The Men's Health MOT: What Every Man in Hale Over 40 Should Check

Men are reliably better at maintaining their cars than themselves. The service schedule below is for the vehicle you can't replace, and from forty onwards, it starts to matter.

The checks that earn their place

• Blood pressure: silent, common, and the most fixable major risk factor there is
• Cholesterol and lipids: decades of artery impact, entirely measurable now
• Blood sugar (HbA1c): type 2 diabetes announces itself late; a blood test catches it early
• Prostate conversation: an informed discussion about PSA testing with honest pros and cons, decided with a GP who knows your risk profile
• Testosterone, where symptoms suggest it: fatigue, low mood and low libido have several causes; testing separates them
• Weight, liver and kidneys: the background numbers that shape everything else
• The mood question: asked properly, because men answer it badly and pay dearly for the habit

One appointment, honestly assessed

A men's health check at our Hale clinic is a full GP consultation and examination, targeted bloods, and a straight-talking debrief: what's fine, what needs watching, what needs acting on, with a plan rather than a lecture.

Most men leave with reassurance and one or two things worth fixing while they're easy to fix. That's the point of the exercise. Book yours online; it takes an hour, roughly annually.