Men's health

HPV does not only affect women – men also frequently become infected, usually without realising it. It is estimated that up to 80 per cent of all sexually active people will contract HPV at least once in their lifetime. The infection usually goes unnoticed and often remains undetected for a long time. Many people are therefore completely unaware that they are infected or that they are passing the virus on without realising it. In this article, you will find out what HPV means for men, what the risks are and how you can protect yourself.

Research into gender-specific differences between men and women in terms of health and illness has led to numerous new findings. Read here to find out what accounts for the ‘small difference’ between the sexes, how gender medicine addresses this, what the gender health gap is all about, and what challenges the still-young field of gender medicine faces.