

Author: Tan R. S. Philip P. S.
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
ISSN: 1521-0375
Source: Archives of Andrology, Vol.43, Iss.2, 1999-09, pp. : 97-103
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Abstract
There has been some controversy about whether males undergo an andropause (male equivalent of a menopause). This study seeks to describe how older males perceive and understand this entity and whether there is an association between the age of onset of andropause and risk factors such as ethnic origin, smoking, alcohol, hypertension, and cerebrovascular disease. A nonexperimental, cross-sectional study was conducted at the outpatient clinic at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Subjects were interviewed by a single investigator and administered a questionnaire consisting of 22 items, including information on patient demographics, patient understanding of the andropause, patient understanding of possible interventions with hormonal therapy, medical, and drug history, and social habits such as smoking and drinking. Altogether 302 male patients were recruited, 71% of which were above the age of 60 years, and 87% were white, 6% were Hispanic, and 5% were black. The knowledge of patients toward the entity of andropause was lacking, though the majority (70%) expressed an interest in getting further knowledge. The most frequent age of onset of symptoms related to andropause was 51-60 years, and patients reported symptoms such as impotence, weakness, and memory loss. The next most common age reported to be associated with age of onset was 61-70 years. Multivariate regression analysis reveals that smoking more than 10 cigarettes a day was independently associated with an earlier onset of symptoms of andropause, bringing down the age of onset to below 50 years (p = .01, OR = 2.5, CI = 1.2-5.3). We found no association with risk factors such as ethnicity and alcohol. Andropause is experienced by many older males but knowledge of the entity is nonuniform. Older males are at risk for an earlier onset of andropause if they were smokers. This is the first study looking at risk factors for andropause and the results are consistent with studies in females on smoking and menopause.
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