Monday, February 28, 2011

Menopause: Symptoms and treatment

The term will be used to refer to the status of men, the hormone levels "male menopause" after the middle of life.

Menopause is a controversy in medical society. Women, menopause refers to the termination of a body, operating as if to stop monthly menstruation. Also delivers a critical decrease in the levels of the hormone in women with menopause. For these reasons, doctors debate whether menopause really exists.

Create low levels of testosterone in the testes for men in their middle and older years. It is believed that the reasons behind the symptoms of menopause background.

Men with menopause usually suffer irritability, errors of sleep, low sex drive, sweating, fear, sadness, problems of memory and erectile dysfunction.

In most cases can be caused by other disorders erectile dysfunction. Testosterone deficiency can be a way however.

Is important that men suffer from symptoms of low testosterone levels subject to medical research as blood tests to evaluate testosterone levels.

Other reasons for short testosterone include testicular dysfunction and probably inherited functions.

As a treatment of the hormone replacement therapy for men with low testosterone and symptoms that come with it is recommended.

Hormone replacement may not be applicable, older men, ED medication, unless you have very minimal levels of androgens. Younger men with known hormone deficiency has been confirmed that a small dose of testosterone, the interest can improve sex.

Replacement of testosterone, which is also known as androgens, to replacement therapy reduce symptoms caused by menopause. This method is a treatment for life, testosterone deficiency is usually a permanent condition.

Testosterone replacement therapy is given as an oral prescription, implants or injections.

Testosterone injection is carried out once every two weeks.

Oral medications prescribed for those who could remain not injections, or implants.

Implants of testosterone, inserted under the skin of the buttocks or belly work will be a period of months. The implant works by releasing testosterone directly into the bloodstream.

Therapy of androgens, but comes with potential side effects and risks.

Low testosterone levels, it tends to reduce the size of the prostate. HRT can retrieve a physically reduced prostate because it has no effect on the prostate specific antigen.

Androgen therapy can have testosterone in the same age of course, no reason for an increased risk of prostate cancer for those, which is higher.

On the other hand, be the safety of hormone replacement therapy and its possible effects on the prostate, spiritual work and cardio vascular system still appropriate research subject. On the other hand, it is also necessary that probably use to evaluate the treatment of androgen in the bones and muscles.

Androgen therapy is, increase the risk of diseases of the heart, said although the research on this subject are uncertain. It is known that people with low levels of testosterone were found levels among the victims of the attack on the heart. This opens up the possibility that a hormone replacement therapy could prevent cardiovascular disease.

Undiagnosed older men for prostate cancer should caution also androgens applied use.

Sleep apnea or cessation of breathing during sleep, is also considered a rare risk with hormone therapy.

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