Men's health in China

Less attention has been paid to the gender-specific needs of men compared with women's health care. It is time to increase awareness of, and reinvigorate interest in, men's health concerns and to enhance understanding, improve clinical care and help set health policy goals for men's health. Fortunately, men's health has come to the forefront in the world and China is no exception. However, as a developing country with a long history and a versatile traditional culture, China has some unique definitions and emphases that differ from those of Western countries, so far as men's health is concerned. Three topics will be chosen for discussion in this article on the theme of men's health in China: erectile dysfunction, the most embarrassing topic; partial androgen deficiency of the ageing male, the most ignored topic; and prostate cancer, the most pressing topic. Moreover, the emphasis for these topics will focus on the differences between China and Western countries.