Do men have menopause like women?

I believe everyone knows what menopause is. We know that women will enter menopause when they reach a certain age. Women are more likely to experience symptoms such as body aging during menopause, so we recommend that women pay great attention to protecting their bodies during menopause. However, many friends may not know that men also have menopause. Below we will introduce the symptoms of menopause in men.

Skin

Skin aging begins with wrinkles on the face, followed by the skin on the neck, hands and feet, which will gradually loosen and sag. This is due to the gradual reduction of fat and elastic tissue.

Cardiovascular

As people age, their hearts often become enlarged and their endocardium thickened. This may be due to increased connective tissue, lipid deposition, and calcification of the heart valves and other structures. In addition, vascular problems such as decreased elasticity and hardening of blood vessels, arteriosclerosis, and narrowing of blood vessels may also occur.

Vascular dysregulation: Sometimes the patient may have a fever like a child, even kicking off the quilt, feeling hot and restless, having a headache, dizziness, palpitations, etc.

Digestive organs

As we age, the smooth muscle fibers and glands of the digestive tract will gradually shrink, the gastric mucosa will gradually become thinner, and the colon and stomach cavity will slowly expand and lose elasticity. These changes occur gradually, so most of them are asymptomatic. However, if we do not control our diet, pay attention to hygiene, and maintain emotional stability, it will obviously induce.

Liver-kidney yin deficiency: Symptoms include dizziness, back pain, tinnitus, sweating, irritability, red face, hot hands and feet, dry mouth and throat, short and dark urine, red tongue, and thin and rapid pulse.

Urinary system

Around the age of 50, the body's glomerular filtration rate will gradually decline, blood urea nitrogen begins to rise, renal tubular function significantly decreases, and urine concentration function also drops sharply. Therefore, after entering menopause, people often feel that they urinate more at night, have dark urine or feel residual urine. Symptoms of heart-kidney disharmony include irritability, insomnia, palpitations, dizziness, backache, forgetfulness, heat in the five hearts, pale red tongue, and weak pulse.

Reproductive organs

After entering menopause, the reproductive organs will also show obvious signs of aging. This is due to the gradual decline in gonadal function. It is also the most important factor affecting the personality, emotions and thinking of the elderly. If it is not faced with a healthy mindset, it will lead to the occurrence of "menopausal syndrome."

Sexual function

Common symptoms include loss of libido, loss of libido, or impotence.

Chinese medicine believes that male menopausal symptoms are caused by physiological dysfunction based on low levels of kidney yin and kidney yang.

Nervous system

The brain is the center of the nervous system. As the body's functions age, brain tissue will gradually atrophy. At this time, the number of nerve cells, nerve fibers and sensory organ cells will slowly decrease.

Mental and nervous system symptoms: such as nervousness, irritability, fatigue, frequent feelings of depression, decreased memory, thinking ability and concentration, insomnia, loneliness and fear, lack of self-confidence, etc.

In the above article, we introduced what menopause is. We know that not only female friends have menopause, but men also have menopause. We recommend that male friends pay attention to protecting their bodies during menopause. The above article introduces the symptoms of male menopause in detail.