Life stage
Your 20s & 30s
Build peak bone and muscle, protect your joints, look after your mental and sexual health, and know your body so changes stand out.
Key points for this stage
- Bone mass typically peaks in your 20s; weight-bearing exercise helps build it.[1]
- Blood pressure checks are recommended for all adults from 18.[2]
- Testicular cancer is most often diagnosed around age 33 — know what's normal for you and report a lump.[3]
Guides for this stage
Depression and suicide prevention
Depression is common, real and treatable. In men it can look like anger or irritability. If you're in crisis, call or text 988 now.
Sexual and reproductive healthErectile dysfunction (ED)
Trouble getting or keeping an erection is common and treatable — and it can be an early clue to heart and blood-vessel problems worth checking.
Heart and blood vesselsHigh blood pressure
Half of US men have it, and most people feel nothing. A simple check finds it; habits and medicines control it.
Digestion and liverInguinal (groin) hernia
A bulge in the groin where tissue pushes through a weak spot in the belly wall. About 1 in 4 men get one in their lifetime.
CancerSkin cancer and melanoma
After 50, melanoma is more common in men than women. Learn the ABCDE signs and check your skin — including your back.
Bones, joints and musclesOsteoporosis in men
Thin, fragile bones aren't only a women's problem. Men are at risk, especially after 70 — and bone you build young protects you later.
CancerTesticular cancer
A cancer of younger men — the average age at diagnosis is about 33. It's uncommon and usually very treatable. Know what's normal for you.
Sources
- NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Osteoporosis in Men. Checked 23 October 2026.
- US Preventive Services Task Force. Hypertension in Adults: Screening (April 2021). Checked 23 October 2026.
- American Cancer Society. Key Statistics for Testicular Cancer (2026 estimates). Checked 23 October 2026.
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