Monday, December 1, 2014

Viropause (aka Andropause, Male Menopause) and It's Symptoms

The male equivalent of menopause does exist and it is called Andropause, aka Viropause. The symptoms may include (but are not limited to):

Weight gain
Fatigue
Depression
Lowered sex drive
Mood swings

Some physiological symptoms may include:

Lowered sperm count
Diminished ejaculatory capacity
Diminished erectile capacity

Sources:
Reinisch, June, M., The Kinsey Institute New Report on Sex: What You Must Know to be Sexually Literate, St Martin's Press, New York, 1990

Tanagho, Emil A., Mcaninch, Jack W.(Ed), Smith's General Urology, 14th Ed, Appleton & Lange, Nowwalk, Connecticut, 1995

Zilbergeld, Bernie, The New Male Sexuality: The Truth about Men, Sex, and Pleasure, Bantam Books, New York, 1999
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 3, 2015 at 1:35 AM

    Texas Menopause offers different lectures, discussion groups and menopause workshops given by experts in their respective medical fields, teaching and empowering women with information regarding the Aging process, Menopause, Natural Herbs, Bio-identical hormones, Compounded Medications, Gynecologic issues, Gynecologic Cancer, Acupunture, Anti aging medicine, Bone health, Skin Health, Sexual health, Mental health, Andropause and much more.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 20, 2015 at 7:14 PM

    Good stuff! Andropause can be attributed to hormone imbalance brought about by increasing age. Be ready for andropause. Here are what to expect from andropause in your senior years.

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