Late onset hypogonadism of men is not equivalent to the menopause

Some men between the ages 45 and 60 years develop complaints and symptoms reminiscent of menopausal complaints in women. So, parallels were sought between the changes in female and male endocrinology during that period of life. Indeed, men do show a decline of serum testosterone from age 40 to 50 years onwards but it is a slow decline of 1–2% per year and over time it may amount to hypogonadism. The mechanism of a decline in serum testosterone...