andropause
noun
an·dro·pause
ˈan-drə-ˌpȯz 
: a gradual and highly variable decline in the production of androgenic hormones and especially testosterone in the human male together with its associated effects that is held to occur during and after middle age
called also climacteric, male menopause
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For context, 99% of women feel menopause symptoms have negatively affected their career and 51% of men reported deterioration in work performance due to andropause.
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Eva Epker, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Men and women both go through physical changes in midlife—menopause for women and andropause for men, which involves a drop in testosterone.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2024
Men looking for a natural HGH booster that can help improve overall male health and address andropause can take advantage of the supplement’s money-back guarantee and free shipping (depending on location).
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Eva Epker, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Men and women both go through physical changes in midlife—menopause for women and andropause for men, which involves a drop in testosterone.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2024
Men looking for a natural HGH booster that can help improve overall male health and address andropause can take advantage of the supplement’s money-back guarantee and free shipping (depending on location).
—Dallas News, 28 Oct. 2022
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andropause
noun
an·dro·pause
ˈan-drə-ˌpȯz
: a gradual and highly variable decline in the production of androgenic hormones and especially testosterone in the human male together with its associated effects that is held to occur during and after middle age but is often difficult to discriminate from the effects of confounding factors (as chronic illness, stress, or medication use) that can depress testosterone levels
called also male climacteric, male menopause, viropause
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