Men go through menopause, too!

Dr. Michael Lee l BodyLogicMD l Miami, FL

It’s a real health condition and some are calling it “MANopause.” The symptoms of andropause, the male menopause are often misleading.

BodyLogicMD, a national network of physicians specializing in anti-aging medicine and natural bioidentical hormone therapy, give advice on what to look for and how to treat the symptoms of andropause using bioidentical hormone therapy.

BodyLogicMD doctors diagnose men with andropause every day and encourage men in general to watch for the Top 10 Signs of Andropause.

Top 10 Signs of Andropause - The Male Menopause

1. Irritability
2. Sl eep problems
3. Diminished libido
4. Erectile problems
5. Muscle loss
6. Weight gain
7. Memory loss
8. Thinning hair
9. Decreased bone density
10. Depression

Unlike women, who are more likely to be aware of many of the symptoms of menopause, doctors say men frequently mistake andropause for aging.

“Men’s symptoms appear over the course of a decade or more and it becomes a very slow, insidious process that they attribute to getting older,” explains BodyLogicMD’s Dr. Michael Lee, “As men lose testosterone, they begin experiencing male menopause – or andropause.”

Testosterone is key for building muscle and retaining memory in men. When they get into their early 30s, men begin losing testosterone at a rate of one to two percent a year.

Although the first study on male andropause was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in the mid-1940s, it is only recently that the U.S. medical community has taken notice of this condition. Experts today say as many as 25 million American males between ages 40 and 55 are experiencing some degree of male menopause.

“Typically, men suffering from the symptoms of andropause are treated for a specific medical condition that is related, but not the root issue. Therein lies the problem,” Dr. Lee says. “It is common for an andropausal male to be misdiagnosed.”

For example, a man may be diagnosed with depression and prescribed an antidepressant. Both the doctor and patient think the man’s problem is addressed. However, if that man has other symptoms of male menopause, such as loss of libido, the antidepressant will only exaggerate that problem.

“Modern day medicine is changing the way we diagnose and treat men suffering from andropause,” says Dr. Lee. “BodyLogicMD physicians play a critical role in this movement.”

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• Brain function
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• Libido
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• Cardiovascular health