Embracing Change: Why Men are No Longer Hesitant to Undergo Orthodontic Treatment
Men getting braces? Surprised? Well, we’re not. Men are no longer afraid to get orthodontic treatment as they embrace self-improvement and the social stigma around braces has disappeared which has led to more men getting braces in recent times. Here are four great reasons why men are getting adult braces nowadays: Braces for Men... CONTINUE READING→
A Great Advance in Testosterone Care
I think we all agree that the wheel and the light bulb were good inventions for mankind. We can argue whether Nobel’s development of gunpowder or the creation of alcohol from honey, rice and fruit during the Stone Age were equally important advances. So goes the story of human progress. Cookie Cutter Medicine There was... CONTINUE READING→
You Don’t Hit Girls
Women’s physical vulnerability is real, but men need not hold back in debate One of the clearest messages I heard from my father when I was a boy was this: You don’t hit girls. I wasn’t supposed to start fights with boys either, but if one of them were to hit me, my dad made... CONTINUE READING→
The Secret of Happiness: A Loving Father and Son Share It with the World
Mohammad “Mo” Gawdat is a man who had it all. He has a degree in engineering paired with an MBA degree. He is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded more than twenty businesses. He worked at IBM and Microsoft before joining Google in 2007 to start its business in Emerging Markets. Over a period of... CONTINUE READING→
Men’s Health Month is Every Month
Dear Mr. Dad: I’m 15, and my father, who’s in his mid-40s, regularly reads your column, which is why I need your help. He barely exercises, eats horribly, is an over-stressed workaholic. I’m afraid he’s going to die. What can my mom and I do to get him to take better care of himself? A: Your... CONTINUE READING→
How to Be a BioDad: The Essential Checklist
You have been told that you’re sterile. Absolutely no sperm in the ejaculate. You turn to the Internet for help, to learn what options you have and to avoid thinking about any deeper meaning of this horrific news. As you do this, you keep feeling that you really want your own genetic child. Yes, you want to be a BioDad.... CONTINUE READING→
Solving the Pronoun Problem
In his recent post, Cody Kommers suggests that in order to correct the hundreds of years that our language used the generic masculine, a better approach than struggling with “he or she” or “s/he,” or going back and forth between the generic masculine and generic feminine, is that we simply switch to the generic feminine. I am... CONTINUE READING→
Why We Need to Talk About Men’s Mental Health
As Men’s Health Month comes to a close, I want to talk about something that we don’t talk about enough: men and depression. While it’s not exactly a women’s health topic, our typical focus at the Office on Women’s Health, we know that most women have important men in their lives. Fathers, partners, sons, brothers,... CONTINUE READING→
The Hidden Cause of Depression: Five Things Your Doctor Never Told You About
Like millions of others in the U.S. and throughout the world, I’ve been depressed a lot in my life and I’ve taken medications to help relieve the hopelessness, irritability, and lack of energy that plagued me. In 2004, I wrote a book, The Irritable Male Syndrome: Understanding the 4 Key Causes of Depression and Aggression that gathered... CONTINUE READING→
Eight Things Women Can Do to Get Men More Involved, part 2
Last week we talked about five things women can do to get their partners to take on more responsibility in the home, and, in particular, with the children. Here are three more. If you have any suggestions to add to the list, please drop us an email. No gatekeeping. Many women take charge of the household... CONTINUE READING→