatThis causes various symptoms including ments such as exercise, or meditation needing to pass urine more often during the and rest... but often this isn’t enough and night, a reduced urinary stream or only dropthat is where your doctor can assist you lets, difficulty passing urine or the urge to go with medical treatment to manage the more frequently. Obviously, prostate cancer symptoms of acute stress and get you must always be excluded, but very often the over this hurdle. Our rooms are open and cause is a benign overgrowth of the prostate taking every precaution to keep you and which is easily managed with medication. ourselves safe from COVID-19. We are also

Mental health is a tricky subject with offering telephonic/virtual consultations if many men, who feel the pressure to be the you would prefer. Please do not hesitate to provider and the backbone of their families. contact our rooms for any guidance. It is important for us all to be taking care of By Dr Megan Broughton, 031 582 5303, www.umhlangagp.net.