Useful Information about Midlife Crisis or Male Menopause

Posted on July 4th, 2008 by olga

Men who were experiencing physical and emotional changes for years believed they were going through some sort of midlife crisis. Nowadays investigators advise these men were most likely experiencing something quite unusual, a male version of menopause.

At the same time as the majority of men do not want to recognize the fact that the very hormone that makes them a man is decreasing the truth is that as many as 25 million American males between the ages of 35 and 55 are experiencing some degree of male menopause or Andropause.Andropause is described by reduced testosterone levels related with the normal aging process.

And Now Some Indications of Male Andropause
Men may suffer from the following symptoms:
1. Reduce in sex drive
2. Lack of energy
3. Reduce in strength and/or endurance
4. Reduced “enjoyment of life
5. Sad and/or irritable
6. Erections less strong
7. Worsening in sports ability
8. Falling asleep after dinner.
9. Reduced work performance
10. Melancholy

The most important treatment for men with lowered testosterone levels is testosterone replacement treatment. This treatment is still rather contentious considering the risks connected with this form of replacement treatment. Men and their physicians habitually weigh risk to reward when considering this type of treatment. Testosterone injections, at the same time as reducing Andropause symptoms may as well enlarge stroke risk, liver toxicity, gynecomastia (enlarged breasts) and temporary sterility.