Male health: a new paradigm, strategies for care delivery, advocacy, education and research

SummaryMale health has emerged as a new field of medicine as a response to dramatic disparities in male mortality and morbidity worldwide. A gender-focused view of the unique health needs facing boys and men have driven physicians and policy makers to establish gender-specific strategies for care delivery advocacy education, and research. Urologists are often seen as the most suited to address the broader scope of male health and as a community, they have been instrumental in leading both the definition of male health and collaborative initiatives to address the health issues facing men in the 21st century.