(medicine) the bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age
The earliest gonadal changes of puberty, when (in response to pituitary gonadotropins), the ovaries in girls and the testes in boys begin to grow and increase the production of the sex steroids, especially estradiol and testosterone.
(uncountable, informal) Male mid-life crisis or andropause, especially the type that manifests in attempts to reclaim lost youth, such as buying a sports car.
(informal, rare) A condition in older men characterized by a decrease in the sperm count, testosterone levels, number of spontaneous erections and libido.
The physiological stage that women approaching menopause go through when, due to hormonal changes, they progress from their usual pattern of menstruation through a phase of atypical menstruation, and finally cease menstruating. Perimenopause ends when a woman has not menstruated for a year.
A severe form of premenstrual syndrome, associated primarily with the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, and characterized by feelings of despair or anxiety, panic attacks and mood swings, irritability, apathy, and various physical aberrations.
The male equivalent of the female menopause; characterized by a decline in testosterone levels, and consequently, libido and overall energy.
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