MEHN (Men’s eHealth Network) newsletter

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Breast cancer in men website

The National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre's Breast cancer in men website is for men with breast cancer, their families and friends and anyone else who would like to know more about breast cancer in men. Breast cancer is uncommon in men, accounting for less than 0.8% of all breast cancers. In Australia in 2006, a total of 102 men were diagnosed with breast cancer. The mean age at first diagnosis of breast cancer in men is 68 years, compared with 60 years for females.

Poor relationships could be the cause of male sexual dysfunction

Sexual dysfunction affects one in three men at some stage in their lives, with US studies finding that poor relationships are a likely cause. Deakin University psychology researchers are now investigating if these findings also apply to Australian men. Initial results from a study by doctoral student Catherine Connaughton and Professor Marita McCabe indicate that Australian men with sexual problems also tend to have issues in their relationships. The researchers are now calling on men, whether they have sexual problems or not, to share their experiences through an anonymous online survey.

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Fathers also get the baby blues

Depression among fathers is so common that one in five will experience it while their children are young, research shows. A study of nearly 87,000 families in Britain has found 21 per cent of fathers and 39 per cent of mothers experienced a period of depression by the time their child was 12 years old. Depression was most common among parents of babies, with 13 per cent of mothers and 3 per cent of fathers becoming depressed by the time their child reached its first birthday. 

Swiss pioneer shelter for newly separated husbands

(Reuters) - A trickle of newly separated Swiss fathers looking for shelter and help after marital breakdown have been finding a warm bed and a sympathetic ear from a pilot project on the shores of Lake Zurich.Protestant pastor Andreas Cabalzar has founded Switzerland's first shelter for newly separated fathers in the Swiss village of Erlenbach, not far from Geneva.Unique in Switzerland, the project has seen the numbers of applications to stay in the house increasing every week."80 percent of the time it is the wife asking for a divorce and the children stay in the family home while the father leaves with his suitcases and becomes more vulnerable," Cabalzar told Reuters.The project began in September 2009 when four men visited Cabalzar to ask for help after separating from their wives. After leaving home, the men initially needed temporary shelter and a place to reflect on their situations."At the first moment everybody needs a roof and a bed and no man is prepared for this step," Cabalzar told Reuters.He said the problem pervades all sections of society and that he sees men from all walks of life hit by the problem.