From Lori
My husband gets really so uncomfortably hot at night that he cannot sleep, hotter than I ever got.....and longer lasting( hour) is there anything herbal for men or anything at all????
Lori

All will help with hot flashes. Also eating more soy products will help.

When does Male Menopause Occur?

From Bridget
Hi, I am wondering what the age of Male Menopause is? I know  the average agefor Women and Menopause is 51 (although I've been doing the Peri thing since I was 40). Is there a comparative age for men?

Jed:
On average the age range for men going through Male Menopause is wider than for females and the symptoms often come on more gradually.  Men generally go through "the change" between 40 and 55, though some men can start as early as 35 or as late as 65.  Since there isn't a final marker like there is in women, it is often difficult to determine when men have completed this passage.  We are still learning more about this.  At our international conference on Male Menopause/Female Menopause in October, experts will be sharing their latest findings on these issues.

Interview Introduction

• Introduction
• What is Male Menopause
• Common Signs & Symptoms
• Erectile Dysfunction
• Mid-Life Crisis
• Book Excerpt
  Male Menopause and Erectile Dysfunction
• Q&A with Jed Diamond

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Male Menopause
by Jed Diamond

So do men really go through menopause? If you think of menopause as hot flashes and a sudden change in fertility, no. But if you regard menopause as physical and emotional changes triggered by significant changes in hormone levels, then yes, men go through it. In Male Menopause veteran psychotherapist and men's-movement leader Jed Diamond looks at the observable and documentable changes associated with male midlife--weight gain, less physical endurance, longer recovery from injuries, reduced interest in sex, feelings of irritability and depression--and concludes that this is indeed a passage similar to what middle-aged women go through. The last section of Male Menopause discusses how men can get back what they've lost, but for the most part Diamond focuses on understanding and accepting the aging process, not fighting it.

The Testosterone Syndrome:
The Critical Factor for Energy, Health, & Sexuality--Reversing the Male Menopause
by Eugene Shippen, William Fryer

Just as women have a menopause, so men experience a "male menopause", often called andropause, which can occur in over a period of 15 to 20 years, and which can take an equally devastating toll on strength, energy, and zest for life. In this book, Dr. Shippan uses case histories to show how adjusting levels of testosterone can have a positive effect on this time in a man's life.

Maximizing Manhood:
Beating the Male Menopause
by Malcolm Carruthers

A revealing and in-depth study of many men facing one of the greatest male taboos. This book discusses the benefits of carefully monitored testosterone replacement therapy.