Andropause: Male menopause, do you know?

Menopause, when we hear this word it is obvious that we think of pause to the periods in females. But Menopause does occur to males also. Declining in Androgen (testosterone) level with aging is referred to as Andropause or male menopause. This is very different from menopause to females, in which there is production of hormone and ovulation completely stops in a short period of time. But in Andropause there is decline in level of testosterone occur gradually.

Symptoms & Complications

It may vary from person to person. Men going through Andropause undergo symptoms like:

• Mood swing and irritability
• Depression
• Reduced sex drive
• Reduced erection or difficulty in getting erections (Erectile dysfunction)
• Increase in body fat
• Feeling of tiredness and loss of energy
• Dryness and thinning of skin

• Sleeping disturbance

Complications may be the increased risk of osteoporosis and heart related disorders.

Causes

Age is the main factor to cause decrease in the testosterone level.
Decrease in SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin), hormone that pulls out testosterone from blood, with age also lead to Andropause in males.

Conditions like Diabetes, Obesity, Liver & Kidney disease and Infections also cause decrease in hormone level at early age.

Diagnosis

To diagnose the conditions for male menopause, male fertility expert will do

• Physical Examination
• Detailed history of Symptoms and complications
• Blood tests for medical conditions (if any)

• Detect the level of testosterone in blood

Treatment

Low testosterone can be treated by Testosterone Replacement Therapy.
With the replacement therapy doctor advise you to keep maintaining the lifestyle.
Proper diet plan is provided.
Regular exercise is highly recommended.

Medications like antidepressants are prescribed.

Hormone Replacement Therapy can have some side effects associated with it, before undergoing through this procedure you must consult your fertility expert and take a brief of positive and negative effects of the treatment therapy. It may vary from person to person according to the health status. Complications includes increased risk of heart disease, it may worsen prostate cancer.

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