Andropause is the male menopause. Nicknamed the male menopause, andropause is the male equivalent to menopause in women. Just like women have menopause, men have arrested hormone production, and it is called andropause.

Symptoms of andropause are related to a reduction in sex drive and mental alertness. Men may be suffering from andropause, like millions of men around the world, without even knowing it.

Andropause may sound like another new baby boomer generation buzz word. After all, men can’t have male menopause, because they don’t menstruate, and middle aged men don’t experience hot flashes or any of the other symptoms accompanying women’s menopause.

But the symptoms of andropause relate quite closely to menopause. It can include decreased sexual activity, fatigue, irritability, and depression. Changes like these in men have been often ignored and considered normal as aging progresses.

If hormone-replacement therapy for andropause becomes as common as such therapies have been for menopause-and this seems to be the ambition of some medicine companies-the consequences, both medical and financial, could be dramatic.

Viagra has been prescribed to 200000 men, and taken without prescription in the millions. But the blue pill can both boost or kill your sex drive.

For men, such transition period can be quite a challenge. The andropause usually begins at about forty when age-related illnesses causes problems to almost everyone. Consequently these internal changes have exterior symptoms and expressions related to social and sexual engagement.

hormone replacment therapy has been a long standing treatment for women going through menopause. Although not without controversy. Your family doctor or internist should be consulted for your evaluation and if recommended pursued with a specialist to determine if you have a treatable condition.