After age 15, male adolescents' use of primary care services declines, while female adolescents' use increases. The increase for females is primarily due to an increase in use of OB/GYN services. On the whole, with the exception of episodic school exams, sports physicals and visits to the ER, once adolescent and young adult (AYA) males leave the pediatrician’s office they are left outside of our health care system.
Yet, according to the most recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adolescent and young adult (AYA) males, or those between the ages of 10 and 25, are at higher risk than their female contemporaries for:
Yet, according to the most recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adolescent and young adult (AYA) males, or those between the ages of 10 and 25, are at higher risk than their female contemporaries for:
- Death by suicide
- ADHD diagnosis
- Substance abuse
- Homicide
- Risky behaviors
- Accidental injury
- Certain STIs