You can tell a lot about a country by what its men are doing with their afternoons off. And right now, a record number of Australian blokes are spending them at the urologist, having a very permanent conversation about their future. New research from Adelaide University has found that vasectomies are booming, and the reasons say as much about the price of a house as they do about the state of the modern relationship. The numbers are up. Way up. In the first study of its kind,

Health experts say everyday conversations at local pharmacies could play a major role in improving men's health outcomes, with many men more likely to seek help from a pharmacist than a doctor.