Male menopause syndrome

Everyone should have heard of female menopause very often. Generally, women will enter menopause when they reach a certain age. We should pay more attention to the topic of female menopause, but we should know less about male menopause. In fact, male friends also have menopausal symptoms, and they will be the same as women when they reach a certain age. In fact, we don’t pay much attention to it. Let’s take a look at male menopause syndrome.

Most people may have rarely heard of male menopause, thinking that only women will enter menopause, so how can men also have menopause? In fact, male menopausal syndrome is very common in normal times, but people don’t know much about it. Let’s take a look at male menopause.

The disease is caused by the natural failure of the testicles' spermatogenesis and the secretion of the male hormone testosterone. The course of disease is gradual and there is a large age difference (51-64 years old). There are also people over 60 years old whose functions are still healthy. The main manifestations are neurotic syndrome symptoms such as headache and insomnia, which may be accompanied by depression, vasomotor disorders, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, and sexual dysfunction. Plasma testosterone concentration decreased significantly, and urinary gonadotropin increased significantly. Treatment with male hormones such as testosterone propionate is effective.

pathology

Male menopause is caused by the degeneration of testicular function. The degeneration and atrophy of the testicles is slow and gradual, the secretion of sex hormones also decreases slowly, and sperm production does not completely disappear during menopause. The male menopause comes later and the time of onset is very inconsistent. The age of onset is generally around 55-65 years old. The clinical manifestations vary in severity. In mild cases, people may not even notice it, while in severe cases, their lives and work are affected, and patients feel very painful.

symptom

Male menopause is caused by the degeneration of testicular function.

Psychiatric symptoms

The main symptoms are changes in temperament, such as depression, sadness, boredom and crying, or mental tension, nervousness, moodiness, or wild thoughts, groundless speculations, lack of trust, etc.

Functional disorders

The main symptoms are cardiovascular system symptoms, such as palpitations, discomfort in the precordial area, or blood pressure fluctuations, dizziness, tinnitus, hot sweats; gastrointestinal symptoms, such as loss of appetite, abdominal distension, constipation and loose stools; manifestations of neurasthenia, such as insomnia, insomnia, easy awakening, memory loss, forgetfulness, slow reaction, etc.

Sexual dysfunction

Common symptoms include decreased libido, impotence, premature ejaculation, and low semen volume.

Posture changes

The muscles all over the body begin to relax, the subcutaneous fat becomes richer than before, the body becomes fatter, and appears "blessed".

Men also show many symptoms when they reach menopause, and their tempers may also be bad. When everyone pays attention to female menopause, they should not ignore the existence of male menopause, especially now that male menopause syndrome is very common. If your father has reached a certain age, you should care about his usual mood and even physical condition.