Medical check. Which is the most recommended for man?

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Both men and women, with the passage of time should consider going to the doctor to request an annual medical checkup to ensure that our body is in perfect condition. In this case, we focus on the most recommended medical checkups for men.
After a certain age, it would be advisable for all men to consider having to undergo a series of routine medical tests, so that, when the time came, they would prevent major ills. In cases these tests will be different, logically, to those recommended to women. Among the types of check recommended to men the most prominent are:

Blood pressure (TA) controls

Review of blood cholesterol levels (LDL, HDL ...)
Maintenance of the body mass index
Medical tests for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
Screening for prostate cancer
Colon Cancer Screening
Analysis of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
Blood pressure (TA) controls
In the medical check-ups, the TA will be analyzed in the doctor's office, but the patient can also perform his measurement, independently, having a blood pressure monitor at home or going regularly to the pharmacy office. As a general rule, TA levels lower than 140/90 are recommended.

Review of blood cholesterol levels (LDL, HDL ...)

In general, patients with LDL "high" or "bad" high cholesterol and low HDL or "good" low cholesterol are those who are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease.

The desired levels of HDL cholesterol in blood are between 40 and 60 mg / dL. And the optimal levels of LDL cholesterol in blood are those lower than 130 mg / dL.

Maintenance of the body mass index

This parameter could serve to control overweight and obesity, so common, unfortunately, in our current environment. It is a harmless check, very easy to perform, that can and, in fact, should be done at any age and routinely, because it is a great indicator of good health. It allows us to know if we are above our ideal weight. It is calculated by obtaining the data of our weight (in Kg) and dividing it by the size (in meters) squared.

Medical tests for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus

If your life habits (diet, physical exercise, body weight ...) are not as good as they should be, you can develop Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at any time.

To obtain information in this field, you can measure blood sugar (blood sugar level) in a scheduled morning blood test (taking the precaution to be done after the recommended fasting hours) or, also, can be analyzed in the test of blood analysis the value of the so-called "Hemoglobin A1C", which is the "snitch" that informs us of the levels of glycemia in recent months.

Screening for prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is one of the most frequent tumors in males. The "PSA" or "prostate specific antigen" will be requested in a simple blood test and another test to be performed will also be the digital rectal examination.

Colon Cancer Screening

In general, from the age of 50, and with a periodicity of every 10, it would be convenient to perform a colonoscopy. However, in those patients with a family history or with other risk factors, the periodicity should be lower. The colonoscopy consists in the exploration of the intestine in search of anatomical abnormalities, by means of the anal introduction of a medical device equipped with a camera. This test is considered easy to perform and, for greater comfort of the interested party, it can be done under patient sedation. Even so, it is not usually a diagnostic technique that is too attractive for the population.

Analysis of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)

It would be a recommendable checkup for any male who has initiated sexual relations, especially in those cases of unprotected sex practices or also in the specific cases of intravenous drug use. It includes tests for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), gonorrhea, HBV (hepatitis B), HCV (hepatitis C), syphilis, etc. among other examples. We should never trust ETS, that is, all people can be infected, even from the couple we would least suspect. This study is important because the early diagnosis of certain STDs (such as HIV) can improve the patient's prognosis.



Dr. Gemma Cardona - Medical consultant of Advance Medical

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