OC Wellness

          Perimenopause & 

          Menopause                          Male Andropause

                  Hot Flashes                                     Loss of Energy

                  Night Sweats                                   Increase in Body Fat

                  Irritability                                           Loss of Muscle Mass

                  Mood Swings                                   Low or Loss of Libido

                  Depression                                      Erectile Dysfunction

                  Fatigue                                             Fatigue

                  Low Libido/Energy                          Stress

                  Memory Loss                                   Insomnia

                  Insomnia                                           Depression

                  Weight Gain

*Reduce the symptoms brought on by menopause and andropause

*Facilitation of weight loss

*Increased lean muscle mass/decreased body fat

*Increased libido and sexual performance

*Increased skin elasticity/fewer wrinkles

*Improved memory and mental faculty

*Higher energy level with greater stamina

*Better sleep

*Decreased effects of osteoporosis

Menopause is the time in a woman's life when ovarian production of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone begins to decline.  Although menopause is medically defined as the time in which a woman ceases to menstruate for a period of 12 months, the onset can occur up to ten years before that. While each woman is different, generally it occurs some time between the ages of 35 and 55.  BodylogicMD physicians recommend that all women should have their hormone levels checked by age 40.  Long before a woman's period has stopped, she has already noticed a change.  Her periods become shorter and she notices a loss of energy, a decrease in strength and diminished libido.  Her moods are changing;  she may be more agitated, depressed, apathetic and forgetful than normal.

For men who believe they are going through the proverbial midlife crisis, doctors and researchers say they may actually be experiencing something very different--the male version of menopause known as andropause. Occurring by the time a man reaches his 40s to mid-50s, andropause is the result of a gradual drop in the hormone levels including testosterone.  Symptoms manifest themselves in a number of ways with everything from emotional, psychological and behavioral changes to loss of energy, decreased stamina and sexual dysfunction.

Although a decline in hormone levels will occur in virtually all men with age, there is no way of predicting who will experience andropause symptoms of sufficient severity to seek medical help.  That is why it is important to know that low testosterone levels can impact a man's quality of life and may expose him to more significant health problems such as heart disease, osteoporosis and stroke.