Ten to forty percent of men will experience a testosterone deficit. Other names for this condition include andropause, late-onset hypogonadism, and androgen insufficiency, but the most well-known one is male menopause. Here is all the information you need to know about it….CONTINUE READING
Several causes drive the lack of information about male menopause.
First, males are less likely than women to visit their doctors for routine checks.
Men with health issues are much less likely than women to have recently consulted a doctor, according to research published in The National Library of Medicine (NLM). Men don’t visit the doctor as frequently as women do, making the chances for these phase-of-life chats less common.
Another difficulty is that males do not feel as comfortable talking to a doctor about private subjects like sexual dysfunction or mental health difficulties.
According to a Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation study, approximately 37% of men say they feel uncomfortable discussing sexual matters with their doctor. And according to the NLM, men are less likely than women to seek mental health care.
Male menopause symptoms frequently revolve around these two problems: sexual dysfunction and mental health decrease. Menopause is not frequently detected in men, which is not unexpected.
The easiest way to think of male menopause is as reverse puberty. Boys’ bodies produce more testosterone as they get closer to puberty. The following stage is a rise in sexual function, an increase in body hair, a decrease in voice, and an increase in muscle mass.
Men may experience a loss of muscular mass, a loss of body hair, and even a decrease in libido drive due to….CONTINUE READING