You have fewer morning erections
If you are male, 40 years, you have fewer morning erections, you have the desire and decreased sexual vigor you feel depressed and fatigued, you may suffer menopause. A disorder that affects all women, but they are not exempt from suffering, but in a much smaller percentage. 2% of men suffering from andropause, according to published BBC.
A group of researchers identified the symptoms associated with the “male menopause,” which appears after a low testosterone in men of middle and advanced age.
This disorder, also known as hypogonadism late start on the 40 and older, but only affects about 2% of men, according to a study by the University of Manchester in the UK.
The symptoms are clear: fewer morning erections, low sexual desire, erectile dysfunction, inability to perform strenuous activities, depression and fatigue, experts say that not only is testosterone deficiency, and that other factors involved.
However, there are other secondary symptoms such as apathy, lack of energy and sadness that are only slightly related to levels of male hormones.
The study, published by the ‘New England Journal of Medicine’ shows that the decrease in testosterone levels also usually associated with poor health or obesity.
The group of men studied, with an average age of 60 years, underwent a questionnaire about their sexual health, physical and psychological, in addition to laboratory analysis.
The experts conducted an analysis stratified by age, by chance, the men in eight European centers in UK, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Sweden, Estonia, Poland and Hungary.