# Is the male menopause real?

**URL:** <https://community.patient.info/t/is-the-male-menopause-real/1023237>\
**Category:** Latest features from Patient.info\
**Created:** [29 October 2026 11:57 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/is-the-male-menopause-real/1023237 "2026-10-29T11:57:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![CommunityAdmin](https://community.patient.info/user_avatar/community.patient.info/communityadmin/32/3095_2.png) [@CommunityAdmin](https://community.patient.info/u/CommunityAdmin)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2026 11:57 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/is-the-male-menopause-real/1023237/1 "2026-10-29T11:57:40Z")

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Conversations around female menopause are growing, and awareness is reaching levels we haven’t seen before. While there’s still a long way to go, progress is being made. But as we continue to improve our understanding of women’s hormonal health, should we also pay attention to how men’s hormones change with age?

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at [https://patient.info/features/mens-health/is-male-menopause-real](https://patient.info/features/mens-health/is-male-menopause-real)

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**Author:** ![sbmb](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@sbmb](https://community.patient.info/u/sbmb)\
**Post date:** [3 November 2026 20:13 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/is-the-male-menopause-real/1023237/2 "2026-11-03T20:13:45Z")

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Let’s not call it ‘male menopause’. All that does is minimise what women experience. We’ve only just been given the chance to really expose what women actually go through and we’ve barely scratched the surface and whilst it’s important to recognise men’s health, by labelling this as a type of menopause only makes it seem as if it is as impactful as the true menopause that women experience. We suffer so severely that rates of s\*\*cide are far higher during the menopausal years than any other. The list of symptoms far exceeds what most people know of. This is not the same on any level.

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**Author:** ![B\_S1](https://community.patient.info/user_avatar/community.patient.info/b_s1/32/4803_2.png) [@B\_S1](https://community.patient.info/u/B_S1)\
**Post date:** [3 November 2026 21:16 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/is-the-male-menopause-real/1023237/3 "2026-11-03T21:16:12Z")

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I disagree. Andropause or male menopause is just as bad for men. Males feel weakness, tiredness, Brain fog. Sexual health issues. Job issues. Levels of suicide in men are also high.

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**Author:** ![CommunityAdmin](https://community.patient.info/user_avatar/community.patient.info/communityadmin/32/3095_2.png) [@CommunityAdmin](https://community.patient.info/u/CommunityAdmin)\
**Post date:** [4 November 2026 12:38 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/is-the-male-menopause-real/1023237/4 "2026-11-04T12:38:19Z")

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Listed on 4 November 2026 12:38 UTC



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**Author:** ![Jengum](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@Jengum](https://community.patient.info/u/Jengum)\
**Post date:** [5 November 2026 13:00 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/is-the-male-menopause-real/1023237/5 "2026-11-05T13:00:38Z")

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It’s all part of the aging process: women’s fall off a cliff, and men’s is more gradual. It all comes down to plenty of exercise; eating really good food: not too much; managing your mental health, particularly as you age.