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Andropause - Are We Aware of Its Impact on Men?

Healthy Lifestyle
Laura Schneider Author
2026-03-19 Date
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When women reach the age of around 50, they experience menopause, but what are the changes in men at the same stage of life? It turns out that men also face problems related to aging. What is andropause and how does it affect men?

Czym jest andropauza?

Określenie andropauzy może wydawać się nieco trudne. Jednakże, jest to błędne, że jest to choroba. Andropauza jest okresem w życiu każdego mężczyzny, który najczęściej występuje po 50. roku życia i jest związana ze starzeniem się organizmu. Jest ona spowodowana licznymi zmianami hormonalnymi i prowadzi do wystąpienia wielu objawów związanych z sferą psychiczną, somatyczną i seksualną. Często mówi się, że andropauza jest męskim odpowiednikiem kobiecej menopauzy, ale warto dodać, że w przeciwieństwie do menopauzy, która prowadzi do całkowitego i nieodwracalnego zatrzymania funkcji hormonalnych i reprodukcyjnych, andropauza powoduje jedynie ich osłabienie lub zmniejszenie.

Andropauza - główne czynniki wywołujące

Najważniejszym aspektem prowadzącym do andropauzy jest stopniowe obniżanie się poziomu testosteronu, który jest głównym hormonem płciowym mężczyzn, wraz ze starzeniem się. Proces ten jest powolny, zazwyczaj zachodzi w tempie spadku o 1% testosteronu rocznie. W wyniku tego, mogą wystąpić inne zaburzenia hormonalne oraz zaburzenia funkcji płciowych, jednakże formy, w jakich te objawy się przejawiają, są sprawą indywidualną i mogą się różnić od osoby do osoby. Poza niskim poziomem testosteronu, andropauza również prowadzi do zmniejszenia stężenia dwóch innych, nie mniej ważnych dla mężczyzn hormonów. Pierwszym z nich jest dehydroepiandrosteron (DHEA), który jest syntetyzowany z cholesterolu w nadnerczach, a drugim jest hormon wzrostu, którego produkcja zachodzi w przysadce mózgowej. W niektórych przypadkach może dochodzić także do obniżenia poziomu estradiolu, estronu i melatoniny. Należy także wspomnieć, że pewne czynniki mogą przyspieszyć wystąpienie objawów andropauzy. Do tych czynników należą, między innymi, cukrzyca, miażdżyca, nadużywanie alkoholu, nadciśnienie tętnicze, palenie papierosów, siedzący tryb życia i brak aktywności fizycznej, a także niewłaściwa dieta, w której dominują tłuszcze pochodzenia zwierzęcego.

Objawy andropauzy – szczegółowe opisy

Objawy andropauzy dotykają wiele aspektów życia mężczyzn. Testosteron jest jednym z podstawowych związków hormonalnych, co oznacza, że uczestniczy w wielu procesach zachodzących w organizmie. Objawy można podzielić na cztery główne kategorie. Pierwsza z nich to objawy somatyczne, czyli dotyczące sfery fizycznej. Mężczyźni z andropauzą wskazują, że ich najczęstszymi problemami są trudne do określenia bóle, brak łaknienia, zaburzenia snu oraz ogólne zmęczenie i osłabienie organizmu. Druga grupa objawów dotyczy sfery psychologicznej. Pacjenci skarżą się głównie na problemy z koncentracją i pamięcią. Ponadto często występuje pogorszenie nastroju, prowadzące do zwiększonej drażliwości i uczucia niepokoju. Trzecią grupą są objawy wazomotoryczne, które obejmują przede wszystkim zaburzenia termoregulacyjne prowadzące do charakterystycznych uderzeń gorąca oraz nadmiernej potliwości w późniejszym wieku. Ważne jest również wspomnienie o kołataniu serca. Najważniejsze objawy dotyczą funkcji seksualnych, w których najczęściej występują jasne problemy z erekcją, obniżone libido oraz spadek pożądania seksualnego. Mężczyźni często zauważają brak satysfakcji oraz zmniejszenie zadowolenia z życia intymnego. Z czasem może nastąpić impotencja.

Andropauza - leczenie

Mimo rozumienia mechanizmu występowania andropauzy, lekarze wciąż nie są w stanie znaleźć skutecznej metody na normalizację poziomu testosteronu. Mówi się o terapii hormonalnej opartej na systematycznej dawce androgenów, jednakże skuteczność tego podejścia nie została jeszcze potwierdzona z powodu braku wystarczającej ilości badań. Większość lekarzy zaleca suplementację preparatami prowadzącymi do podniesienia stężenia testosteronu - mowa o tzw. boosterach testosteronu. Osoby zainteresowane naturalnymi metodami zwiększania poziomu testosteronu zapraszam do zapoznania się z moim wcześniejszym artykułem.
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