Watch for signs and symptoms. If a flashing red light goes off in a man's car, chances are he will take it in for service right away. But when a warning sign goes off in his body, he may well ignore it. Women can help by knowing which symptoms are flashing red lights, and by encouraging the partner to have them checked out right away. Talk about it.
Many men have trouble telling a doctor or a partner about a health symptom.
A woman reported that she asked her husband where it hurt. He didn't have a vocabulary for expressing what was happening with his body. Find out when men need to have a check-up. While most men know the mainenance schedule for their cars, few know how often they should visit the doctor at various ages. Also, few men know how to do self-examinations for cancers.