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male climacteric

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male climacteric [′māl klə′mak·tə·rik]
(physiology)
A condition presumably due to loss of testicular function, associated with an elevated urinary excretion of gonadotropins and symptoms of loss of sexual desire and potency, hot flashes, and vasomotor instability.


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Known by several names, including andropause, male climacteric, viropause, and low testosterone syndrome, male menopause should not be confused with a midlife crisis.
It's much better thought of as the male climacteric or andropause, which envelopes all the changes going on in the body and mind as the male genital system begins to wane over quite a long time.
 
 
 
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