The main cause of andropause is age. The aging of men leads, on the one hand, to a deficit of circulating or bioavailable testosterone in the blood and, on the other hand, to an increase in sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), which traps part of the testosterone and does not allow it to carry out its functions.
In addition, there are also risk factors that accelerate the onset of andropause: obesity, hereditary factors, diabetes, thyroid disease, alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse, etc.
Read the full article on: What is the andropause? The male version of the menopause explained ( 60).
Zaira Salvador
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from the Technical University of Valencia (UPV). Biotechnology Degree from the National University of Ireland en Galway (NUIG) and embryologist specializing in Assisted Reproduction, with a Master's Degree in Biotechnology of Human Reproduction from the University of Valencia (UV) and the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI)
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