Materia Medica Malaysiana

Tell-tale symptoms of andropause

When a man starts to forget the birthday of his loved ones or the sweet memories, that could be a symptom that he has reached andropause.
Datuk Dr Tan Hui Meng said andropause can cause impotence, memory loss and intimacy problems in men.
“A study showed that men have the potential of a low sexual drive at the age of 64,” he said at the Men’s Health Public Forum yesterday.
Themed ‘Be A Champion in Health’, the conference was mostly attended by men aged between 40 and 70.
“The decline in sexual desire and erection quality, decrease of body hair and skin changes are among the andropause syndrome,” said Dr Tan.
He said the main factors which influence health were tobacco usage, dietary and physical activities.
The conference was organised by the Malaysian Society of Andrology and the Study of the Ageing Male (Msasam), Ministry of Health and Eli Lilly (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.
The conference was officiated by National Population and Family Development Board (LPPK) director-general Fatimah Saad, who also launched the Living Well book authored by Dr Tan and friends.