Normal Testosterone For 55 Year Old Male
Normal Testosterone For 55 Year Old Male Getty ImagesSweaty, sleepless nights. Inexplicable grouchiness. Weight gain, headaches, and no sex drive. Many women approaching menopause can relate—and so can Mike Coleman. Last year, a string of restless nights sent the 46-year-old insurance agent from Lineville, Ala., to his doctor. After a blood workup, Coleman was informed that his testosterone levels were below normal, and were likely to blame for the symptoms he'd been experiencing. "It made sense," he says. "My energy levels were not what they used to be. But you kind of think, 'How could this happen to me?' " Coleman's condition isn't all that rare. Quite a few men—up to 25%—have testosterone levels that fall below normal in middle age, and in some cases this transition causes a collection of symptoms that has come to be known as "male menopause" (or "manopause"). ...