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What Is Important to
Know About Hormones

The Secret to Healthy Aging For Men & Women

Hormones & Men

Andropause is a term used to describe what happens to men starting around age 40 as the male sex hormones, which are called androgens, start to decline. Andropause is typically a very gradual process that brings subtle, but increasing physical, mental and emotional changes. Testosterone levels that can range from the 500 to 1000 in your 20s can drop to 300 or less in your 50s, 60s and 70s. Many men begin to experience concerns they have never had to face before:

  • Emotional changes, irritability, mood swings, anxiety or depression
  • Poor sleep patterns
  • Increased frequency of urination due to an enlarged prostate
  • Loss of mental acuity and difficulty concentrating
  • Decreased energy
  • Loss of motivation and drive
  • Decreased results from exercise and diet
  • Weight gain
  • Loss of lean muscle mass
  • Reduced sex drive and stamina
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Decreased metabolism

Fortunately, much more is known today about the effect andropause has on men and how scientific advances in Age Intervention Medicine can help prevent or eliminate these symptoms. A complete diagnostic workup at Southwest Age Intervention Institute will help Dr. Rosenstein design a comprehensive plan to replace needed hormones to restore balance and vitality to your life.

Hormones & Women

There is a wealth of information available about both menopause and peri-menopause, the years leading up to menopause. These are the decades in a woman's life when fluctuating levels of the female sex hormones—estrogen and progesterone—begin a cascade of changes. The most prominent change is the cessation of menstruation, which marks the end of childbearing. For many women, no longer having to be concerned about the risk of pregnancy is welcome, but the many troubling symptoms of menopause are not.

Changes occur in the breasts, vagina, bone density, gastrointestinal and urinary tracts and cardiovascular system. Hot flashes and night sweats are followed by cold and chills until the body adjusts. Hot flashes are a direct result of decreasing estrogen levels. Estrogen replenishment can relieve hot flashes.

You become more susceptible to urinary tract infections and may experience incontinence. As hormone levels decrease, the vaginal walls become thinner, dryer, less elastic and more susceptible to infection. This atrophy makes sexual intimacy uncomfortable and you may feel depressed and undesirable, creating yet another emotional hurdle to cope with.

Peri-menopausal or pre-menopausal women may suffer sleep disturbances, fatigue, and mood swings. An inability to sleep soundly, the battle of hot and cold sensations, fatigue, loss of sexual desire and pleasure, depression, and a decreased ability to handle stress due to hormonal imbalance escalates into emotional upheaval. The risk increases for uterine fibroids, thyroid problems, digestive problems, weight gain, and more.

In America 40 million women are menopausal. An additional 20 million more are within a few years of this personal transition. In addition, when hormone production declines, physical and mental changes occur including:

  • Decreased energy
  • Hot flashes
  • Night sweats
  • Mood swings
  • Sadness/irritability
  • Diminished libido and comfort
  • Decreased memory and focus
  • Decreased ability to cope with stress
  • Decreased skin/muscle tone
  • Decreased metabolism/weight gain
  • Dry skin
  • Urinary problems including incontinence

Menopause may be a natural process, but it does not mean the symptoms have to be tolerated. At Southwest Age Intervention Institute, we promote a healthy hormonal balance with bioidentical hormones. These are safe, effective and physician-prescribed and monitored. Our goal is to help you age youthfully and gracefully and to experience satisfaction and good health in every area of your life making the rest of your life, the best of your life.

Remember, you don't need to suffer in silence!

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Jacob Rosenstein, M.D.