'It's great that malehealth exists'

In 2005, we surveyed 500 readers, new and established, of all ages. At the end of the survey, we gave them the opportunity to make comments of their own. 163 took the opportunity and, with the exception of one comment describing the editor as 'wonderful' which could only have been written by his mother, all 162 appear below...

1. I find the site a very useful resource.
2. This is an easliy accessed resource, more likely to be accessed by those who need the information than other sources.
3. I found it through a friend and have since referred both my sons and husband to it. They have all made changes as a result of reading the site.
4. Keep up the good work.
5. Have recommended it to my students, as part of an undergrad course on health, and the male students in particular found it very useful.
6. Fantastic information and resources support fof health professionals
7. best site I seen around this area, well written, at the right level, very useful information. no flannel.
8. bring back the doctors
9. Very good informative and has helped me greatly in making my husband aware of prostate problems.
10. it''s just excellent to see a website dedicated to men''s health: keep it up!
11. Find the magazine and site very informative as a proffessional working in the Health field it is useful to back up advice given with literature.
12. A great site - full of interesting information. Thank you!
13. Its great that it exists
14. Good overall for staying informed. One complaint - URLs in newsletter should be clickable!
15. I''m a happy subscriber. Thanks for leading the way, perhaps the lagging medical profession here will consider a similar site information is the key.
16. The e-mail newsletter is very good. Saves having to remember to visit the website.
17. I like it
18. As a health professional I find MHF an excellent reference point. I am frustrated that the NHS aren''t as concerened with men''s health as MHF
19. What a great site! I found it when researching testicular cancer for a student project and have been visiting ever since,
20. Excellent idea and good site
21. Useful given the scarcity of easily available information - it''s full enough to be properly helpful
22. I have recommended the site to several friends
23. Satisfied customer
24. Excellent site with information hard to obtain elsewhere
25. It''s quite a good read to be honest!
26. i am newly qualified nurse.Working in CCUvery interested in mens health issuesplan to focus on it and their complience to health education.
27. In general a very good and helpful site
28. No I have no problems with the site
29. Keep up the good work. Armed with information from your site, helps us make the correct decisions, and point us in the right direction. Thanks
30. Found the site really helpful. Has great information for people who don''t want to visit their GP making it a very trustworthy site.
31. I use the information to send out to people as my role as an Occupational Health Nurse. It is useful and informative.
32. I have had problems trying to get an email address changed
33. very informative
34. Hopefully a very useful tool
35. An excelent source for men who feel they need a bit of information but are to embarassed to talk to a doctor, i give it 5 stars!
36. Have used information to pass onto to men we see at screening sessions. I keep myself updated with whats new and MHF events.
37. Excellent site, i have used this as a stepping stone to get the help i have needed.
38. I have found it both useful and user friendly
39. Hits the spot for me
40. Glad to see Men''s health is starting to get some coverage, but still a long way to go to equal womens.
41. the only thing with the survey was that if hadn''t purchased anything listed on the web you couldn''t go to next page.
42. Maybe pictures appear to be more of younger blokes, when more mature men go the gym too? I enjoy the facts in percentages too.
43. I think you should try and be on all the student websites across the country as many young men would find this extremely interesting and useful
44. good, about time, worthwhile
45. Dont Remove Sections Of Your Magazine.. But Be Sure To Keep On Adding New Sections
46. I have used malehealth from both a professional and personal perspective and find it is always presented in a clear to understand manner.
47. great job.
48. excellent...long overdue!
49. I have found this site very useful and it has prompted me to seek further medical advice!
50. It''s good to have a site dedicated to malehealth without being pestered to purchase products.
51. Graet site full of info, and easy to understand
52. Keep it up - excellent site!
53. As a first time visitor I found it interesting and informative and easy to access information
54. Very accessible and informative and the site is helping to draw more attention to men''s health needs.
55. Interesting to breeze if for general reading!
56. great site.
57. It does what it says on the tin - good thing though it doesn''t preach to the reader
58. Very Good site.
59. i have only just started working in the men''s health field and will use the website a lot i''m sure- it seems like a great resource.
60. Very good keep it up
61. I would like to see as much publicity for Mens Health as there as about womens. This site seems to be not very well advertised.
62. I am a practice nurse. I have learnt a lot from looking at this site will definitly be regularly recommending it to patients, it''s great.
63. Find it a very useful site both professionally and personally.
64. It''s a clear and useful source of information as well as being interesting and often entertaining to visit.

    It is an excellent site and much needed in a general environment in which men''s voices and interests are ill served and poorly represented.

65. This is mt first look at the site. Directed via the NHS CEO bulletin. Seems like a good idea
66. It is an excellent ( and English as opposed to American) site with extemely useful information.
67. THERE''S ALWAYS SOME CONCERN WITH SITES SUCH AS MENS HEALTH THAT THE INFORMATION IS ACCURATE. PLEASE MAKE IT VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE NHS ENDORSEMENT
68. its free and they dont send you crap advertisements or pass your details onto 3rd parties
69. informative as far as it goes,look forward to it expanding topics and taking more on
70. It has help me to understand some things I didn''t know before
71. An excellent resource for men of all ages, information clearly presented in easily understood terms. Keep up the good work!
72. A good way to find out details and determine facts about male health. We blokes don''t talk amongst ourselves
73. As a female i find the male health site very useful as i work as a community health worker, the site helps me find out relevant info and pass it on.
74. Typically of internet sites there are too many options and too much info thus people like me tend to give up on info searches. We''re not all web fans.
75. should be advertised more as a lot of my friends do not know about this site
76. your site is very informative, well laid out easy to navigate i like the fact that other people out there are going through the same things
77. Glad I founf this site.
78. Keep it up.
79. my first visit and i''m very impressed, very ionformative
80. Informative and encouraging, well worth a visit.
81. Seems like a good site
82. I use the site to inform my practice (I am a nurse with an interest in men''s health). I find the site very easy to use and informative.
83. IT''s a really useful resource and a very good place to signpost patients and frineds
84. I have only heard of it through work- in the fielf of prostate cancer and am not sure I would have heard of it otherwise
85. I''ve circulated information from it to colleagues and friends.
86. Asa health professional, would like to be able to obtain advertising posters / promotional goods for the website for reception area etc
87. I am impressed with the content of malehealth magazine, especially the interview with John Reid which was interesting yet frank.
88. Continue your good work. It means a lot to know about quotyour healthquot.
89. Good , easy to understand content. Good issue based features which are relevant
90. Since being diagnosed with very aggressive prostate cancer at the age of 43, which has spread, Malehealth has been a Godsendof of information.
91. None of my ailments of the time were available in your search section
92. I send the newsletter to all the men i know both at work and socially most say they like it and have found it interesting
93. Sometimes difficult to find some topics
94. Good site.Could keep more up to date with topical issues eg the ones in the soaps.
95. HTML newsletter would be nice — I''d be more inclined to read it if bits were laid out with clear headings, etc. (e.g. this month''s top health tips...)
96. None at the moment
97. Just too say that i find it very informative
98. I have found malehealth to be very healpfull
99. Very informative and easy to navigate
100. It''s quite a good read - giving help and guidance over may issues
101. Its overall a useful publication
102. I like it. Something for the men at last.
103. i have found it very helpful,in some ways it saves a trip to the doctor.
104. Interesting and informative. Straight talking with a good sense of humour thrown in.
105. good attempt to deal with male health issues
106. Recommend books, help with divorce emotional trauma, start or inform about a ''mens support'' movement a la womens lib.
107. very interesting
108. Useful site - good to know it''s there.
109. generally happy with the site
110. Not enough awareness of male health generally good idea to have promos to get message out
111. Good,user-friendly. Use the site for planning work with men-eg MOTS and hopefully a health fair this year in mens health week.
112. MALEHEALTH IS BOTH INTERESTING AND VERY INFORMATIVE, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AS IT IS A REAL HELP TO US ILL INFORMED AND NAIVE MEN OUT HERE
113. so far i have found the website to very imformative and helpful.
114. It''s been invaluable to me.
115. great, very informative
116. Useful reference clear, plain language (even amusing in places!) fairly comprehensive
117. Lots of great info - all in one place! Well Done.
118. Excellent idea of producing Haynes Manuals and other information that is provided in your monthly.
119. Actually impressed at this resource which is unique as far as I know and will, with luck, ecourage more men to take their health seriously
120. i found male health to be very informative and helpful
121. just good
122. I think malehealth is a great informative website with a lot of options.All this website needs is even more options.More in the mental area.Good 10/10
123. as a sufferer of fibromyalgia more info about disabling illnesses and how they can destroy yourlife wuld be a great idea(severe sufferer/unabl towalk
124. Only found site today
125. keep spreading the word
126. as it is my very first visit I have not looked around the site at all.
127. a very helpful and interesting site
128. i liked to help with starting a diet
129. Excellent Site
130. It has lots of information which helps me in my job
131. fantastic site, the info is well presented and very helpful
132. I''m glad anyone started something so so useful.
133. all the information is in a non patronising, straight forward not trying to be funny or quotblokeyquot way, which i think is great - cheers
134. It would be nice to see older mens views 25 upwards and maybe more about the change in mens place in society and the anxiety and stressess this brings
135. It is much needed. Men are not good at discussing their problems
136. Excellent site. Well researched
137. Good to have site focusing on men, so much is focused on women,
138. Good for essay''s.....male nurse!
139. I think the information provided is excellent and to focus on Mens Health for a given week in the year, essential.
140. ABOUT TIME!!
141. The site should have more pictures and flash.
142. very informative.
143. Promote it more!
144. A very useful site written in plain English
145. Interesting and easily understood material which is relevat and suits all age groups
146. I like the links to other health sites cancer bacup etc. I would like to see references to new medical breakthroughs/research
147. Great Site
148. Godd informative site.
149. Useful!
150. Just positive. A good fact-finding practical website thats easy to use, informative and educational.
151. i am just glad that there are services like this available as some issues can be emabrassing to discuss face to face.
152. A welcome find.
153. It is a great resource for professionals working with men as well as for the men themselves
154. I lke the idea of having a site dedicated to mens health
155. Malehealth contains lots of useful information and is presented in a very accessible way. many thanks
156. would you be interested in my research which is nearly complete about men and self-harm? if so, email me.
157. it is a great site, filled with good content. it also looks really good
158. Keep up teh good work.
159. The editor could do with a haircut
160. very easy to use , with good advice
161. It''s an extremely good site - well-designed, easily navigable and authoritative.
162. A suprisingly good range of information, considering I have seen no advertising of the product.