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Menopause: Differences Between Men And Women

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People get older with time, so their life changes in many ways. The problems increase as the people age. For example, the skin becomes wrinkled, less flexible, itching, and also dry. In addition, the height decreases according to MidlinePlus 'People typically lose about 1 cm (almost one-half inch) every 10 years after age 40'. [1] Also, the aging affects negatively on the ability of listening and viewing. Another example is mental problems related to older people such as Alzheimer. In addition, the age has a huge impact on health, and it becomes worse by the time. The potential risk to get heart disease, diabetes and Arthritis is a high percentage. Furthermore, men and women can get the same health problem, but in a different way such as menopause. In this essay the discussion will focus on the menopause and its symptoms, differences between male and female menopause, and comparison between pregnancy and menopause. …show more content…

Both Male and female experiences menopause. In women, menopause is defined as twelve months while the menstruation is absent. The man menopause which called " andropause " is falling in the production of hormone especially testosterone. [2] Menopause usually occurs to people whom between 45 and 55 years. However, in some case, there are who experience menopause earlier, and according to Womenshealth.gov website ' Early menopause can be caused by certain medical treatments, or it can just happen on its own.' [3] Even though female and male have menopause, they go through it in a different way. One difference is the progress of changing in a hormone. In the menopausal female, hormone change quickly. In contrast, male menopause has a slow change. Also, female menopause is more noticeable than male menopause. Unlike male menopause, female menopause affects the reproductive ability and the ovaries stop making a hormone called

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