Male Menopause – Fact or Fiction?
It’s a fact. Just as a woman enters an inevitable stage of life called menopause, there comes a time in a man’s life when he will also experience a decline in hormones. This ‘male menopause’ is known as andropause, and results in uncomfortable and unwanted symptoms that are common among aging men.
Unfortunately all men will be affected by andropause, and not a single man will be able to escape it.
Just as a man experiences a surge in certain hormones during his developmental stages, he will also be affected by a decline in those hormones during andropause. Men as young as the age of 32-35 are being affected (as written in a recent article in Men’s Health magazine). Beginning between the ages of 25 to 27, a man’s hormonal levels start to decline, and these male hormones play an important role throughout a man’s life. Once they begin to decline, the andropause stage starts and a man will begin to experience certain negative symptoms. The replacement of these hormones, including testosterone, DHEA, thyroid and human growth hormones, will lead to a healthier, more balanced hormonal level within the body that can safely reverse those negative symptoms within as short as one week.
Andropause symptoms include:
* Levels of strength, endurance, and energy decrease
* Higher level of body fat and lower muscle density
* Lower desire for both exercise and physical activity
* Difficulty sleeping along with night sweats
* Decreased libido
* Lower mental acuity and sharpness
* Less passion and fervor for life and daily actions
* A tendency to be grouchy and unhappy
With such symptoms on the horizon, it would be difficult to imagine a single man that would not want to look for a solution! That solution is testosterone treatment, which is a safe and easy way to reduce all the unwanted symptoms of andropause. Many of us are already familiar with testosterone and its importance as a primary male hormone; testosterone is vital in the production and development of typical male characteristics. These include secondary characteristics such as a man’s deep voice and the growth of male facial hair. Testosterone is also responsible for increasing bone mass and improving muscle tone.
Testosterone is the most potent of all the male hormones, known as androgens, in a man’s body. It is the male hormone that is most often associated with good health and male vitality. Some of the benefits of a healthy testosterone level include:
* Higher levels of energy levels and drive
* A larger bone density level
* Higher levels of strength and staying power
* Less fat and more lean muscle mass
* Being much happier
* More regulation of body fat allocation throughout the body instead of just in the middle region
* Body hair growth increases
* Lower risk of cardiac disease
* A reduction in the risk of heart attack
* Greater stabilization of blood pressure (with a lower risk of high blood pressure)
* Less problems of diabetes and a decrease in the need for diabetic medications, as verified by clinical studies
When accurately administered, hormone replacement therapy utilizing testosterone is completely safe. Quite often there is a concern for developing prostate cancer, and one should note that the replacement of testosterone actually decreases the chance of developing prostate cancer. Testosterone, when increased, reduces the amount of estrogen in the body, and it is this excessive estrogen that actually contributes to causing prostate cancer in a male body. A sign of excessive estrogen in men is the accumulation of body fat, especially excessive fat around the waistline (giving the appearance of a big belly). One of the primary causes of prostate cancer is excess estrogen.The importance of controlling estrogen cannot be over-emphasized. Body fat includes an enzyme known as aromatase that is responsible for converting testosterone into estrogen. Estrogen can then convert into a carcinogen, so controlling one’s level of estrogen is vital to staying fit and healthy.
It is in a man’s best interests to proactively treat testosterone deficiency upon reaching the age of 35. Even those who are older can greatly improve the quality of their lives and overcome debilitating symptoms with hormone replacement therapy. The treatment has a reasonable cost and the benefits can be life-changing. Generations of males in the past, our fathers and grandfathers, experienced and endured these problems but with modern knowledge, one can finally do something about it. So there is a way, after all, to regain all that youthful energy and enjoy life once again!
Having a professional examine one’s testosterone level is the solution. Increase your quality of life by finding out if you need testosterone replacement therapy and once again go out and play with the kids! See the difference, feel the difference, and the only thing you might regret is not having done it sooner!