Menopause age and symptoms

We often hear the word menopause in our daily life. In most of our minds, we may think that menopause is just to describe some middle-aged women who can only nag. But in fact, the word menopause is not only applicable to women, but also to men. Of course, this is a common sense that we need to understand. So let's take a look at the age and symptoms of male menopause.

Male menopause is a syndrome characterized by dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system of reproductive physiology during the physiological transition from middle age to old age. Menopause occurs at the age of 45 to 59, while those over 60 are considered old age and those over 90 are considered longevity.

After the age of 45, men will experience a transition from gonadal function to decline, which is reflected in changes in emotions, psychology, interests, energy, appetite and sexual desire. Before other organs age, the decrease in testicular weight and volume, the decrease in androgen activity, and the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, adrenal gland and gonadal function are related to testicular aging. Common clinical symptoms of menopause include:

(1) Psychoneural symptoms: nervousness, impatience, temper, fatigue, feeling of depression, decreased memory, thinking ability and concentration, decreased sleep, insomnia, loss of interest, numbness, tingling, uneasiness or fear, loneliness, lack of self-confidence, entanglement, dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, and dullness.

(2) Autonomic nervous system symptoms: irritability, dizziness, chest tightness, palpitations, shortness of breath, headache, black spots in front of the eyes, and some people feel cold limbs.

(3) Decreased sexual function: Common symptoms include loss of sexual desire and impotence. The cause is a decrease in dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine levels in the brain, which is a change in the transmission capacity of the central nervous system mediators. Most of the reasons are physiological. The decline in sexual function in men during menopause is a sign of the transition to old age and the subsequent decline of various organs.

(4) Digestive system symptoms: dry mouth, hunger or loss of appetite, diarrhea or constipation, etc.

(5) Urinary system symptoms: frequent urination, increased frequency of urination at night, and dribbling after urination.

(6) Metabolic symptoms: Disordered fat metabolism, accumulation of fat in the body, and increased blood cholesterol can cause atherosclerosis of blood vessels; disordered water and sodium metabolism can cause water and sodium retention and cause edema; accelerated bone absorption and reduced activity.