When a man turns 45, he starts to worry about what comes next: death. So, he does some stupid things out of fear that he will be the next of his friends or family members to die. And he tends to find more exciting things to do to hide the fact that he doesn't do much and is going through hormonal changes.
In medical terms, this time in a man's life is called male menopause or andropause.
The main signs of andropause are a loss of vitality and changes in the level of virility. This is because of changes in how the male sex hormones are made. Most of the time, this happens between the ages of 45 and 55. But before andropause happens, people go through the mid-life crisis.
The author of the book "Maximizing Manhood: Beating Male Menopause," Dr. Malcolm Carruthers, talked about how mid-life crises and andropause are different and how they happen.
Men often think that these two different stages are the same. In reality, these two things are linked because the mid-life crisis happens between the ages of 35 and 45, right before the andropause.
But andropause can start early if a man has a bad time during his midlife crisis. Or, it could have been put off if he had lived a healthy, active life before this time.
Other signs of andropause are a sudden drop in energy, becoming more irritable, losing the desire to have sex, and feeling sad. Some people might think that these things are just part of getting older, but you can still do something about them. Andropause had become a problem in medicine instead of just a stage of life. Because of this, medical science has come up with ways to deal with this crisis.
Men who are going through andropause can get relief from the symptoms with testosterone replacement therapy. TRT can be taken as a pill, a cream, an implant, or a hormone patch. There are also claims that pills with male hormones can help relieve the symptoms of andropause. If neither of these works, pellet implant is another good choice. Under the skin of the buttocks, pellets of testosterone are put in. Which one you choose will depend on how your body responds. Find out which will work best for you.
Andropause is a hard time in a man's life that is neither natural nor passed down from father to son. Andropause can be stopped, unlike menopause, which happens to all women at some point.
Carruther's study shows that the level of testosterone is affected by things outside of the body. When a healthy man is between the ages of 40 and 70, his testosterone level usually drops by 1 percent per year. This drop in testosterone is more noticeable in men who aren't healthy.
Stress is another thing that can bring on the symptoms. Both mental and physical stresses that led to drinking too much and smoking too much had made the symptoms worse.
Most of the time, andropause is caused by bad nutrition or not getting enough of certain nutrients. Aging or not getting enough chromium could be to blame for things like anxiety, forgetfulness, and low sex drive.
So, if you look at it closely, not all men could go through andropause. A big insult to a man's body is a situation like this. And staying healthy, especially as you get older, is one of the best ways to beat menopause.
