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Men's Health Assesments
Main objectives of our a health check/assessment
- To improve and maintain your wellbeing in the short and long term.
- To ensure you maintain your physical independence in the long term.
- To prevent the onset of disease, including cancer.
- To detect disease early, including cancer.
Ultimately, our objective is for you to have peace of mind that any health problem or imbalance has been identified early and addressed appropriately.
What the health check covers
Detection and prevention of:
- Nutritional imbalances.
- Excess body weight.
- Disease of your heart and arteries (cardiovascular disease - build-up of plaque in your arteries).
- High blood pressure (hypertension).
- Abnormal blood fats (dyslipidaemia).
- Abnormal blood sugar (insulin resistance/pre-diabetes/diabetes).
- Prostate problems.
- Weak bones (osteoporosis), calcium and vitamin D deficiencies.
- Screening for cancer, in particular skin, testicles, prostate, bowel.
- Sexual difficulties, in particular erection and ejaculation problems (optional).
- Sexually transmitted infections (optional).
- Immunisations.
The health check process
Questionnaire
You will receive a comprehensive questionnaire by email after making your booking over the phone. This should be completed prior to the first visit.
First visit
The duration of the first visit is 1 hour and 20 minutes.
After review of the questionnaire and discussion of your particular health concerns, the doctor performs a head-to-toe physical examination which includes:
- Detailed skin check for skin cancers and other skin problems.
- Weight, percentage body fat, waist circumference.
- Blood pressure measurement.
- Head and neck, including examination of the thyroid gland.
- Heart and valves.
- Lungs.
- Abdomen, including examination of the liver.
- Examination of the genitals (generally only recommended if you have any
specific concerns, for example lumps or bumps).
- Examination of the prostate is generally recommended if you are 50 years of age or
older. You can of course opt not to have this examination.
At the end of the examination, the doctor will discuss with you the relevant tests that will need to be done prior to your second visit. This will always include as a minimum blood tests and an electrocardiogram (ECG - recording of the electrical activity of your heart).
Report
Between the first and second visits, Dr King completes a detailed health assessment report. This report brings together the medical information collected from the questionnaire, findings of the physical examination and test results.
Second visit
The duration of this visit is 40 minutes.
The doctor will discuss with you the relevant findings and recommendations contained in the report.
An assessment of your probability of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 5 years is included, and this will help determine whether further heart testing may be required, in particular a CT coronary angiogram or stress echocardiogram (stress test with ultrasound of your heart).
Dr King gives you the option of following up the recommendations with either himself, or your usual doctor. | 
