Male Menopause?

Women aren't the only ones going through this change in life.  Hot falshes, mood swings, hairloss, and migraines are not just symptoms that affect women.  Currenty, twenty-six million men in the U.S. between the ages of 40 to 55 are going through male menopause.

But what is male menopause?  Like female menopause, which is caused by a lowering of the female hormone estrogen, male menopause is caused by a lowering of the male hormone testosterone.  Both of these are caused by aging.

Symptoms of menopause for men are a bit different though.  Men may experience muscle loss, nervousness, fatigue, weight gain, loss of sex drive, and osteoporosis.  Testosterone replacement treatment is available, however it may increase the risk of prostate cancer, just as HRT may increase the risk of breast cancer in women.


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