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Its a Bird Its a Plane Its..
Its a Bird Its a Plane ItsMy Husband? Risk taking is something that young men do.Little
boys, and in fact, not so little boys, their mothers attest, are always coming home with something bleeding,
bruised, or broken. They engage in risky behaviors because they want to see if they can do it, they do it on a
dare, or they do it to impress their friends; when puberty hits they usually do it to impress girls. At different
times in their lives, most young males will give up their risky behaviors.Indeed, many come to recognize that
living life, raising a family, and making the mortgage is risky enough in itself, thank you very much.Young women
come to realize that Daredevil Johnny is not the marrying kind and they begin to cast their eyes on some less
flamboyant men that can give them the life, family, and mortgage that Johnny never could. After twenty years or so
of marriage a woman knows her husband pretty well.The kids are looking at college soon, life is taking on a less
frenetic tone, and theres equity in the house.Theyve been lucky, things are looking good And suddenly her husband
has lost his mind. It starts in little ways; new hairstyle, a couple of loud ties, sucking in his stomach when he
walks by a mirror.All that is OK, even cutethen he buys a motorcycle. Its red, its loud, and hes riding it to work.
Her mother says something about male menopause, but shes worried and not really listeningHes talking about rock
climbing, hes joined a rugby team hes taken todropping by a bar for a quick one after work and then he rides the
bike home when hes obviously drunk. She loses it and blows up at him. He blows up right back and sleeps on the
couch that night. Actually, for once in her life, she should have listened to her mother.Male menopause, (also
called Andropause or viropause) is a very real condition that is just beginning to be recognized and studied by the
medical community.Unlike the female version of menopause, that has well recognized symptoms and takes place over a
shorter, definable timeframe, male menopause takes place in tiny increments over a number of years.A male, around
the age of thirty, starts to lose testosterone, but his testosterone level only goes down by about 1% a year.
Gradually, he may notice his libido is decreasing, he may be feeling a lack of bodily strength and he may be having
trouble achieving and sustaining an erection. Reactions to this change of life vary from man to man. Some become
reckless thrill seekers, some sink into depression, some commit suicide, many lead lives of quiet desperation,
wondering whats wrong with them.Some lucky guys never feel a thing. What women can do for their husbands, if they
are seeing uncharacteristic behavior, is to make an appointment with the family doctor for a physical. It is
possible that he is testosterone deficient and/or nursing a depression.Medication and/or counseling can help him in
more ways than one.
Male Menopause And Depression
Remember it takes 12 months of not having a menstrual cycle to be considered that the woman is indeed in menopause. The male on the other hand, does not run out of sperm. The healthy male can in fact continue to manufacture sperm well into his eighties.
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Male Menopause Tips and Facts.
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