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The Sphinx and Male Menopause
The Sphinx and Male Menopause I swear, sometimes I have to pry information out of my
husband with a crowbar. Its like living with the sphinx! If hes obviously troubled or feeling pain I have to work
on him for a week to get him to tell me what the problem is. It isnt like he is afraid to complain: if he doesnt
care for what were having for supper he isnt shy about telling me. If he thinks that a movie were watching together
has turned absolutely sappy hell form his index fingers into a cross and say chick flick, chick flick! Youd figure
that a guy like that would have absolutely no hesitation about revealing an ache or a pain, but my husband tends
toward the stoic side when it comes to his health. It took me two weeks to get him to admit that there was a
problem. We hadnt had sex in a couple of weeks, and when we went to bed he had a bit of difficulty first achieving,
and then maintaining his erection. Hed been putting up with a lot of stress at work and had been weary lately, so I
told him that we should wait until another evening when he wasnt so tired. He was frustrated and apologetic, the
dear man, and I told him to just relax. But the next night he wanted to try again, and it almost seemed like he was
trying to prove something to himself. He was acting nervous (like when we first got together) and we encountered
the same problem as before. This time he couldnt deny the frustration because it was quite evident that he was
angry. Then he went all quiet and didnt want to talk about it. He was moody for a few days after that, and I
avoided mentioning what had happened. A little more than a week passed by; we were having breakfast one morning and
out of the blue he says I think I might need to go see the doctor. He told me that he had been feeling pretty down,
and not just about the bedroom situation but about himself in general. He said that he had realized recently that
he had been losing his temper a lot, and that he was feeling exhausted much of the time. He said that the problem
in the bedroom was the last straw; he knew he needed to do something. Well, he went to see the doctor the other day
and the doctor explained to him about male menopause, which I admit I hadnt ever heard about before. The doctor
told him that his testosterone level had naturally decreased over the years, very gradually, and now some of the
effects were becoming evident. He told my husband that theyll arrange a series of shots for him that will return
his testosterone to a more comfortable level, and that he could help matters by exercising a bit more and drinking
a bit less beer. When he told me I thought to myself more exercise, less beer, I can help him on this! So now we
take a stroll together after dinner each evening and Ive always got a pitcher of fresh-squeezed lemonade to offer
him instead of his usual second beer each evening. Were working on this together. He still isnt the chattiest
person when it comes to his health, but he spoke up when he needed to. What a guy!
Male Menopause Depression
Physical symptoms can include erectile dysfunction and the resultant loss of libido. The most dramatic testosterone changes occurs after age 70 in males at which time the common thought would be that it is age related or so the non-scientific person would have that thought process going on. Females are most concerned about pre-menopause and menopause and the associated symptoms starting in their forties when their minds start thinking about "the change of life" and what it will mean to them individually. Do men think about what life will be like after age 50? It is common knowledge that men can go through what has been termed a "mid-life crisis", is this in some way connected to the issue of male menopause?
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