These technological developments in hormone delivery systems, combined with the subtraction of the impotence problem, played a role in the medical profession's renewed interest in
male menopause, or Andropause, as it had been renamed.
Symptoms OVER the years many symptoms experienced by men in their middle years have been linked to the
male menopause.
Researchers found the
male menopause, known as late-onset hypogonadism, was often linked to poor health and obesity.
It treats the
male menopause with biologically-matched hormones.
'Outgoing, easy going men can become antisocial, suffer poor concentration, low libido and even physical symptoms like back and stomach pain.' Jed, whose previous best-seller,
Male Menopause, detailed the condition as confined to middle aged men aged 40-55, now believes that IMS actually affects a much larger proportion of men.
However, some authors have focused their attention directly or indirectly on older men, such as Sheehy (1998) Understanding Men's Passages, Levinson (1978) The Seasons of a Man's Life, Thompson (1994) Older Men's Lives, Kosberg and Kaye (1997) Older Men: Special Problems & Professionals Challenges, Moore and Stratton (2002) Resilient Widowers, Brothers (2001) The Abuse of Men, Lund (2001) Men Coping with Grief, Kramer and Thompson (2002) Men as Caregivers, Pritchard (2001) Male Victims of Elder Abuse, and Diamond (1997)
Male Menopause.
The concept of
male menopause has been around for decades, but neither medical professionals nor the general population has taken it seriously.
This is an obvious symptom of
male menopause, but, as with women, non-obvious symptoms can also be occurring and leading to more serious dysfunctions.
There was a piece in The New Yorker from July 29 about Andropause, or more casually "
male menopause." There is very little agreement in the medical community if indeed there is such a thing as Andropause, but there are pharmaceutical companies pumping a bunch of money into an effort to give it some credibility.
Known by several names, including andropause, male climacteric, viropause, and low testosterone syndrome,
male menopause should not be confused with a midlife crisis.
The
male menopause is a myth and older men can be as sexually active in their 60s as they were in their 20s.
PADAM is also an acronym for Partial Androgen Deficiency in Aging Men Syndrome, the medical term for
male menopause.
