Men experience a change of life that affects their health, stamina and sometimes mental states, like women do during Andropause. Moreover, medical research and case studies prove that male menopause is indeed a reality that affects close to 15-20 million American men once they pass the age of 30.

With the number of men reporting male menopause, also termed as Andropause, and the common symptoms associated with it, like decrease in muscular strength, anxiety, loss of libido or increased body fat, health practitioners feel this is the right time for men and women to get educated about it being a fact of life. One of the side effects is the complaint of decrease in muscular strength, feelings of weakness and lack of energy or vitality.

A Silent Epidemic: Andropause and Feelings of Weakness

Doctors are increasingly trying to bring about an awareness of the existence of this phenomenon as a reality for all men. However, the right thing to do in the face of this natural change is to accept it as that and treat the underlying causes of the symptoms, be it decrease of muscular strength or feelings of weakness.

Andropause, often believed to be a sort of silent epidemic, affects all men but it goes untreated since many are not aware of the cause of bodily change and emotional vulnerability while others prefer not to acknowledge it. This can be attributed to the lack of communication freedom that men exhibit, especially if they involve sexual issues or physical weakness. Thus, the treatment of Andropause symptoms often is delayed or mismanaged.

Causes for Decrease in Muscular Strength: Andropause Issue

Reduced levels of the testosterone hormone can decrease the muscular strength and proper bodily functioning of a man’s body. The reason why men do not like to talk about this loss of total muscular functioning is that many regard it as a sign of weakness and linking it with Andropause may instigate a social stigma.

The truth lies in men and their partners willingness to understand that decrease in muscular strength is a natural part of aging and Andropause is a life process that affects all men. To treat the larger scope of the health issue of Andropause, it is very important for men and women not to look upon it as a problem, but a stage in every man’s life.

Treatment Options for Andropause Related Decrease of Muscular Strength

Andropause is associated with a decrease in muscular strength and is accompanied by feelings of weakness as aging affects bone density also. The male menopause, due to hypogonadism - low testosterone levels - causes natural side effects like muscular weakness but sustained efforts for improving the general physique can help to effectively counter this.

• The debilitating condition that Andropausal men experiencing decrease in muscular strength have to deal with can be largely controlled with a proper diet and regular physical exercise. Well-planned exercise regimes, if followed regularly by Andropausal men, are effective ways to combat the decrease in muscular strength, which is caused due to loss in muscle mass and fat deposits around the waist region.
   
• Testosterone deficiency can be corrected through synthetic preparations of testosterone in the form of skin patches; testosterone jelly rubbed on the penis, oral intake of tablets containing preparations of testosterone and by administering the hormone through oil-based injections via the deep intra-muscular route.

Information in this article is for educational purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice.

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