Andropause (Male Menopause) Treatments

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Dr. Bartnofs Published Letter-To-The-Editor at the San Francisco Chronicle about Testosterone Decline in Men What is Andropause? What is a Hormone? Does Andropause have other names? Are Andropause and hypogonadism in men the same? What are Andropause symptoms? What are Andropause changes on the body? What are Andropause changes in blood? Does Andropause cause other abnormal tests? Is Andropause common? What are the causes of Andropause? How is Andropause diagnosed? Why is Andropause important to diagnose?

SHORTER LIFESPAN RISK OF COMMON DISEASES AND CONDITIONS POORER QUALITY-OF-LIFE

What is the link between Andropause and Alzheimers Disease? What is the relationship between Andropause and high cholesterol? What is the relationship between Andropause and diabetes? What is the relationship between Andropause and sleep apnea? What is the relationship between Andropause and gynecomastia? What are the treatments for Andropause? What does testosterone do in mens bodies? Does testosterone treatment have side effects? Is it possible for my doctor to tell me if I have Andropause? I heard that testosterone is illegal is this true? What will happen if I have Andropause and dont get treated? What do medical studies show when men with Andropause are treated with testosterone? Is it dangerous to be treated with testosterone? Does testosterone treatment cause cancer? I have been diagnosed with prostate cancer; is it safe to be prescribed testosterone? My own testosterone has been blocked with medication, as a treatment for my prostate; is this dangerous? After asking my doctor, he does not want to test my testosterone; what should I do? My blood shows low testosterone and I think I have Andropause, but my doctor does not want to treat me; what should I do? Does testosterone treatment for Andropause affect the whole body? I have been treated by my doctor with testosterone for Andropause, but I really dont feel any different; why? Is Andropause related to other hormone changes? Since I had mumps as an adult; could that be the reason for my Andropause? I read that fathers with Andropause who have small children should not be prescribed testosterone; is this true? Wont I get rhoid rage if my Andropause is treated with testosterone? Was Andropause the cause for Barry Bonds treatment at Balco? Professional wrestler Chris Benoit was treated with testosterone with bad effects; did he have Andropause?

ANDROPAUSE (MALE MENOPAUSE) REFERENCES GENERAL HISTORICAL PAPERBACK BOOKS FOR GENERAL READING SHORTER LIFESPAN ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION and EJACULATION ALZHEIMERS DISEASE, MEMORY, DEPRESSION HEART, STROKE, BLOOD PRESSURE, ARTERIES, LUNGS DIABETES, CHOLESTEROL, METABOLIC SYNDROME, OBESITY, BODY COMPOSITION (FAT, MUSCLE) BONE, URINE, KIDNEY FRAILTY SLEEP TESTOSTERONE TREATMENT FOR ANDROPAUSE EFFECTS OF BLOCKED TESTOSTERONE PROSTATE AND TESTOSTERONE

San Francisco Chronicle Letters to Datebook SFGate.com Friday, February 13, 2009 See testosterone for all it is not just a male sex hormone Editor Thank you to Carolyne Zinko for her story about Jed Diamonds description of irritable male syndrome (Grumpy not-so-old men, Monday). Andropause (testosterone decline with symptoms) is more widespread than the public (and many physicians) realize. According to the New England Journal of Medicine (Rhoden, January 2004), low testosterone occurs among about 9 percent of men in their 40s, 30 percent of men in their 50s, 42 percent of men in their 60s and 70 percent of men in their 70s. Three larger studies published in peer-reviewed medical journals during the past two years have shown that men with low testosterone do not live as long as those with normal levels. The largest of those studies (EPIC, Great Britain) enrolled more than 11,000 men. While Diamonds research has focused mainly on the psychological aspects of andropause, there are several physical sequelae as well: osteoporosis (associated risk of bone fracture); prediabetes and diabetes; increased body fat (especially around the midsection, the so-called beer belly that is linked with heart disease); abnormal lipids (blood fat); increased atherosclerosis (decreased circulation); and earlier heart attacks. It is time for men (and their spouses, partners and physicians) to become aware that testosterone in men is not just a sex hormone but a total body hormone, essential for normal psychological and physical functioning and to help offset risks for chronic life-threatening diseases.

HARVEY S. BARTNOF, M.D. San Francisco

Carolyn Zinkos article in the San Francisco Chronicle was titled, Could a mans midlife crisis be more than a state of mind, but be linked to his endocrine system instead? (review of Irritable Male Syndrome). Read Carolyne Zinkos review of Dr. Jed Diamonds book, Irritable Male Syndrome, reflecting the negative psychological aspects of testosterone decline in men: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/09/DDJ215H812.DTL&hw=Jed+Diamond&sn=001&sc=1000

Andropause is a diagnosis reflecting a decline in male hormones, called androgens, with symptoms, changes in blood and physical changes. (Andro mean male and gen refers to generate or generating maleness. The main androgen in men is testosterone. Andropause may also have other hormone imbalances, including increased estrogen (the main female hormone in women), a decline of DHT (dihydrotestosterone), and other possible hormone imbalances. The term andropause is Greek, with andro meaning male or man and pause meaning cessation or stopping (cessation of maleness). In Europe, the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) is composed of physicians and researchers with an interest in those topics (menopause is a decline in female hormones in women).

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