As men’s life expectancy and healthy life years are much lower than those of women, I consider it important to promote men’s health behaviours and risk awareness to support men in improving their lifestyles through prevention and to deal with health problems that have already arisen.

Kärt Maanas
Andrology nurse
I graduated from Tallinn Medical School in 1996 with a degree in nursing. In 2000, I continued my studies at the same school with a wish to acquire an applied higher education degree. Later at Jüvasküla Higher Vocational School, I became a sexual health counsellor as well. I have the longest experience in the field of andrology. I have been working with the various health problems of men for 15 years, offering independent nurse appointments at the Men’s Clinic of Tartu University Hospital. I believe that during these years I have gained a lot of experience. In my work, I have also encountered concerns related to the sexuality of men in wheelchairs. I have conducted training for nurses on sexual health and men’s health. I have been involved in youth counselling to some extent. I have taken part in several sexual health prevention projects, during which we visited Estonian prisons to give lectures to detainees. I have also given lectures on sexual health in the Estonian Defence Forces. In addition, I have conducted training on sexual health for young people with special needs.
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