Menopause - Men can also get hit by this condition

Menopause is a condition most often associated with women. It occurs in a woman when she ceases to menstruate and can no longer turn out to be pregnant. Most of us don't know that Men can also develop and experience a another type of menopause. It commonly occurs between the ages of 45 and 60 – but sometimes as early as age 30. Unlike women, men can keep on to father children, but the production of the male sex hormone (testosterone) diminishes progressively after age 40.

While male menopause are not as overwhelming as the extensive changes women experience, male menopause does not affect all men. Approximately 40% of men in their 40s, 50s and 60s will experience some degree of lethargy, depression, increased irritability, mood swings, and problems in attaining and sustaining erections that characterize male menopause. For these individuals, such unanticipated physical and psychological changes can be cause for concern or even a emergency. Without an understanding partner, these problems may result in a powerful combination of anxieties and doubts, which can lead to total impotence and sexual frustration.

Male menopause can occur naturally in some men. More often than not, though, andropause is triggered by illness, depression, dementia, and obesity. Specific diseases that attack the heart and lungs also seem to affect the production of testosterone. Men who have had autoimmune diseases or cancer seem to be at an increased risk for low testosterone levels.

One of the main cause of male menopause is aging. Men aged between 40 and 50 start to develop testicular problems and may result in a decrease in the levels of testosterone produced. When the level of this hormone is lower than what it used to be the indicators of male menopause start to appear.

Deficiency of DHEA due to a weakening adrenal function, the brain’s nervous function is predominated by the sympathetic “Fight or Flight” function. The physical triggers and sensations of your body have been changed. You may be able to raise your flag, but it’s only coming up to half-mast.

Common symptoms are sleep difficulties – sleep, especially uninterrupted deep sleep, is the time when the body repairs itself and gets prepared for another trip through the next day. One of the male menopause symptoms is having difficulty in falling asleep, not sleeping well and having a restless time during the last part of sleep before awakening. Not getting sufficient quality sleep over time can have serious health consequences.

Declining sex drive (libido) – not only does the man have less concern in sex, he will also have sex less frequently. From an average of 3-4 times a week in his twenties, sexual frequency declines to once a week or so in his fifties to 1-2 times a month in his late seventies. A correlated symptom is that sex becomes less enjoyable for the man.

Other symptoms include irritability, sweating, flushing, generalized aches and pains, and low mood, every now and then depression.

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