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Is the male menopause is a myth or a reality? Apparently a reality, but that affects a small percentage of the male population, only 2% according to a study conducted by the University of Manchester, and published a few days ago in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The study was carried out in various European countries, including Spain, with the collaboration of a total of 3369 men aged 40 to 79 years. We examined their levels of testosterone and were surveyed on sexual health, physical and psychological.

The results are interesting because they finally establish a set of parameters to diagnose symptoms or andropause, while it is found that is not common in the vast majority of men, and that testosterone treatment is only useful in a number few cases where it detects a deficiency of male sex hormones.

So far in many cases where the patient was diagnosed suffering from andropause testosterone is supplied however, thanks to the surveys conducted in this study, scientists have found that many symptoms are not associated with decreased testosterone levels.

Male Menopause Symptoms

Andropause shares some symptoms with menopause, after all men and women are not so different. During these periods both sexes experience a change of vitality, are more irritable, and may decrease your sex drive.

Thanks to this study have been established over thirty Late symptoms associated with hypogonadism or andropause, of which only nine are associated with low testosterone levels, others might be related to physical inactivity and excess weight .

In the sexual realm, symptoms such as loss of morning erections, low sexual desire and erectile dysfunction are associated with a decrease in testosterone levels. It could also cause other symptoms such as apathy, sadness, depression, lack of concentration and alter natural patterns of sleep and fatigue.

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