There are many things that contribute to health. Some of these things are things that you have control over and some are not. You have control over what you eat, how much you sleep, and whether or not you exercise. You can do your best in each of these areas. If you are doing you best in these areas, your body will get very healthy. There are other things that contribute to health that you have no control over such as genetically passed down sickness and disease.

There are many different sicknesses and diseases that can harm a person and their health. The question is, as a man, which of these sicknesses and diseases are specific to your gender, and which should you watch out for? For example, a man may contract prostate cancer where a woman could not because she is lacking a prostate gland. So, where do you find information.

There are many specific men's health issues. These health issues are not hard to find out about or research. One good source for information is the world wide web. There are many places on the internet where you can learn about specific men's health issues. There are also many different magazines and books. These resources are great for finding good information about specific men's health issues. If you do not have a specific health issue you want information on, or if you look in these areas and cannot find what you are looking for you might consider getting an appointment with your doctor and asking him/her about specific men's health issues. They would probably know better than anyone. Also, they would probably be able to give you a lot of helpful information, do tests if you are concerned, and give you options for treating or avoiding the issues.

A few of the specific men's health issues include enlarged prostate, prostate cancer, and testicular problems.
Men usually get an enlarged prostate somewhere around retirement. This can mean that the men will have trouble when it comes to urinating. They could urinate more frequently as well as having the feeling that they need to urinate, after they have already urinated. This can sometimes cause infection which will either go away on its own, or will need to be treated.

Prostate cancer will have a lot of the same symptoms as an enlarged prostate. Testicular problems would need to be watched for. Men should frequently check for lumps on their testicles. If they had cancer of the testis it would most likely not be accompanied by pain, so watching for lumps is very important.

These are just a few of the health issues that are specific to men. Others can be researched and found through many different resources. They are not very difficult to find out about and there is probably a lot of great information published about them.

So try the following:
WebMD
Your physician
Men's Health Magazine
Google (search specific issues)