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Facts About Male Menopause
Facts About Male Menopause There are over 400 million men throughout the world who are
between the ages of forty and fifty-five, with over 25 million of them living in the United States. All of these
men have something in common: they are candidates for male menopause. Many of these gentleman may be aware that
they may have ADAM (Androgen Deficiency of the Aging Male), but most of them havent got a clue. They just know that
their bodies are changing, and it has them worried. There are several symptoms which these men may be exhibiting
that explain their anxiety. Taken alone, each symptom may be dismissed as simply part of getting older, but taken
together, they point towards the possibility of male menopause (ADAM). For instance, many have been unable to avoid
noticing that their hair is thinning (or disappearing entirely), that theyve begun to put on weight and that their
sleep has become irregular. They may have developed a weakness in their eyesight that now requires them to wear
glasses and theyve also noticed that it takes longer to bounce back from injuries. Healing takes longer and
endurance is certainly diminished. These are all physical symptoms that can indicate the possibility of male
menopause. As might be expected, this condition also reveals itself with sexual symptoms. This may include, but not
be strictly limited to, a lessening in sexual desire that is ironically coupled with a profound fear of impotence.
However, the physical and sexual symptoms are not the end of the story, because there are psychological symptoms
that can be just as disruptive and unsettling to a man as the physical and sexual symptoms are. This often shows up
as a seemingly-inexplicable loss of self-confidence, an increase in irritability and anxiety, a sense of depression
and a strong tendency toward indecisiveness. When you put these three distinctly different sets of symptoms
together you find yourself having to consider the possibility that you are experiencing male menopause. If the
concept of male menopause is new to you, then what you need to consider is that men have hormonal ups-and-downs not
unlike the ones that women can experience. And like menopause in females, the male version can have an effect on a
persons mood, on their temperament, and, of course, on their sexuality. Furthermore, the hormonal fluctuations that
men may experience with their testosterone can actually occur several times within a single day. This can show
itself like an emotional rollercoaster that goes through peaks and troughs and takes the confused and bewildered
male with it. While this may be part and parcel with growing older, it certainly does not mean that it has to go
untreated. But it will indeed go untreated if it goes undiagnosed, and the way to resolve that is to go to your
doctor and level with him, tell him about the symptoms you are experiencing. He may prescribe some hormonal
replacement therapy and perhaps hell suggest a few changes in your diet and lifestyle that will help things along.
But he cant do any of these things to help you unless you are upfront and frank with him about your symptoms. Male
menopause doesnt have to ruin your life and you shouldnt let it do so. Go talk to your doctor about it and soon
youll feel more like the old you and not the older you.
Male Meopause
It ran in their 1/22/2007 issue, Vol. 149 Issue 4, and can be found on p 46 - 48.
A similar article ran in the Mental Health Weekly; 3/14/2005, Vol. 15 Issue 11, p 8 in which it was discussed that the symptoms that crumpy old men exhibit like anxiety, decreased libido, depression and moodiness can all be attributed to the condition known as "male menopause".
In April of 2004 Louisville Magazine ran an article in the Supplement, Vol 55, 0 8 by Katz, Barbara Myserson, titled: A Pause for Men? The article discusses the physical and psychological aspects of aging men and lower testosterone levels and the connection between the two.
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