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Shrugged shoulders – this is men’s common reaction whenever men­opause is dis­cussed by their sig­ni­ficant other. Perhaps the reaction can be taken into account with the fact that it is hard to understand something that you do not per­sonally experience.

What if men experience men­opause? Will they begin to understand a woman’s men­o­pausal plight?

It may be a resounding yes or no. Medical studies show that women are not the only ones who experience men­opause, men does too. The term is referred to as male men­opause commonly known as andropause. Viropause is another term for male men­opause. This is described to be the cause of low testosterone levels. Others view it as an end to first adulthood and an indication to begin second adulthood. Some indi­viduals on the other hand view andropause in a sexual manner, wherein it sig­nifies deteri­oration of sexual desires and performance.

Men may find this fact alarming. Perhaps then, they will start to realize and later on com­prehend how it is like to have drastic hormonal change. Men­opause for women has distinct and defined symptoms such as stop of men­strual cycle, hot flashes which is evident on the face, chest and neck, too much per­spiration, dryness in the vagina, throbbing heartbeat, body aches, itching skin, the growth of hair increases spe­cifically on face but growth of hair decreases on armpit and pubic hair.

On the other hand, dropping of testosterone produced is the most well-​​defined symptom of male men­opause. This can be screened and iden­tified after con­sulting a physician since decrease in testosterone may also be asso­ciated with other ill­nesses such as diabetes. Once testosterone level has gone down, the fol­lowing symptoms may be transparent:

• Physical exhaustion from simple tasks. The usual alertness and drive to easily accomplish tasks decreases. Being usually tired however does not con­tribute for a man to gain better sleep. At this stage, he may suffer from insomnia.
• Fur­thermore, increase in weight and body fat is evident yet unexplainable.
• Mental fatigue. The ability to con­centrate lessens. He may need time to digest things being dis­cussed over a con­ver­sation, on a written material or even audio-​​related matters.
• Emo­tional exhaustion. At this time, a man’s temper varies. He may feel happy now and suddenly sadness might strike him. Sadness aside, he may depict an angry attitude most of the time. Moreover, a man exper­i­encing male men­opause can easily be observed as always nervous.
• Decrease in sexual desire. This may be due to failure to get or sustain an erection.

Andropause is not an alarming situation if men have apt knowledge on facts about male men­opause. It will also be helpful if he gains knowledge on its symptoms so he can gauge whether or not he is suf­fering from andropause. To further verify the con­dition, a visit to a physician is highly recommended.

The situation will be less dis­tressing for men if their sig­ni­ficant others will well support him. If women needs heightened support, love and under­standing during the men­o­pausal stage, men in the same way needs it.

Now that there is a male version of men­opause, maybe then the suc­cessor of Adam will be able to understand what is going with a woman’s body when she begins to experience men­opause. Perhaps now there will be no more shrugging of shoulders. Instead there will be a shoulder to lean on hard times such as undergoing andropause.

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-​​28 12:35:00.