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Is 'Male Menopause' Real or Just an Excuse?

Is 'Male Menopause' Real or Just an Excuse? IT'S BECOMING popular to blame "male menopause" for the strange behavior of some middle-aged men during their so-called "midlife crisis." Some researchers are suggesting that what they call "andropause" can be treated with supplemental testosterone. However, the changes that occur in men as they age have little in common with the changes that women experience when they go through menopause, says Christopher Longcope, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worchester. No Comparison The gradual decline of testosterone production in aging men, he says, does not compare with the sudden plunge in estrogen levels and the cessation of ovulation that women experience during menopause. According to Longcope, who led a luncheon round table discussion on male menopause at the recent third annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society in Cleveland, Ohio,"midlife crisis in men is not a menopausal analogue."(Please see previous http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Is 'Male Menopause' Real or Just an Excuse?

JAMA , Volume 268 (18) – Nov 11, 1992

Is 'Male Menopause' Real or Just an Excuse?

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IT'S BECOMING popular to blame "male menopause" for the strange behavior of some middle-aged men during their so-called "midlife crisis." Some researchers are suggesting that what they call "andropause" can be treated with supplemental testosterone.
However, the changes that occur in men as they age have little in common with the changes that women experience when they go through menopause, says Christopher Longcope, MD, professor of obstetrics and...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1992 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1992.03490180018003
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Abstract

IT'S BECOMING popular to blame "male menopause" for the strange behavior of some middle-aged men during their so-called "midlife crisis." Some researchers are suggesting that what they call "andropause" can be treated with supplemental testosterone. However, the changes that occur in men as they age have little in common with the changes that women experience when they go through menopause, says Christopher Longcope, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worchester. No Comparison The gradual decline of testosterone production in aging men, he says, does not compare with the sudden plunge in estrogen levels and the cessation of ovulation that women experience during menopause. According to Longcope, who led a luncheon round table discussion on male menopause at the recent third annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society in Cleveland, Ohio,"midlife crisis in men is not a menopausal analogue."(Please see previous

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 11, 1992

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