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How Hot is the Topic of Male Menopause
How Hot is the Topic of Male Menopause? Is there really a lot of interest in the topic:
Male Menopause? One way to see if there is an interest in the subject is to find out how many books have been
written about male menopause. When searching the popular book Website, Amazon, the following books surfaced:
Hormone Use in Menopause and Male Andropause: A Choice for Women and Men by Sheldon J. Segal and Luigi Mastroianni
The Best of Your Life: For the Rest of Your Life by Devra Z. Hill You and Your Husband at Midlife by Sally Conway
Menopause: A Positive Approach by Rosie Reitz Searching Magazine databases reveal that Newsweek ran a cover story
on Male Menopause titled: Is Male menopause Real? 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. Douglas C. Lord wrote a book review of Surviving Male Menopause, which is a Guide for Women and
Men, by Jed Diamond. The review appears in the Library Journal on 10/15/2000, in vol. 125 Issue 17, p 87. In the
review it is stated that for the most part Americans are uncomfortable talking about the issue of menopause. This
perhaps explains why there are material available just not large quantities of it. When doing an Internet advanced
search using the search engine Google and the keywords "male menopause" 233,000 entries pop up. The top Websites on
page 1, on the day the search was conducted, revealed that MSNBC, Medicinenet, and Webmd all devoted content to
this topic. This would indicate that globally there is an interest in male menopause and curious viewers and
readers who want to know if it is real or not. Some of the data is in support of the male menopause and some are
voicing their opinion that male menopause does not exist. It would appear that as more studies are conducted and
more medical data become available regarding the connection between symptoms and physical evidence, speculation and
personal experiences would continue to be discussed by those who are interested. It would appear that both males
and females are interested in finding out more about this male menopause. Females are interested because of how it
affects their relationship with the males in their lives and males want to know if it will happen to them and what
to do about it. You can be sure that as further information is available by book or online, that men and women will
be interested to see what develops further regarding male menopause.
Menopause Side Effects
The diagnosis of menopause especially in males is really made after all other reasons for the symptoms are explored and ruled out. Medical history, physical exam, blood tests; the process of diagnosing the patient is the same for males and females.
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