Monday, March 30, 2009

Male Menopaws: The Silent Howl – A Book about Helping Males Overcome Male Menopause

When males reach the age of late 40's or early 50's, they will somewhat experience a condition called the mid-life crisis. They tend to get depressed, tend to get conscious with their appearance and they tend to have little interest in sex.

This condition is also called the male menopause where the testosterone level found in males declines and causes them to get depressed, irritable, experience constant tiredness or fatigue and also cause them to have decreased interest in sex. In some cases, males become impotent when they reach this age.

This is why there are self-help books such as the Male Menpaws: The Silent Howl written by Marty Sacks and Jack Davis to help males all over the world overcome the mid-life crisis. This book is designed to inform and teach males to cope up with the difficulties that a middle-aged man experiences.

This book also has illustrations of gentleman dogs that offer humorous solutions for the difficulties of middle-aged males experience in today's society. If you are a female, this book is a great gift for your husband who is reaching or who has reached that certain age where he often gets depressed. This book will be able to inform him gently about the facts of life and that life is what you make of it.

This book informs men gently about the harshness of change and it also contains how to cope up with it. This book will tell them to stop pouting and move on with their lives in a humorous way to make it easier for males to accept it.

It is a fact that changes in life as you age can be harsh. It can affect both men and women and this change in physical and emotional state is inevitable and should be accepted in order to better cope up with it.

The Male Menopaws: The Silent Howl offers comprehensive information about the truth about aging and ways to help you overcome the mid-life crisis stage in life. This is where males will learn how to make the most of it and will also help them learn more about themselves.

It is a fact that not many males will be willing to accept the fact that they are growing older everyday. This book will help them accept that fact and accept it with pride.

So, if you ever have a friend who is suffering from mid-life crisis or if you have a spouse who is also suffering from mid-life crisis, try and purchase this book for them. You have to consider the fact that they won't be buying this book anytime soon. So, it would definitely be a good idea if you give this book to them as a gift.

They will surely enjoy reading it and at the same time, make them realize that being middle-age is not that bad at all. You will see that after they have read this book, they will be more mature and they will also accept what they have naturally become in life.

This book is a must-read for every male who is going through the dreaded mid-life crisis where they often get depressed and very conscious on how they appear. With this book, they will be more confident about themselves and accept the aging process better.
When males reach the age of late 40's or early 50's, they will somewhat experience a condition called the mid-life crisis[...]

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Symptoms of Male Menopause | Testosterone Talk

Shrugged shoulders – this is men’s common reaction whenever menopause is discussed by their significant other. Perhaps the reaction can be taken into account with the fact that it is hard to understand something that you do not personally experience.

What if men experience menopause? Will they begin to understand a woman’s menopausal plight?

It may be a resounding yes or no. Medical studies show that women are not the only ones who experience menopause, men does too. The term is referred to as male menopause commonly known as andropause. Viropause is another term for male menopause. This is described to be the cause of low testosterone levels. Others view it as an end to first adulthood and an indication to begin second adulthood. Some individuals on the other hand view andropause in a sexual manner, wherein it signifies deterioration of sexual desires and performance.

Men may find this fact alarming. Perhaps then, they will start to realize and later on comprehend how it is like to have drastic hormonal change. Menopause for women has distinct and defined symptoms such as stop of menstrual cycle, hot flashes which is evident on the face, chest and neck, too much perspiration, dryness in the vagina, throbbing heartbeat, body aches, itching skin, the growth of hair increases specifically on face but growth of hair decreases on armpit and pubic hair.

On the other hand, dropping of testosterone produced is the most well-defined symptom of male menopause. This can be screened and identified after consulting a physician since decrease in testosterone may also be associated with other illnesses such as diabetes. Once testosterone level has gone down, the following symptoms may be transparent:
• Physical exhaustion from simple tasks. The usual alertness and drive to easily accomplish tasks decreases. Being usually tired however does not contribute for a man to gain better sleep. At this stage, he may suffer from insomnia.
• Furthermore, increase in weight and body fat is evident yet unexplainable.
• Mental fatigue. The ability to concentrate lessens. He may need time to digest things being discussed over a conversation, on a written material or even audio-related matters.
• Emotional exhaustion. At this time, a man’s temper varies. He may feel happy now and suddenly sadness might strike him. Sadness aside, he may depict an angry attitude most of the time. Moreover, a man experiencing male menopause can easily be observed as always nervous.
• Decrease in sexual desire. This may be due to failure to get or sustain an erection.

Andropause is not an alarming situation if men have apt knowledge on facts about male menopause. It will also be helpful if he gains knowledge on its symptoms so he can gauge whether or not he is suffering from andropause. To further verify the condition, a visit to a physician is highly recommended.

The situation will be less distressing for men if their significant others will well support him. If women needs heightened support, love and understanding during the menopausal stage, men in the same way needs it.

Now that there is a male version of menopause, maybe then the successor of Adam will be able to understand what is going with a woman’s body when she begins to experience menopause. Perhaps now there will be no more shrugging of shoulders. Instead there will be a shoulder to lean on hard times such as undergoing andropause.
Shrugged shoulders – this is men’s common reaction whenever menopause is discussed by their significant other[...]

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