THE HEALTH INFO

Our society and culture is brainwashed in such a way that utter the word menopause, and most people immediately picture the middle aged woman. So, is there such a thing as Male Menopause. The answer to it is “YES” there is.

Wikipedia explains Male Menopause or Andropause as “a name that has been given to a menopause-like condition in middle-aged men.” This may relate to a reduction of the production of the hormones testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone in middle-aged men, and the consequences of that reduction.

It’s very unlikely that any American woman will reach her forties without some knowledge of  menopause lurking in her future.  Pharmaceutical and herbal companies are wooing the woman, seeing her as a soon-to-be customer.  She cannot help but be aware that she will experience at least some of the well known symptoms of menopause:  hot flashes, moodiness, depression, insomnia, night sweats, thinning hair, vaginal dryness, and loss of libido.  For all the attention given to women and their experiences with menopause, there is very little literature or advertising aimed toward the middle aged man.  But men often do experience changes CLICK HERE TO Continue reading Male Menopause Explained

A greater understanding of women’s health issues had been one of the successes of the feminist movement, a development that drew attention to the fact that while men had dominated most societies in most fields, this did not extend to health and to life expectancy. By 2008, it was still the case that in the vast majority of countries, rich and poor, women could expect to outlive men.

It is well known that men are much less likely than women to seek basic or routine preventative medical care.  However, there are certain common men’s health problems that are treatable if caught early enough, but can be permanently debilitating or even fatal if they are not detected until symptoms make themselves known.  Common issues of this type include heart disease, prostate problems, and hypertension.  These are all potentially silent killers that can be prevented or treated if detected early enough.

Heart disease is the most common killer of both men and women in America. In the U.S., an estimated 61.8 million people live with cardiovascular disease. The sad fact is that most Americans eat high fat diets and do not exercise much if at all.  This leads to high cholesterol levels that can block the crucial cardiac arteries causing heart muscle failure or can lead to blood clots elsewhere in the body that can progress to the heart and cause a heart attack. Fortunately, if heart disease is detected before major damage to the heart muscle has occurred then treatments are available. Lifestyle changes are the first line of defense in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Medical interventions range from drugs to surgery. Taking medication and by following a physician approved program of diet and exercise means that men can live a long and full life, even with heart disease.

The statistics on prostate cancer are grim. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer, excluding skin cancers, in CLICK HERE TO Continue reading Brief Discussion on Men’s Health Issues