Male Menopause: It’s Real And Here’s What You Need To Know
How Is Male Menopause Different From Female Menopause?
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While there are some similarities between male and female menopause, there are important differences.
Post-menopausal men can have children. Female menopause triggers the total shutdown of the reproductive organs. After a woman has gone through menopause, she can no longer have children. That is not the case in male menopause – most men can conceivably reproduce well into their later years.
Male menopause happens slowly. Female menopause involves a decline in certain hormone levels, just like male menopause. However, for women, the hormonal change happens within a short period of time. For men, the change can be gradual and go on for years.
Not all men go through it. The most important difference is that, while all women will go through menopause, not all men go through it.
