I see many posts ridiculing mature women on this forum. Some of these middle-aged women are going through or have gone through menopause. However, men go through a similar transition:

"There is a basic set of identifiable symptoms which signal changes in hormones. These symptoms include some of the same symptoms women experience:

Diminished sexual drive
Urinary changes
Lack of energy
Decrease in strength and/or endurance
Lost height, back pain
Decreased “enjoyment of life”
Irritability, anger, and grumpiness
Depression or withdrawn
Erections less strong
Deterioration in sports ability
Falling asleep after dinner
Decreased work performance
Joint aches and stiffness of the hands
Premature aging
Changes in hair growth and skin quality
Loss of physical fitness, weight gain, and “beer” bellies
Hot flashes
Increased anxiety
Loss of self esteem
Decreased memory and/or concentration"

Why are only menopausal women ridiculed? Why not menopausal men too?
Here is tons more info:
http://www.dmoz.org/Health/Men's_Health/Andropause/
According to one poster – who has "been there" himself, andropause IS of concern. If it weren't of concern to men then why would men seek to treat the symptoms? Verstehen?

i'm just wondering if they would alter any of these and, if so, how:

mood
sex drive
weight/fat gain or muscle loss, etc
breast growth??
body hair/hair growth
abnormal hormonal levels of any sort
appetite
"monthly cycle"

these are mostly what i'm concerned about. i don't know many of the benefits to taking estrogen, but overall, are they a good idea or.. not so much?

I'm 21 years old. During my time in Spain I lost some hair and then when I came back from my trip I lost some more. My doctor told me to use Rogaine for women. I did for about 1 month and then stopped. I'm trying to use it again. But, honestly, I feel it's a bad idea to use Rogaine considering my age and that there are natural remedies out there. My dad is bold though, mom has great hair. I think my hair loss is do to the fact that for a year I experienced a lot of anxiety and would comb my hair with my fingers when I was feeling anxious. Should I stop using Rogaine. I read that once you start using Rogaine you can't stop using it is that true? I don't want to be a slave to any medicine.
* I'm not bold, I just lost some hair* I can notice it, but other people can't unless I mention it to them. It looks more like my hair has thinned a little bit.
I meant bald not bold.

I'm 47 and I've been premenopausal for 4 years or more, periods still are regular, hair loss during this time, yikes. Anxiety is high and weight loss going too low, which has always been a problem in my life until I went into my 40's then my weight seemed normal..but now it's going down along with my appetite.
Progressly to the point of every night, terrible night sweats, like I'm in a 450 oven, then chills…my blow dryer has been my best friend. No day time break outs.
I've tried health store products, hormone therapy nothing takes these night sweats away. Quality of life has become disabiling daily.
I surprisingly found out that if I drink alcohol at night time, like five beers, I don't sweat. I know this is not recommend but it's the only thing that has helped.
Has anyone experienced alcohol helping or am I being misdiagnosed…test for thyroid was fine.
done the shower thing and health food store remedies…
why is alcohol working, it's like it takes the liquid out of my system.

Since Christmas I have gained over 2 stone, have had hair loss at the temples, been extremely tired, could sleep all day and night. My skin is dry on my face and hands no matter how much I moisturise them. My Doc took blood which came back clear. I am 47 female and have been on HRT for 14 yrs. I eat organic healthy food, excerise daily walking over 10,000 steps (using a pedometer to moniter my calorie burn ) and yet have gained weight.. what can be wrong..
I feel awful, fuzzy headed, grumpy, and depressed.

I am trying to grow my hair, full and healthy, the way it used to be. I am 21 now. When I was 15 I would apply baby oil/ mineral oil to my hair to lessen the frizz. I later began to apply Sun-In, a lightening product that creates hi-lites when under the sun, which is when I started to notice that my hair was falling out more than usual. I started to dye my hair at the age of 16 and did so about 3 x's/ yr until just a few months ago, when I decided to let my natural color grow out and attempt to grow my hair healthy, but my hair continues to fall out (more than normal- I find my hair everywhere!) and so I don't see any change in the thickness of my hair. Has anyone had this issue? And, if so, what did you do to help your hair grow back? Any suggestions? Any herbs? products? at-home remedies?

I'm 40 years old.
Hot flashes, mood swings, anxiety/fear, heart palpitations, nervousness, insomnia, digestive problems, heavy periods with clotting, hair loss, getting 1 giant pimple the size of a dime each month, dry skin, and generally feeling frustrated and hopeless? Tell me I'm not losing my mind… so I can tell my husband his wife is not going insane.
I just started hormone replacement and I was hoping I'd feel better quicker. How long do you suppose this will last? It probably started much earlier, but since I was on anti-depressants for so long, I didn't feel the effects of most of these symptoms. Thanks