Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Do Mens have Menopause????????????

It is believed that men can have it all the time and at any age.

But scientifically it is proven that the biological clock ticks even for men.

Technically men don't have menopause as such, but they do under go a Menopause kind of changes called "Andropause" (described in medical literature in the 1940's) which can be identified by symptoms similar to women.

The impact of decreasing androgens is known as andropause, also called "male menopause" or PADAM – Partial Androgen Deficiency in the Ageing Male.

Unlike women, men do not have a clear-cut signpost such as the cessation of menstruation to mark this transition. Both, however, are distinguished by a drop in hormone levels.

At the age of 30, the testosterone levels in men start to decrease by 1% every year. Every man is affected by this Andropause but it can be easily noticed with the men having low testosterone level.

A recent of World Health Organization (WHO) report, states that “male androgens progressively decline with age.” The study tested androgen levels at age 25 and by age 70, androgen levels were only 10 percent of what they were during youth.

It is estimated that 30 percent of men in their 50s will have testosterone levels low enough to be causing symptoms or putting them at risk.

In the Andropause period men seem to have

  • Low sex drive
  • Emotional, psychological and behavioral changes
  • Decreased muscle mass
  • Loss of muscle strength
  • Increased upper and central body fat
  • Osteoporosis or weak bones and back pain
  • Cardiovascular risk

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