Experiences of infertility: where do men fit in? by Hinton, L, Kurinczuk, J, Ziebland, S

A Review of Body Image Influences on Men's Fitness Goals and Supplement Use by Donald R. McCreary PhD, Thomas B. Hildebrandt PsyD, Leslie J. Heinberg PhD, Michael Boroughs MA, J. Kevin Thompson PhD

“…Men's fitness goals are influenced by the lens through which they view their bodies, which is different from the way women view their bodies. …”
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Des hommes et des corps by Marie-Françoise Galy, Christine Mennesson

“…Thus, in adulthood, the work of shaping the anatomy reflects the joint effects of professional socialisation and previously acquired dispositions. For these men, fitness professionals, the necessary body adjustments, from a symbolic and economic point of view, participate in the renewal of the configurations of gender practices. …”
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Current issues of prevention of moristics and mortality of children and adolescents associated with risk behavior (review) by Z. V. Lashkul, V. V. Chemirisov, V. L. Kurochka, N. Y. Motovytsya, L. D. Yarova

“…It was found that pronounced negative changes in the health of adolescents associated with risky behavior occur worldwide and have led to serious medical and social consequences - deteriorating reproductive health, limited vocational education, employment, reducing the number of young men fit for military service. Conclusions. The results became a roadmap for further research on the spread of risk-related behaviors at the regional level and the organization of its prevention.…”
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The perceived role fit of women and men academics: evidence from the social sports sciences by Lara Lesch, Katrin Scharfenkamp, Pamela Wicker

“…In contrast to role congruity theory, women's leadership fit is higher than men's fit in this dimension (0.79 vs. 0.72). Regarding the associations of individual characteristics, professors seem to perceive a lower role fit for both genders than students. …”
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Transperineal Laser Ablation Treatment for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Due to Benign Prostatic Obstruction: Protocol for a Prospective In Vivo Pilot Study by van Kollenburg, Rob A A, van Riel, Luigi A M J G, Bloemen, Paul R, Oddens, Jorg R, de Reijke, Theo M, Beerlage, Harrie P, de Bruin, Daniel Martijn

“…ConclusionsTPLA offers the potential to be a novel minimal invasive technique for treatment of LUTS due to BPO in men fit for standard desobstruction. This study will evaluate the safety and feasibility of TPLA and report on functional outcomes and tissue changes observed on imaging following TPLA treatment. …”
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Transperineal laser ablation as treatment for benign prostatic obstruction: Safety, feasibility and functional outcomes—A pilot study by Rob vanKollenburg, Luigi vanRiel, Paul Bloemen, Theo de Reijke, Harrie Beerlage, Daniel deBruin, Jorg Oddens

“…Objectives The aim of this study is to assess safety, feasibility and functional outcomes of TPLA for the treatment of LUTS in men fit also for standard surgery. Methods This prospective, multicentre, interventional pilot study included 20 patients. …”
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Hyperglycemia Is Not Associated With Higher Volumetric BMD in a Chinese Health Check-up Cohort by Ling Wang, Kaiping Zhao, Xiaojuan Zha, Limei Ran, Heng Su, Yingying Yang, Qing Shuang, Yandong Liu, Li Xu, Glen M. Blake, Xiaoguang Cheng, Klaus Engelke, Klaus Engelke, Annegreet Vlug

“…Data was analyzed using linear regression models.ResultsIn the total cohort (5889 men and 4420 women, mean age 53 years, range 30-96), there was no significant association between vBMD and FPG after adjustment for age (women: p=0.774; men: p=0.149). 291 women and 606 men fitted the diagnostic criteria of diabetes. Both women and men with diabetes had lower vBMD compared to non-diabetic subjects, but this became non-significant after adjusting for age in the total cohort (women: p=0.817; men: p=0.288) and after propensity score matching based on age (women: p=0.678; men: p=0.135). …”
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