More than just a noisy night Most of us know somebody who snores. For many couples it simply becomes part of life. Elbows are deployed in the middle of the night. Strange clicking noises somehow seem to encourage the snorer to reduce the volume. Some couples even resort to separate bedrooms. But sometimes snoring is the body's way of telling us something rather more important. Like many areas of men's health, the challenge is recognising when a common nuisance has become a me

Almost every man worries about erectile dysfunction (ED) at some point in his life. For some it is simply an occasional bad night, perhaps after too much alcohol, a stressful week at work or poor sleep. For others it develops gradually and begins to affect confidence, relationships and self-esteem. Many men say nothing for months or even years, hoping the problem will simply disappear.

Hair loss is not just cosmetic. For many men, it affects confidence, self-image and wellbeing. A proper diagnosis helps identify the cause and choose safe, sensible treatment.

I say this as a GP, but also as a man who has had to deal with it. Central weight can creep on quietly. It can happen during busy years, stressful years, family years, working years, or simply because habits change and the body changes with them.

The prostate is in the news again this week as Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that he is sadly suffering from prostate cancer. Lets help use this as an opportunity to raise awareness. I wish him all the best and am pleased to say that the overall 5 year survival for all stages of cancer of the prostate taken together is an excellent 97-98%.

By Dr Mick Watts MBBS MRCGP (Dr Mick Watts is a GP in Windsor with a particular interest in men’s health, healthy ageing and lifestyle medicine.) My aim with these blogs is to explore men’s health in a way that is useful not only to men, but also to the people who live with them, love them, work with them and care for them. The way men respond to health and wellbeing is often shaped by our maleness. Not just by biology, but by the expectations we absorb from childhood onwards

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