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male menopause

noun

  1. a malaise that allegedly affects men in middle age and is said to be responsible for periods of emotional upset and uncharacteristic behavior.



male menopause

noun

  1. a period in a man's later middle age in which he may experience an identity crisis as he feels age overtake his sexual powers

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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of male menopause1

First recorded in 1945–50
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"But I was not prepared for the suffering. People who have had chemo know what this is about. When I had chemotherapy, I have something called androgen deprivation therapy where they take the testosterone out of your body, which basically gives you male menopause. Then I had two major surgeries and I had complications from those surgeries."

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Where I had chemotherapy, I have something called androgen deprivation therapy where they take the testosterone out of your body, which basically gives you male menopause.

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The truth is that most men experience a decline in testosterone levels from around the age of 30 and, until recently, most people thought of having low testosterone as part of a kind of ā€œmale menopauseā€, an issue for older men with waning libidos.

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One morning, when the others reported for duty in the Astronaut Office, they found a cautionary message on the blackboard: ā€œDefinition of a sports car: A hedge against the male menopause.ā€

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Low levels of testosterone—which are associated with male menopause, or andropause—can contribute to sleep apnea in men.

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