Men and doctors:that is often not a good combination. This is again apparent from recent research, which shows why men do not like going to the doctor.
A whopping 72 percent of the men surveyed would rather do household chores, such as cleaning the toilet, than going to the doctor. About 65 percent try to put off a visit to a doctor as long as possible and 20 percent admit they don't tell a doctor everything. 37 percent of the participants also withhold information about ailments from the past, because they are afraid of the result of a new diagnosis.
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There is a risk if men delay a visit to a doctor, or even don't go and if they go, they don't tell everything.
Experts cite several reasons. For example, one doctor says that many men have an attitude like "I don't need a doctor." This feeling may arise from the fact that men often have the idea that an ailment will go away on its own and that they do not want to bother a doctor in the meantime.
Another expert says it could be a number of things:
By not seeing a doctor and avoiding an ailment, you could run the risk of a worsening or unnecessarily long time for an ailment.
Experts have given tips to help men see a doctor more often:
Source:Healthline.com
