Male Menopause: It’s Real And Here’s What You Need To Know
What Exactly Is Male Menopause?
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If you want a simple way to look at male menopause, it’s like reverse puberty. As boys approach puberty, their bodies boost testosterone production. What comes next is an increase in muscle mass, a lowered voice, more body hair and an increase in sexual function. During male menopause, testosterone levels drop, and men can deal with a loss of muscle mass, a loss of body hair and even a lower sex drive. But, there is more to it than that.
MayoClinic reports that testosterone levels drop at an average of one percent per year in men ages 30 and up. During male menopause (around age 50 and up) the drop can happen more rapidly. So, men might experience physical and mental changes that they’d already been going through for decades on a mild level, but suddenly in a more severe way.
