Post Date December, 02 2023
Although it has always been believed that menopause is a patent for women after the age of 40, it cannot be denied that for men, menopause also exists. However, it may be that men's minds are not so delicate, or the media's attention to men's menopause may vary, resulting in men's menopause being constantly hidden. However, with the increasing attention paid by men to their own health in recent years, the health issues of men during menopause have also been brought to the forefront. So, first of all, it's important to understand the question: What are the reasons for men's menopause?
The medical community believes that the reproductive system of men, like women, undergoes functional decline, but during this period it is 10 years later than that of women, meaning that after the age of 50, the structure and function of the male gonads undergo an evolutionary process from prosperity to decline. During this period, the appearance and function of the testicles will decrease, male hormones will decrease, and spermatogenic function will be impaired. Due to arteriosclerosis of the testicular spermatic cord and insufficient oxygen supply, the activity of enzyme systems related to male hormones in the spermatic vein decreases. At the same time, during the gradual decline of male testicular function, pituitary gonadotropins slowly decrease, and their function is parallel to hormone levels. Due to the sexual changes in testicular interstitial cells, the response to gonadotropins is weakened, resulting in a weakened function of testicular interstitial cells to produce male hormones, which in turn rely on the attachment of male hormones and the gradual degeneration of accessory gonads.
As age increases, the concentration of free testosterone, a sex hormone, decreases with age. These factors lead to systemic endocrine dysfunction, which is the main pathogenesis of male menopausal syndrome. The main manifestations are also related to sex, such as sexual dysfunction, disappearance, or impotence.
The decline of physical function is an internal factor in men's menopause, but the factors that distinguish the severity of menopausal syndrome among male friends are still external. In addition, experts in traditional Chinese medicine remind that menopausal syndrome also has other weakened physiological functions and is related to various factors such as mental health, family and society.
