Men's Health Services

Men tend not to see their doctor until problems are well established. We hope we can change this.

We recommend that all men over 45 years attend for a yearly health review.

If you are facing financial difficulties that makes seeing us difficult, please talk to our staff and we will help support you.

Below we have listed services and reliable links related to common men’s health issues.

Bowel cancer screening.

New Zealand has one of the highest incidence of bowel  cancer in the world. Bowel cancer can be asymptomatic however any change in bowel habit, abdominal pain, bleeding from the bowel or unintentional weight loss should be investigated to exclude bowel cancer.

For more information on Bowel cancer screening, see Beat Bowel Cancer, and Health Navigator

Bladder and Urinary Problems

Urinary incontinence (loss of bladder control) is a common problem and can affect people of all ages. If this affects your daily activities, we can support you with advice and/or medical treatment that can ease or stop these problems.

For more information please visit Health Navigator

Contraception

Male contraceptives, also known as male birth control are methods of preventing pregnancy

The most common kinds of male contraceptives and their relative effectiveness is outlined on the Family Planning website.

Condoms are available on prescription or free from the shelf in our patient toilet at the practice.

Vasectomy is covered under some NZ health insurance policies. For more information on vasectomy please visit the Family Planning website.

Fertility

It is important that both partners are supported if couples have not become pregnant after 12 months or earlier, or if problems are suspected at any time.

There are a range of tests that can help identify if there are problems and we will support you with these. Fertility treatments generally provide good outcomes.

Heart Health and Blood Pressure Assessment and Monitoring.

Cardiovascular disease (heart, stroke and blood vessel disease) is the leading cause cause of death in New Zealand.  Please contact us to make a GP or Nurse appointment to assess your Heart Health.

Visit the NZ Heart Foundation website for more information including the signs and symptoms of heart disease, preventative measures and the assessment and treatment of heart disease.

Prostate Assessment And Screening.

Please see your doctor to discuss Prostate Assessment and Screening. We have provided the following link as a general guide to the pros and cons of screening and the opportunity to review your personal risk.

This link provides an estimate of your personal risk of prostate cancer and review the pros and cons of screening.