What in the world is Andropause?  It is Menopause counterpart. Yes, men go thru the change of life just like women do; with a big difference though, most women are open and talk about their problems without hesitation, men simply don’t.

I see this phenomenon day in and day out in my practice, a woman comes in and sometimes needs extra pages to write about all her problems and then sits in front of me for a full hour (if I allowed it it could go on and on for the whole afternoon) talking about all of them; men on the other hand, come in, fill out their personal information and hand me the rest blank. So, why are you here then if nothing is wrong with you? and they stare at me for a full moment, then scratch their heads.  Yeap, that’s the way men are brought up in our society, they don’t cry, they don’t hurt, they don’t feel, they know everything, they are machos! But ladies you are in for a great surprise, because men do cry, they do hurt and they do feel, but just keep it to themselves.

That being said, what is Andropause? It is a collection of endocrine, somatic and psychic changes experienced by men in middle age and beyond, including sexual dysfunction, loss of muscle mass and function, decreased bone density, physical fraility, gain in fat mass, cognitive impairment, and loss of body hair! Sounds familiar? Your man may very well be going thru Andropause.

But it just doesn’t need to be like this, Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offer powerful tools to help men feel their best without the intervention of dangerous drugs.  Acupuncture  and TCM have been used for thousands of years to treat men’s health concerns in a very safe way.

So if you, or your significant other is suffering from Andropause, please do not hesitate and go see an Acupuncture and TCM practioner and I can bet you that you will not regret it.

Vivian