Men’s Blog

You or someone you know is suffering from male menopause. This condition stems from the loss of the male hormone testosterone and can be aggravated by poor nutrition, lack of adequate exercise, excessive use of alcohol, and smoking. Male menopause symptoms can start to be noticed as early as age 35 and strike and persist well into the 70’s.

The main symptoms are physical, emotional and mental.

The physical symptoms revolve around the inability to have or sustain an erection, or to have the desire for sexual activity. Another physical symptom is that of being overweight for your age and height.

As men age they tend to put on weight, there are many reasons for this such as decrease in physical activity, loss of testosterone can lessen endurance and strength of muscles so the ability to lift weights or complete other strengthening exercise decreases so the man does less of these activities which may have kept him in good shape in the past.

Work environment or a too busy lifestyle may lead to poor diet habits that foster the habit to eat foods that are high in fat and sugar. These foods on a steady basis increase your weight and expand your waistline. Combine the poor diet with the now decreased physical activity and it is easy to see why the pounds come on easily.

The emotional symptoms of male menopause are being over sensitive to his decreased sexual performance, feelings of being unworthy or a decreased self-ego, mood swings are also common. Changes in work or home at this time can have devastating emotional effects on the menopausal male.

Spouses or partners may have no idea that sexual lack of interest has more to do with his symptoms rather than them and may lash out at the male causing more confusion and lack of self-esteem issues; this of course will lead to more performance issues which will aggravate the situation further. To preserve relationships it is imperative that the correct diagnosis is made and that all parties are informed of the reasons for the symptoms. Menopausal symptoms can cause great havoc on personal relationships as well as work relationships.

The mental symptoms of male menopause are a decreased in ability to concentrate on events while at work or home. Tasks that need accomplishing at work can become difficult to complete as the man suffering from male menopause struggles to focus on what is being said when he attends meetings or has conversations with superiors or co-workers. This can lead to severe repercussions at work such as demotion or loss of job. If this happens the loss will increase depression and further aggravate the situation.

Many of the symptoms of male menopause are inter-related. The increased waist and stomach girth exacerbates the ability for sexual pleasure and the added weight can lead to a decreasing effect on testosterone. Depression can lead to a lack of desire to participate in events such as sports with friends that may have been a source of exercise in the past. Lack of exercise leads to fatigue which only worsens depression. Depressed individuals are also less apt to put forth the effort to eat healthy meals which will fuel more depression.

Fatigue occurs for many reasons – as a result of hormonal imbalance, poor diet, depression and lack of sleep. An inactive person will experience more fatigue than one who does a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity each day. Fatigue can be a symptom of illness and should signal to the individual and those around him that a cause for the fatigue should be determined. The best way to find the cause for fatigue is to schedule a medical exam.

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