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Male Menopause.

What's behind men's midlife health?

It has many names and monikers.

Male menopause.

Andropause.

Age-related testosterone deficiency.

Hypogonadism. And my personal favorite, manopause.

Although it isn't as sharply defined as female menopause, male menopause is a catch-all

for the gradual cascade of mental and physical health issues that men face as they approach

and pass middle age and their

testosterone drops. Wherever possible, I'll insert man puns into the symptoms and conditions.

Consider yourself warned. Female menopause, as defined by the loss of fertility, happens to

every woman no matter her genetics or lifestyle,

dietary, or exercise choices. It's a simple fact of human biology that women undergo menopause

and the subsequent decline in sex hormones. They can certainly mitigate the negative symptoms

with hormonal therapies, herbal concoctions,

diet, and other means, and some will never experience any negative symptoms associated with the

change, but a woman's supply of eggs is finite. Fertility isn't a lifelong state for women.

Not so with men. The health of an aging man entering manopause,

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