GUEST COLUMN
Dealing with male menopause
- Published: 19 Feb 2013 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Life
We know a lot about menopause in women, but do men also go through similar changes as they age?
It is not uncommon that many ageing men report similar symptoms that women experience during menopause. In addition, such symptoms can be relieved by treating these men with male hormones.The condition is becoming more widely recognised and accepted by the medical community and referred to as "male menopause."
The condition of male menopause usually occurs as the production of male hormones (androgen or testosterone) decline in the ageing male. Some also call the condition "andropause" or "low testosterone".
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