Can men go through a version of menopause too? A doctor explained everything you need to know...
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00:00Andropause is male menopause, that you have to maintain your lifestyle like Virat Kohli.
00:23It is scientifically called androgen deficiency in aging men.
00:30It starts at the age of 40 but it becomes apparent in 6th and 7th decade of life.
01:01Why does it happen? We don't know exactly.
01:18Symptoms and signs are particularly challenging because these are often non-specific.
01:23We have to make the diagnosis based on these general symptoms.
01:30Around 50% of the patients respond to the first line therapy only.
01:44That you have to maintain your lifestyle like Virat Kohli.
01:49These are safe, you can have it. But these are to be taken under physician consultation.
02:04I would rather discourage for self-medication as testosterone increases the chances of having certain cancers like male breast cancer and prostate cancer.
02:14Menopause is well known. Andropause is not that much rare. But the fact that it is talked less makes it rare in itself.
02:44100% of women will have menopause. Not every male will get into andropause. No need to be stressed.