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Breaking barriers in Men’s health: how a free movember screening campaign encouraged men to visit a urologist

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Men tend to be reluctant when it comes to going to see doctors; this will often delay the diagnosis or treatment of essential illnesses. It has been established that men seek medical care less often compared to women [1]. The reasons attributed to this reluctance include cultural perceptions about masculinity, diagnosis fear, and a general lack of health awareness. One such initiative to address this issue is the Movember campaign, aimed at increasing awareness of men’s health issues concerning prostate and testicular cancer, along with mental health [2]. Movember has, therefore, initiated a movement to decrease the stigma surrounding men’s health problems, encouraging early intervention by regular medical checkups. Yet, even with such awareness, many men avoid consultation with doctors, which might worsen conditions that may otherwise have been diagnosed. Our study examined the impact of a free men’s healthcare campaign on diagnosing men with pathologies. We evaluated the complaints that bring men to the doctor and the most prevalent abnormalities within our cohort.

The objective was to assess the effectiveness of a free Movember health screening campaign in identifying undiagnosed hormonal and reproductive health conditions among men who typically avoid medical consultation.

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Fig. 1: Summary of Patient Visit Types, Payment Methods, and Pathological Findings.

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  1. Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai, UAE

    Romeq BM Giezen & Ranjith Ramasamy

  2. HMS Al Garhoud Hospital, Dubai, UAE

    Basheer Basheer

  3. First IVF and Day Surgery Center, Dubai, UAE

    Rawan Haroun, Michael Fakih & Ranjith Ramasamy

  4. Jumeirah American Clinic, Dubai, UAE

    Jessie Nila Magoncia Bagolor, Franzyn Mondejar, Ledio Zeneli, Michael Fakih & Ranjith Ramasamy

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RG: Selected relevant research and wrote the initial manuscript. Data collection and statistical analysis. Made several edits throughout as well as edits based on IJIR requirements. In charge of submitting, writing, and editing. BB: Selected relevant research and assisted in manuscript drafting. Data collection. Made some edits throughout. RH: Reviewed and edited. In charge of approvals. JB: Aid in data collection. FM: Aid in data collection. LZ: Aid in data collection. MF: Reviewed. Aid in data collection. RR: Reviewed and edited many times throughout. In charge of overseeing. Primary data collection. Helped source relevant research and created outline for paper.

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Study was done according to Dubai Health Authority (DHA) guidelines and regulations. IRB approval obtained from Blue Ocean Health Committee. No patient consent required as study is a retrospective chart review, and no patient identifiers were used. All patients remained anonymous.

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Giezen, R.B., Basheer, B., Haroun, R. et al. Breaking barriers in Men’s health: how a free movember screening campaign encouraged men to visit a urologist. Int J Impot Res 37, 1010–1012 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-025-01051-4

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