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Andropause
or Male Menopause Information
It’s true – menopause
is not just for women. Endocrinologists and reproductive medicine professionals agree that
approximately 35-40% of all males 40 years of age or above experience “male
menopausal” symptoms, a condition known as andropause.
The symptoms of andropause may include fatigue, irritability, decreased libido, mood
swings, depression, difficulty achieving and maintaining erections, increase in body fat,
decrease in lean muscle, low levels of iron in the blood (anemia), and loss of bone
density. A majority of the mainstream medical community has historically ignored these
symptoms, attributing them to the normal male aging process. However, as more men make
their doctors aware of their maladies, more attention is being paid to finding an
effective treatment for andropause.
Doctors now know that a decreased level of testosterone can be a major contributor to
andropause, but other risk factors include smoking, excessive consumption of alcohol,
prescription and/or nonprescription drug use, lack of exercise combine with unhealthy
eating habits, poor circulation, high blood pressure (hypertension), and psychological
disorders.
Hormone therapy is one option for the treatment of andropause, however only about 13% of
men suffering with the condition have a low testosterone level, and there is great debate
in the medical community regarding what type of testosterone levels need to be measured to
diagnose a man with andropause. The 13% of males mentioned above represents the percentage
of men with low levels of “total” testosterone, meaning all types of
testosterone combined. Many doctors believe that, in order to obtain more accurate
diagnoses, only the level of free active testosterones must be evaluated. Incidentally,
these levels test low in about 75% of men who experience andropausal symptoms. This
inconsistency among the medical community can result in non-diagnosis or misdiagnosis,
causing the sufferer more discomfort than is necessary.
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