Post Date July, 14 2023
The symptoms of male menopause are not unique to women, and men are also quite a few. So, why has the 'male menopausal syndrome' been unnoticed for a long time?
Generally, after men reach the age of 50, the function of androgen will gradually decline, especially the secretion of testosterone will decrease. This Disability caused by changes in hormone secretion in the body is called "male menopause". Many terms have been used to describe the life stage experienced by men: male menopause, male cessation of sexual activity, male sexual failure, male yang failure, male anoxia, and male menopause.
Male menopause "is not a new term, at least not in the medical field. As early as 1939, Western scholar Heller proposed the concept of "male menopause". At that time, he first used the term "male menopause" to describe the discomfort symptoms that occur in middle-aged and elderly men. In some men aged 40-70 years old, they simultaneously or successively show symptoms such as mental tension or depression, fatigue, memory loss, inattention, insomnia, paroxysmal hot flashes, sweating, decreased libido and Erectile dysfunction. Heller calls this phenomenon "male climacteric syndrome". In 1944, Heller discovered based on his extensive clinical observations that the phenomenon of "male menopause" was mainly caused by men who were burdened with heavy responsibilities. They needed more physical strength, healthier physique, and a better mentality, and the phenomenon of "male menopause" disturbed their lives, causing them to be troubled.
In addition to age factors, there is also a high incidence of male menopause. They often have the following situations: high work and life pressure, such as white-collar workers, managers, etc; Suffering from chronic diseases, such as diabetes, depression, cardiovascular disease, etc; Having unhealthy lifestyles, such as smoking, excessive drinking, etc; Poor living environment; Lack of physical activity; Abdominal obesity, etc.
Firstly, the symptoms of aging in males appear later than in females. At this age, many people have retired and withdrawn from more social contact, and their symptoms are "provoked" and the scope of being felt by people is smaller; In addition, people may label their menopausal symptoms with new terms such as "post retirement psychological disorder" and "sense of retirement loss", which weakens their thinking about menopausal factors.
