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mina'smomma
12-17-2004, 09:50 AM
I know this probably isn't the place to put this, but I trust all of your opinions sooo much that I wanted to know what you guys think.

Do Men Experience Menopause Too

It has been suggested that when men experience what is termed as a “Midlife Crisis” that they are going through a male version of menopause. This idea was scoffed at until scientist proved that men do have their own version of menopause. There are many reports showing that men go through the same mental, physiological and physical changes like a woman. Male menopause is technically known as andropause or viropause. It is more commonly known as a mid-life crisis. When a woman goes through menopause she experiences symptoms such as hot flashes, irritability, headaches/migraines, weight gain, chronic depression, fatigue, lack of energy and even mental alertness. On the sexual side menopause in a woman causes a lack in her libido, vaginal atrophy, vaginal dryness and even painful intercourse. With a man it is more complicated. Men take longer to heal during their menopause, suffer from loss of confidence, sleeplessness, and have a feeling that time is running out on them. Like women though men also suffer from the weight gain, irritability, decrease in memory and libido.
Like women the first sign that a man is starting to go through andropause is a loss of their sexual drive. While a woman just feels a decline in the desire to have sex men experience with this decrease in their libido a failure to awaken their member also known as impotence. While this can sometimes cause sexual frustration it is more common in the morning. According to DR. Conrad Swartz this is because during andropause a man’s testosterone level drops below 300ng the customary level of hypogonadism. At this level or below men are not able to have erections. 95% of the male testosterone is made in the testes, 5% in the adrenals in both men and woman, and the women get and extra 1% from their ovaries. Along with erectile dysfunction, a decrease in testosterone also contributes to rapid weight gain in, and decline in memory. It also contributes to advance aging in the facial areas, muscular and bone tissue weakening causing such conditions like osteoporosis. With the lowering of this chemical men experience a rise in their estrogen levels which can cause clogged arteries, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, an increase in abdominal fat, atrophy of the skin, and an increase in blood pressure and cholesterol.
There is hope however to ease the suffering from experience of andropause. There are support groups for men, testosterone replacement which will lower the risk of heart attacks due to the rise in blood pressure, and books like “Male Menopause” by Jed Diamond who has studied this medical myth as it is commonly termed for over thirty year. Mr. Diamond is a psychotherapist.
Males usually go through their menopause generally between the ages of 40 and 55, but it has been known to happen as early as age 35 and last as late as 65. According to Mr. Diamond the purpose of male menopause is to signal the end of the man’s First Adulthood and prepare them for the Second Adulthood. Men who embrace this shift in their system can move from experience the pressure of sexual performance to the enjoyment that it can produce, as well as being able to relate better with other men as friends rather than competitors. By going through andropause it encourages the older men to mentor the younger men as they go through their changes.

slick
12-17-2004, 10:05 AM
It's actually called "andropause" and I have seen TV specials on it.

http://www.andropause.com/

mina'smomma
12-17-2004, 10:07 AM
oops thought I mentioned it in the article. Thanks for letting me know slick got to go insert that in there now.:D

RICHARD
12-17-2004, 11:22 AM
What a load of horse puckey.....


There is no such thing as "male menopause".....

We want a corvette......

Why?........I dunno....

We get a divorce....

Why?........I dunno....

We want a 21 year old GF...

Why?........I dunno....

We want to color our hair....

Why?........I dunno....

We want those "V" pills.....

Why?........I dunno....

We start to hang out with guys half our age....

Why?........I dunno....

See, it can't be male menopause......WHY????

Because we don't have any answers for that condition......;)

lynnestankard
12-17-2004, 12:06 PM
Richard - ROFLOL!!!!

Lynne

Lillycat
12-17-2004, 02:16 PM
richard......REALLY NOW!

RICHARD
12-17-2004, 02:26 PM
Originally posted by Lillycat
richard......REALLY NOW!



a decrease in testosterone also contributes to rapid weight gain in, and decline in memory.




THERE, Are you happy now?;)

zippy-kat
12-17-2004, 04:16 PM
Originally posted by mina'smomma
Jed Diamond ... is a psychotherapist.

This is a tangent but:

I find it interesting that a psychotherapist (who may or may not be a doctor) is mentioned. Psychotherapy usually refers to BEHAVOIRAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL counseling; aside from lack of confidence and irritability, this seems to be more of a physical "problem." But, I suppose that, other than the "v" pill, there's not much in the way of medicine that can be "pushed" on the patient...

mina'smomma
12-20-2004, 02:27 PM
Originally posted by zippy-kat
This is a tangent but:

I find it interesting that a psychotherapist (who may or may not be a doctor) is mentioned. Psychotherapy usually refers to BEHAVOIRAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL counseling; aside from lack of confidence and irritability, this seems to be more of a physical "problem." But, I suppose that, other than the "v" pill, there's not much in the way of medicine that can be "pushed" on the patient...

Well with menopause it affects people both physically and psychologically. Unfortunately it is more document for a woman's menopause then a man's. I've actually got medical doctor's statment on menopause and they are all conclusive. Men do go through it.

robinh
12-20-2004, 03:14 PM
Personal experience - YES, they do go through it. Some just take a whole lot longer.
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