Menopause for Men? The Very Real Effects of Andropause

MENOPAUSE FOR MEN? The Very Real Effects of Andropause A LOOK AT ANDROPAUSE 10% AVERAGE I DECREASE IN TESTOSTERONE EACH DECADE 30% APPROXIMATE # OF MEN OVER THE AGE OF 30 IN THEIR 50S WHO EXPERIENCE ANDROPAUSE SYMPTOMS 25 MILLION > APPROXIMATE # OF AMERICAN MEN BETWEEN AGES 40-55 WHO EXPERIENCE ANDROPAUSE CAUSES OF ANDROPAUSE DECREASE IN TESTOSTERONE PRODUCTION DUE TO AGING 2 INCREASE IN SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN (SHBG) PRODUCTION SHBG takes usable testosterone from the blood SYMPTOMS OF ANDROPAUSE LOW LIBIDO FATIGUE DEPRESSION IRRITABILITY INSOMNIA MOOD SWINGS HOT FLASHES DIFFICULTY LOSS OF CONCENTRATING MUSCLE MASS LOSS OF UPPER INCREASED DECREASED BODY STRENGTH BODY FAT BONE DENSITY TREATMENT FOR ANDROPAUSE HORMONE THERAPY SUPPLEMENTATION OF TESTOSTERONE TO OPTIMUM LEVELS OTHER HORMONES LIKELY TO BE DEFICIENT IN ANDROPAUSE • DHEA THYROID • PREGNENOLONE • HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE (HGH) INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: www.beverlyhillshormonetherapy.com GARY LONDON, M.D. ANTI-AGING BEVERLY HORMONE HILLS THERAPY Sources: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/male-menopause/MC00058/METHOD=print http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/004017.htm http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/men/healthtips/ andropause-dealing-with-male-menopause.htm http://www.askmen.com/sports/health_60/66_mens_health.html http://bodyandhealth.canada.com/channel_condition_info_details.asp?disease_ id=300&channel_id=10&relation_id=10865