Andropause (male menopause): why don’t men want to talk about it? Do they even know it exists?
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Depression or withdrawn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?
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Interesting post, and thinking of men I know and have known, the symptoms you describe make a lot of sense.
It's interesting how many men are replying in total denial ~ yet the 'Viagra' industry for so-called 'erectile dysfunction' (an age related consition) is so popular it has become the stuff of jokes.
One of the things 'radical' feminists have been saying for years is that men are seriously short changed by a societal expectation which drives them to refuse to acknowledge weakness, pain, disability and anxiety, building up stress which leads to early onset of conditions like heart disease.
Unfortunately for men (who complain here regularly that women won't do anything about male problems) only men can change this, by refusing to act the part of their own stereotypes.
Hopefully the coming generation will be more aware than the older ones.
Cheers