men's health newsletter

No.01/2008

ISMH International Society for Men's Health

journal of men's health jmh

Why jmh?

Readers will notice that the journal has revised its title to Journal of Men’s Health from the previous Journal of Men’s Health and Gender.  While the shortened designation signals recognition and particular concern about the centrality of men’s health to a number of issues, it in no way precludes consideration of the wide range of related questions.  So, for instance, the discussion of gender—as other social, behavioral, attitudinal, cultural, and clinical phenomena—remains critically relevant and squarely within jmh’s editorial purview. We invite you to celebrate with us the journal’s change in name as a sign of exciting times.   The field of men’s health is maturing and becoming increasingly authoritative.  A coherent body of clinical, social, and pedagogical knowledge is emerging and will continue to develop, and our new name appropriately acknowledges men’s health as a field in its own right. We are also pleased to share yet another exciting development.  The jmh editorial advisory structure has been organized according to topic areas or “sections,” each headed by a world renown leader in men’s health.  We are proud of the interdisciplinary and multinational makeup of the group of section editors as well as of the innovative domains they define.  We look forward to the new organization streamlining the journal and shaping the field of men’s health.  A list of the new section editors  you will find at www.jmhjournal.org

jmh and EMHF 

In addition the journal of men’s health has the honor to announce an exciting evolution in our partnership with the European Men’s Health Forum. The EMHF joins the ISMH as sponsor of the journal, making jmh the official publication of both associations. This is a particularly meaningful development at a fortuitous time in the history of the men’s health field.  The imperative is before us to globalize our knowledge, approaches, and standards in order to improve the health of men and the well-being of communities.  Cooperative endeavors such as our ISMH-EMHF partnership ensure that we use resources most efficiently, build upon strengths, and more widely disperse benefits among our membership groups and beyond.  We welcome our long-time colleagues of the EMHF to a new level of collaboration with great warmth and expectation.

Most recent issues in men's health & gender medicine

The triad of erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism and the metabolic syndrome

To identify the relationship of erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism and the metabolic syndrome in the context of men’s health. Methods: An Expert Panel Meeting was held in December 2006 in Vienna, Austria. In addition a comprehensive literature search was conducted. Results: Men have a higher incidence of cardiovascular events than women of similar ages which has led to the belief that testosterone is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in men. The latter hypothesis is no longer tenable. On the contrary, low testosterone levels are associated with (visceral) obesity, the metabolic syndrome, Diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction (ED). Testosterone therapy does not lead to an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease or events such as myocardial infarction, stroke or angina.

Read more at Blackwell-synergy.com

Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Outcome among Prostate-Cancer Survivors

Background: The authors sought to identify determinants of health-related quality of life after primary treatment of prostate cancer and to measure the effects of such determinants on satisfaction with the outcome of treatment in patients and their spouses or partners. Methods: The authors prospectively measured outcomes reported by 1201 patients and 625 spouses or partners at multiple centers before and after radical prostatectomy, brachytherapy, or external-beam radiotherapy. They evaluated factors that were associated with changes in quality of life within study groups and determined the effects on satisfaction with the treatment outcome.

Read more at content.nejm.org  

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