Men 40+
After 40, men’s health often centres on heart, metabolic and cardiovascular risk, preconception and fertility, and digestive and earlier cancer screening. Prostate and endocrine care, sleep, energy and stress, and family cancer-risk planning can be included case by case. Education only — not medical advice.
Heart and cardiovascular risk
Among Chinese adults, hypertension prevalence was 27.5 per 100, diabetes 11.9 and high cholesterol 8.2.
China Nutrition & Chronic Disease Report (2020)Metabolic health and regular checks
Among Chinese adults aged 40+ without a diagnosis, only about 50 in 100 had a blood-pressure check in the past 3 months; about 39 in 100 had a yearly glucose test and about 29 in 100 a yearly lipid test.
China Nutrition & Chronic Disease Report (2020)Preconception and male fertility
Infertility is not only a women's issue: WHO notes male, female or unexplained causes; among Chinese couples who sought care, male factor accounted for about 18 in 100 diagnoses. Smoking, heavy drinking and obesity all affect fertility.
WHO, 2025; Zhou et al., Fertil Steril 2017 (2010–11 survey)Digestive health and earlier cancer screening
The USPSTF recommends colorectal cancer screening at ages 45–49 (grade B) and 50–75 (grade A); China's plan covers screening for high-risk groups aged 40–74.
USPSTF, 2021; NHC lung & colorectal screening plan, 2024Smoking and lung screening
About 50 in 100 Chinese men aged 15+ smoke (about 27 in 100 overall). China and the US both target low-dose CT lung screening at high-risk adults 50+; China's 2024 plan advises against PET-CT or blood biomarkers for lung screening.
China Nutrition & Chronic Disease Report (2020); NHC lung screening plan, 2024IVF and related coordination are covered on the services page; this site makes no promises about treatment results.
Sources
- 中国居民营养与慢性病状况报告(2020) — https://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2020-12/23/c_1126896810.htm
- WHO Infertility fact sheet (2025) — https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/infertility
- Zhou et al., Fertil Steril 2017 (2010–11 survey) — https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(17)30870-1/fulltext
- USPSTF Colorectal cancer screening (2021) — https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening
- 国家卫生健康委 肺癌、结直肠癌筛查方案 (2024) — https://www.nhc.gov.cn/ylyjs/gzdt/202408/42f43b5f0c4c4ebe90c78ee127959b92.shtml
FAQ
What should men over 40 pay attention to?
Heart, metabolic and cardiovascular risk (among Chinese adults, hypertension 27.5 per 100, diabetes 11.9, high cholesterol 8.2; recent check rates among undiagnosed adults 40+ remain low); preconception and male fertility (male factor about 18 in 100 diagnoses among Chinese couples who sought care); digestive and earlier cancer screening (USPSTF colorectal screening from 45; China's high-risk plan covers 40–74); and smoking with lung screening (about 50 in 100 Chinese men aged 15+ smoke). Prostate and endocrine care, sleep, energy and stress, and family cancer-risk planning can be included case by case.