英語熱詞：男人也有“更年期” Andropaus

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喜怒無常,？情緒低落,？失眠健忘？別以為只有女性有更年期,，男人也同樣有“更年期”的煩惱,。

Andropause – also colloquially known as male menopause– is said to be the result of a gradual drop in testosterone, which is an androgen. The medical community is currently debating whether or not men really do go through a well-defined menopause.

“男性更年期”據(jù)稱是由于睪丸素逐漸減少，睪丸素是一種雄性激素,。醫(yī)學(xué)界正在熱議男性是否會經(jīng)歷真正意義上的男性更年期,。

External factors that can cause testosterone levels to fall include certain forms of medication, poor diet, excessive alcohol consumption, illness, lack of sleep, lack of sex, stress, or surgery.

可導(dǎo)致睪丸素水平降低的外部因素有：某些藥物治療、不良飲食,、過度飲酒,、疾病、缺乏睡眠,、缺乏性生活,、壓力、或者外科手術(shù),。

New York clinics have reported a rise in treatment for 'testosterone deficiency', sometimes known as 'andropause'.

紐約多家診所報(bào)告說,，近來治療“睪丸素缺乏癥”的病人增多了，該病癥有時(shí)也稱作“男性更年期”,。

They say many workers in the male-dominated industry are hoping that boosters of the hormone will help them perform better at work and put in longer hours.

據(jù)診所稱,，許多在男性為主的行業(yè)中就職的人希望能通過提升睪丸素水平使自己在工作中表現(xiàn)得更好，投入更長時(shí)間工作,。(中國日報(bào)網(wǎng))