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The term “male men­opause” is used to refer to the con­dition of men who have hormone levels drop after mid-​​life.

Male men­opause is a subject of con­troversy in the medical society. In the case of women, men­opause is related with the ter­mination of a bodily operation, like when the monthly men­struation periods stop. Also, a critical drop in the hormone levels in women occurs along with men­opause. For these reasons, doctors are debating on whether male men­opause really exists.

In the case of men in their middle and elderly years, smaller quantities of testosterone are being created by the testicles. This is believed to be the underlying reasons behind the occurrence of symptoms of male menopause.

Men with men­opause usually suffer from irrit­ability, sleep dis­turbance, low sex drive, sweating, anxiety, sadness, memory problems, and erectile dysfunction.

In most cases, erectile dys­function may be caused by other dis­orders. But testosterone defi­ciency may be one possibility.

It is important that men who suffer from symptoms related to low levels of testosterone be sub­jected to medical invest­ig­ations like blood tests to evaluate testosterone levels.

Other reasons for having short testosterone levels include testicular dys­function and probable inherited features.

As a treatment, hormone replacement therapy is being recom­mended for men with low levels of testosterone and symptoms that come with it.

Hormone replacement may not be applicable to older men who seek treatment for their erectile dys­function unless they actually have very minimal levels of androgen. As for younger men with known hormone defi­ciency, it has been proven that nominal doses of testosterone can improve interest in sex.

Testosterone replacement therapy, which is also called as androgen replacement therapy, aims to reduce the symptoms brought about by male men­opause. This method is a lifelong treatment, since testosterone defi­ciency is gen­erally a per­manent condition.

Testosterone replacement therapy is usually given as an oral pre­scription, implants, or injections.

The injection of testosterone is usually carried out once every two weeks.

The oral drugs are espe­cially pre­scribed to those who can’t stand injections or implants.

The testosterone implants, which are being inserted under the skin of the buttock or abdomen work for a period of months. The implant works by releasing testosterone directly into the bloodstream.

Androgen therapy, however, comes with potential side effects and risks.

With low testosterone levels, the prostate tends to shrink. Hormone replacement therapy cannot recover a phys­ically reduced prostate since it does not have influence in the levels of prostate specific antigen.

Androgen therapy may not be a cause of increased risk of prostate cancer for those who have nat­urally greater testosterone levels in the same age bracket.

On the other hand, the safety of hormone replacement therapy and its possible effects on the prostate, mental func­tioning, and car­di­ovascular system still need to undergo proper researches. Moreover, there is also a need to assess the probable benefits of androgen therapy on the bones and muscles.

Androgen therapy is said to increase the risk of heart diseases, although researches on this subject are uncertain. It is a known fact, however, that those with low testosterone levels have been found among heart attack victims. This opens the pos­sibility that hormone replacement therapy could help prevent car­di­ovascular diseases.

Older men undia­gnosed of prostate cancer should also take caution when being applied with androgens.

Sleep apnea, or the ces­sation of breathing during sleep, is also con­sidered as a rare risk with hormone therapy.

This article was ori­ginally pub­lished on www.HypnotherapyClinic.info by Con­sultant Clinical Hyp­no­therapist & Pys­cho­therapist Noel Bradford –

As a pro­fes­sional therapist Noel help people with everything that you would expect including giving up smoking, con­trolling their weight, dealing with fears and phobias. However his services go far beyond this and encompass things that affect everyone at some time in their life, such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, stress, and low self esteem.

He  also has detailed spe­cialist training in several areas including but not limitted to Irrittable Bowel Syndrome and Pyscho­sexual matters that affect men such as Errectile Dys­function and Pre­mature Ejac­u­lation as well as those affecting women such as Hyper Desire Disorder, Vaginisums, and Dys­pareunia.

Ori­ginally posted 2010-​​01-​​29 12:36:00.