What is andropause?

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Male andropause or menopause is a concept that refers to the aging of men from the reproductive point of view.

At this stage in the life of the male, the production of testosterone (male hormone produced in the testicle) begins to gradually decrease, so that andropause is also known as testosterone deficiency syndrome or ADAM (from the name in English). , Androgen Deficency Aging Male).

This decrease in testosterone causes a decrease in man's sexual abilities, strength and other abilities.

Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article.

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What is andropause? - Symptoms and treatment in the male

At what age does it start?

Contrary to what happens with female menopause, the age at which the level of testosterone begins to decrease in men is very variable.

After 30 years, testosterone begins to decrease very slowly, but it is not until 45-50 years when the first signs of andropause appear in 50% of men.

Once you reach 70 years of age, most of them will have low testosterone levels.

Andropause in men

Andropause is a concept that is compared to the climacteric of women, but it is not the same. Andropause is a less marked process, there are no mood swings so abrupt and symptoms appear very gradually over time.

In addition, the main difference is that the man does not lose fertility with andropause, but only sees it diminished. Men can continue to be fertile and have children naturally beyond 50 and 60 years.



Symptoms of andropause

The symptoms of male menopause are difficult to identify, since in most cases they are confused with stress or other causes.

However, if a male hormonal blood test is found to have a testosterone deficit, all the following symptoms will be related to andropause.

  • Depression and sleep disturbance
  • Less sexual desire
  • Problems in the erection.
  • Emotional, psychological and behavioral changes.
  • Less mass and muscular resistance.
  • Loss of energy
  • Increase in body fat at the central and upper levels of the body.
  • Circulatory problems and cardiovascular risk.
  • Osteoporosis, weak bones and lumbago.
  • Loss of genital hair.

It should be noted that there is great variability of symptoms related to the decrease of testosterone and not all men will experience the same.

Symptoms of andropause





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