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单词 andropause
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Definition of andropause in English:

andropause

nounˈandrəpɔːzˈændrəˌpɔz
  • A collection of symptoms, including fatigue and a decrease in libido, experienced by some older men and attributed to a gradual decline in testosterone levels.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, since its existence was first mooted more than 50 years ago, the condition - also known as andropause - has been the subject of bitter divisions within the medical profession.
    • As they age, men experience andropause or ADAM - androgen decline in the aging male, a gradual decline in the production of testosterone; this may begin as early as age 40.
    • Sometimes called andropause, the loss of testosterone can cause memory loss, depression, and decreased sex drive, and it usually affects men age 50 or older.
    • Are older people likely to demand cures for wrinkles, baldness, yellow teeth, and relief from symptoms of the menopause and andropause?
    • Over half a century later the medical community has not come to a consensus on whether the symptoms of andropause are truly a manifestation of testosterone deficiency.
    • At an advanced age, men can also face andropause, or a cessation of sexual functioning.
    • There's scant evidence that so-called andropause - low testosterone in aging men - causes depression, says Columbia University psychiatrist Stuart Seidman.
    • Some call this stage andropause, Kamhi says, which can slow sexual response time.
    • Men get osteoporosis, too, and are even more susceptible if they abuse alcohol, take steroids or are past andropause - the age when testosterone levels decline.
    • And whenever this bump comes along, when they go through menopause or andropause, that's enough to initiate the process of Alzheimer's disease.
    • We found that depression is very intimately linked with the andropause.
    • At the moment, medical opinion is divided over whether or not the ‘male menopause’, known as the andropause, exists.
    • We offer natural supplements for thyroid support, menopause, andropause, peri-menopause, bone health, enhancing libido, and more.
    • His studies have focused on the relationships between hormone levels, age and health problems, with evidence pointing to the existence of a ‘male menopause’ - otherwise known as andropause.

Derivatives

  • andropausal

  • adjective
    • While some andropausal men may be able to experience an erection, impotency can occur during andropause.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The third group are age-matched men with neither andropausal symptoms nor low testosterone.
      • The company's advertisements claim that four or five million men are 'andropausal'.
      • From these men 2,700 had high andropausal symptom score and 1,670 underwent the laboratory tests.
      • Surprisingly, the change isn't always noticed by men who are going through the andropausal stage.

Origin

1960s: from andro-, on the pattern of menopause.

 
 

Definition of andropause in US English:

andropause

nounˈandrəˌpôzˈændrəˌpɔz
  • A collection of symptoms, including fatigue and a decrease in libido, experienced by some middle-aged men and attributed to a gradual decline in testosterone levels.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sometimes called andropause, the loss of testosterone can cause memory loss, depression, and decreased sex drive, and it usually affects men age 50 or older.
    • There's scant evidence that so-called andropause - low testosterone in aging men - causes depression, says Columbia University psychiatrist Stuart Seidman.
    • And whenever this bump comes along, when they go through menopause or andropause, that's enough to initiate the process of Alzheimer's disease.
    • We found that depression is very intimately linked with the andropause.
    • Over half a century later the medical community has not come to a consensus on whether the symptoms of andropause are truly a manifestation of testosterone deficiency.
    • At an advanced age, men can also face andropause, or a cessation of sexual functioning.
    • At the moment, medical opinion is divided over whether or not the ‘male menopause’, known as the andropause, exists.
    • As they age, men experience andropause or ADAM - androgen decline in the aging male, a gradual decline in the production of testosterone; this may begin as early as age 40.
    • Men get osteoporosis, too, and are even more susceptible if they abuse alcohol, take steroids or are past andropause - the age when testosterone levels decline.
    • We offer natural supplements for thyroid support, menopause, andropause, peri-menopause, bone health, enhancing libido, and more.
    • His studies have focused on the relationships between hormone levels, age and health problems, with evidence pointing to the existence of a ‘male menopause’ - otherwise known as andropause.
    • Some call this stage andropause, Kamhi says, which can slow sexual response time.
    • Are older people likely to demand cures for wrinkles, baldness, yellow teeth, and relief from symptoms of the menopause and andropause?
    • However, since its existence was first mooted more than 50 years ago, the condition - also known as andropause - has been the subject of bitter divisions within the medical profession.

Origin

1960s: from andro-, on the pattern of menopause.

 
 
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