Andropause and Testosterone

							Title:
Andropause and Testosterone

Word Count:
361

Summary:
Does male Andropause cause testoste
rone levels decrease with age? Rea
d more about what can be done for y
our hormones during midlife.


Keywords:
andropause,male menopause,testostero
ne


Article Body:
Does male Andropause cause testoste
rone levels decrease with age? Rese
arch tells us that men tend to deve
lop male Andropause more gradually
than their female counterpart. Male
 Andropause can begin as early as t
he mid-twenties as men begin to los
e male hormones including testoster
one, thyroid, human growth hormone
and DHEA. The aging process begins
in earnest because of the loss of h
ormones.
Because female Andropause is so sud
den, the effect of declining hormon
es is much more obvious. But these
same effects in men are more gradua
l and over time are easier to accom
modate, and as a result, they often
 don’t think to admit that they nee
d help. For the most part, men don’
t talk about Andropause. It’s not a
 manly thing to do. Between the age
s of 35-45, men see a marked contin
ual decline in keeping and maintain
ing erections. Ejaculation is not a
s powerful, and their stamina and e
ndurance have waned as well.

What happens to men that treat male
 Andropause by replacing the male h
ormones? Here is a list of reported
 changes from men:

• Increase in mental quickness

• Improved enthusiasm for daily life


• Depression lifts that they didn’t
know was there

• More energy and a desire to be mor
e active

• Increase in sex drive demonstrate
d by night dreams, spontaneous erec
tions and an overall increased inte
rest in sex

• Improved muscle tone and reduced f
at

Replacement treatments approximates
 the natural, endogenous production
 of the hormone. The average male p
roduces 407 mg of testosterone per
day. Several different types of rep
lacements are currently sold includ
ing tablets, injectables, and trans
dermal systems. Anyone using this r
eplacement therapy should be monito
red by a physician regularly.

This therapy is contraindicated in
men with carcinoma of the breast or
 prostate, as it may cause rapid gr
owth of these tumors. Men with beni
gn prostatic hypertrophy-related bl
adder outlet obstruction are also n
ot candidates for this kind of repl
acement. Read this abstract for mor
e detailed cautions.
Male Andropause can effect the leve
ls of testosterone and as a result,
 the male sex drive. For more infor
mation, bookmark this page as a goo
d testosterone source.


The information in this article is
for educational purposes only, and
is not intended as medical advice.