Male Menopause

Behold: Male Menopause exists - it's a crossroad!!!!!!!!

Yes, and so it should. I don't know why women have to bear the brunt of "bodily changes".

Maybe you thought your partner was just being difficult but some of his symptoms could be due to a gradual lowering of male hormones.

Sorry girls, it seems they have an excuse and it's sometimes sympathetically called Manopause or 'midlife crisis'

Research tells me that men's muscle mass reduces and their body changes shape, they gain weight and can be prone to sweating, flushing and aches and pains. Other symptoms can be a decrease in stamina, mood swings and they can feel low in spirits. But the most common complaint is lethargy.

Am I describing your husband, partner, father, friend!!!!

Of course any of those symptoms could be caused by other complaints so one cannot entirely blame 'manopause' for everything, but it is good to be aware that men also have to deal with unfamiliar changes within their bodies.

Let us just all get our heads around the fact that no person is going to age without any symptoms. It just is not possible.

But it is most likely men who succumb to these irritating changes. They have always seen themselves as strong and robust and capable and sexual. And let's face it, that is how we viewed our partners. These are the qualities that they felt were worthwhile, and we regarded as alluring, are disappearing.

They have to come to grips with this new image of themselves and so are we.

Some men use this so called 'mid-life crisis' to pull out of their marriages. They think that sexual energy will be restored and an interest in life will return by choosing a new partner. Most likely, if you view the situation down the track you will wonder why these men decided that was the only solution, given the monumental changes that occur such as the impact that it has on the partner and children, the difficulty it causes with friends and the horror story of finances.

And let us not forget our reaction to their changing behaviour as well. Women these days don't seem to hang around if their man has become different or difficult. Women are now being encouraged to turf out the unresponsive or uninteresting husband and get a life!

Well, maybe, just maybe, if men and women were aware of men's hormonal changes and how it affects both their lives, somehow they might realise it is not a bad relationship or a boring life that is causing them to feel discontent, it is an ocean of hormones.

I, in no way presume that all partner breakups are avoidable, but it might help to understand that men are dealing with “manopause” as well.

Spooky isn’t it!

I look forward to the feedback on this article!