What is Andropause?

In the United States, it has been stated that there are over 25 million men (about 408 million worldwide) between the ages of 40 and 55 that may be going through what is termed "male menopause", or "Andropause". In twenty years, the number in the US will increase to over 57 million (960 million worldwide). HRT therapy for men can help with reduced testosterone levels.

Andropause is often called the "male menopause." As men age, their bodies produce less and less testosterone. This lack of hormone can lead to a number of symptoms that many men attribute to aging. Many men don't know that these symptoms can be reduced or eliminated. Some of the signs of Andropause are:

• Fatigue

• Loss of muscle strength

• Reduced libido

• Osteoporosis

• Heart Disease

• Irritability

• Insomnia

• Erectile dysfunction

Numerous changes are associated with an age-related decline in testosterone. Men can go through these changes quickly with a sudden change or more typically, slowly over a period of time with a gradual hormone decline. Men can start this decline as early as their 30's. When hormones are replaced or restored back to physiologic levels considered normal for younger males, many men experience a dramatic reversal of many of these changes.