What Women Too Should Know About Man’s Health
All over the world in any society, the roles that men and women have to play are defined clearly so that there is a balance in the family. While men generally play the role of the provider, it is women who bring up the children, look after the home as well as look after the health of children, themselves as well as the men. You will see that whenever a man is sick, his wife accompanies him to the doctor’s clinic too. It is she who keeps track of the prescription and manages to give him medication and nurses him back to health.
In case of women’s health, all are well aware of the common issues related to pregnancy, childbirth; gynecology related issues as well as Menopause. These are widely discussed amongst women.
When it comes to men’s health issues, things are not discussed openly and not many people are aware of the fact that men too go through menopause just like the women do. Due to the fact that this is not known, when men undergo emotional and psychological changes, they are not sure of what is happening and how to seek help. This often creates panic within them and affects their relationship with the spouse too.
Therefore it is important for both men and their women to understand health issues related to men. Menopause in men is called as Andropause. This stage is normally seen to occur in men post 40s and nearing 50 years of age. In man the sex hormone called Testosterone is produced after puberty and this is the principle hormone that is responsible for the sex drive, muscle strength and release of sperms in the body. After 40s the production of this hormone begins to reduce, but does not stop altogether.
Onset of andropause affects men physically as well as psychologically, just as women do. The symptoms of male and female menopause are the same. Hot flushes, sweating, swelling, tiredness, mood swings, irritability, obesity etc. Coupled with these issues, men suddenly begin to loose interest in sex. When they try to engage in sexual intercourse they discover to their utter shock that they are unable to achieve erection. This Condition is medically termed as Erectile Dysfunction and results due to loss of blood supply to the penis thereby inhibiting it from achieving erection.
It is quite important at this stage for the couple to confide in each other for men require a lot of support and understanding from the spouse, just like how women need support when they undergo menopause too. It is advisable for the couple to go together to the doctor and discuss the issues. This is not a serious life-threatening problem and the doctor will most probably advise Testosterone replacement therapy with Viagra. While the hormone replacement therapy will bring back the health to near normalcy and help increase the sexual drive, Viagra helps increase the blood flow to the penis by acting as PDE5 inhibitor and thereby help achieve erection.
Viagra is a oral tablet that is consumed daily based on doctor’s prescription. The effect of this tablet lasts over 4 to 6 hours and one can resume normal relationship with the spouse after starting the treatment.
With Viagra and hormone replacement, you have taken care of the physical health as well as your relationship issues and issues related to your sexual desires. However to be able to maintain the same tempo further, it is important for you to make required lifestyle changes by spending more time doing physical exercises to keep the body fit and energetic. There by you can continue to enjoy life and push away further problems. This knowledge helps women understand what is happening to their husbands and be supportive instead of becoming reactive to the issues.