'Manopause' Hits Middle-Aged Men
Increase in Testosterone via Injections or Gels Could Help Problem

While men may not suffer hot flashes like women who experience menopause, middle-aged men's bodies do undergo major changes -- including hormonal ones.

Male menopause, or, as doctors call it, andro pause, is similar to the hormonal drop that most women experience as they grow older, but more gradual.  (ABCNEWS.com)

At age 50, John Upton said he hit midlife and hit rock bottom. Upton, a documentary filmmaker and father of four, was newly-divorced and feeling more lost than ever. "It's like you are looking at yourself, and you don't recognize the person that you are seeing," Upton said. He began searching for a way out of his rut -- a downward spiral he said left him depressed, overweight and hopeless. "Some people my age say, 'Well, I'm just going to age gracefully,'" he said. "Obesity, depression, lethargy [and] despair are not graceful qualities in my book." He learned what he was going through was not a fleeting midlife crisis, but a very real medical condition.

Doctors call it andro pause. It's similar to the hormonal drop that most women experience as they grow older, but more gradual. Men lose about one percent of their testosterone every year, beginning at age 30. Unlike female menopause, which usually runs its course in a matter of years, so-called "male menopause," can last decades. "What I was seeing was hundreds and hundreds of relationships falling apart at midlife, just when the couples could really be enjoying their lives," Jed Diamond, author of "Male Menopause," said. "The depression that accompanies these kinds of changes can kill men at early ages that don't need to die." Doctors say millions of American men suffer the symptoms of andro pause without even knowing what it is.

Symptoms like fatigue, depression, anger, anxiety, memory loss, relationship problems, loss of sex drive and erectile dysfunction are common and often written off as a normal sign of aging. Upton's doctors recommended testosterone injections, but mandated that his hormone and blood pressure levels be tested regularly. The shots, he says, gave him a new lease on life "I will take the next 10 years as I am, because the way I was in those old pictures, I don't, I wouldn't want to live another 30 years like that," he said.

While prescriptions for testosterone products like injections and gels have tripled in the last few years, they're not for everyone. "We know that prostate cancer grows in the presence of testosterone," the UCLA Urology Program's Dr. Christopher Saigal said. "When you remove it, the testosterone from the body, the prostate cancer goes away." But you won't hear any complaints from Upton. Today he's remarried and his new wife Elizabeth Upton reports her husband acts like a man 20 years younger -- even in the bedroom.

Men suffering from the symptoms of male menopause should go their doctors and have them test for active testosterone, which is the kind that can cause symptoms if your numbers are low. Some physicians only measure total testosterone, which may not give the full picture.

My Perspective:
It;s hard to say what it could be, yo think as a man that you married a women because she was the one...not only because she was the going to be the mother of your children but because she was going to satisfy you in every way, but it turns out not to be the case and you run or turn somewhere else , I don't consent  to thta but why does SEX or making LOVE go down the tubes afer being married. The guy ends up worring if she could satisfy her or bring her to orgasm...but he notices that he cannot anymore...so from that point on he can't get it hard because all he thinks about is trying to make her HAPPY...and then he losses his hardness and the night BLOWS.

I still think that comunication is the key here, but now-a-days individuals don't bother. Well thanks for reading till next time Latino Man signing off.

Energy Loss – Going Through a Slump

You know it’s been about three weeks now that I have had a sense of “I really don’t care” attitude. Not sure why but I believe it might be a combination of things. I have a full-time job, which I enjoy very much, I also run a Real Estate business, now besides that I am a Notary and I have 2 online business that I run. One of them is more self sustaining, I really don’t do much, I was able to get it to the point where my marketing is pretty much doing all the work and I am generating a little income, not much but it is self-sustaining. The other on-line business I started last year and that actually requires more on my part. It has picked up since last year, since I have found my method of advertising, the thing is that the time required has also increased so I think the combination of my full-time job, my Real Estate, the on-line businesses and me turning a age that is big in ones life has really come down on me. I mean besides having Kids, and the weight is actually starting to get a bit heavy to carry.

The thing is I really want to retire early, hopefully making it to that date, and I would like to have my kids setup for when they grow up and either hopefully go to college or live on their own. I want them to have of course what I did not have growing up. Yah…I do a lot of things, but I definitely still make time for them, I squeeze it in and pretty much cut back on probably my sleep/rest time, but I say to my self, I will have plenty of time to rest when I am dead…lol. Yah I know, crazy for me to say, but I had the strength and drive s I thought do it before I run out…but I think that time has come a bit early and I haven’t reached my goals yet…so maybe that’s part of my feeling burned, tired and down on myself.

Crazy I know, but so am I the only one going through this or attempting this or maybe someone has been there and knows what I mean. I need to get a pick me up…hmm…nothing illegal, but….wow. You know I think if I was getting some support or encouragement that would definitely help out, but that is not available…I simply encourage myself each day and sort of become my own cheerleader, but it is getting old fast. So, here I am at a point in my life that I just want to throw my hands up and seriously give up…just be content with my full-time job and kids…and not worry about the future, retirement or the kids college…heck I did not get any help for college…I worked through college…I put myself through college…and well I know it is tough and really don’t want my kids to go through it, but I think time has caught up to me and it is beating me down.

My Perspective:
It’s hard to give my perspective on this, since it really is me, but I could say that maybe I took on a little too much, but then again I can argue that and say…I have to do it while I can and get ahead before it catches up, but I am now stuck between knowing I need to get there and just tired of trying to get there…hmm…does that make any sense. I paused for a moment while writing and I am looking around and realized that people around me seems not to worry about what the future holds and are satisfied with what they have now, in the present, or maybe they are thinking about it and just keep it to themselves…wouldn’t know, but I have asked people and many tell me to simply be happy with my one full-time job and cut back on things so that I can save up for the future, but enjoy life now, the moment. What scares me is that when the time comes to retire will I have enough to live or will I simply be anther statistic…weird.

What can I do, maybe this will all pass and I will be back on track, but like I said it’s going on three weeks, and I don’t see the light… am just simply moving with the flow, now…not so worry about getting ahead. Well, thanks for reading and well till next time Latino Man signing off.

The Economy and What We Are Doing

You know this is a topic that’s been on everyone’s mind at some point over the past several years. It’s been tough for many people and well most importantly many families. The crunch on the economy has had a grip on many of us and trying to adjust to rising fuel prices and rising groceries prices and well pretty much everything is rising…that many families are pulling straying away from the “wholesome Family” unit and stress has build up between spouses, children and well heck even the family pets. I mean just recently well maybe the past few months. I have seen more pet adoptions pictures in the San Diego Reader than I have in the past several years. It seems people are making cuts in all areas and getting rid of the family pet has become a HUGE norm.

So, I wonder what we are doing, all of us, including myself to try and make ends meet? Yah, I know trying to get a new job is probably a crazy idea, and trying to ask for a raise from your current employer can seems right not a bit out of place…so maybe trying to find a second job…maybe in the Service industry could b the answer, but then when then you get family time or an actual break…it could lead our society to a, “I Work to Live” attitude and you no longer just live. I know…maybe you can start your own business, but heck what business would thrive right now in today’s times? Could you physically stop working and not worry about getting a fixed income and start a business and maybe wait a few years before it starts to give you some income? The decisions are tough…more and more people out on the net are looking for ways to make some extra money, whether it is 100 dollars or 1000 dollars a month…something to supplement and actually more than likely extra money that you can put away and have in case you do loose your job. WOW…you know yah ok…we see the Stock market at 12,000, yah we hear that Unemployment is at 9%...but wait…is that number really accurate?

I see the things around us, and wonder what is really happening? I do have a job, thank goodness for that, but I also, for the past 5 or 6 years been trying my hand at on-line business…wait…ok so I am a Real Estate agent and I have my Notary…ok…but…yes…I have been researching, learning, and doing online business…and not until now has it at least been giving me some income…maybe nothing to write home about but income. I have learned so much about the ins and outs of the internet, the marketing, the links, the banner, the banner exchanges, the ad placement, the social networking and well the language of the Internet…because it is different…believe me and if you are anything like me, you could end up spinning your wheels for years and get nowhere, but I have found one very important thing, a characteristic that not many have…when they attempt a new business and that is, “consistency”…people give up after 3-4 months…blaming the business opportunity and the economy…the thing is…and this will probably sound extremely lame, but “slow and steady will get you there”. This is how I see it, if I continue working the business, maybe by the time I retire…it will produce enough income to support some kind of living…maybe not living large…but a living without worries…and the income will be coming in steady. I don’t know…I could be preaching to the quire…I could be saying the same thing thousands of people have written about, sold books about, made movies about, but the only thing you can’t do in today’s’ economy is, “Not Be Consistent”.

My Perspective:
I think the possibilities are out there; yes these business opportunities or affiliate opportunities are there for a reason…and not simply to suck up your money…actually you should never pay for an Affiliate Opportunity, if you work them properly and keep it steady…I know you will see some results…ok yah maybe not the results you would like to see…but picture this…you are retired in 10-20 years…and every two weeks or every month…you get a check in the mail for 500 dollars…may not sound like a lot and maybe 500 dollars won’t get you far…but $500 is better than $0…only saying. So, look around, do the research, don’t spend a whole lot of money or none at all is better and see about a business opportunity or Affiliate Program…heck I have a few listed on this blog…but like always say…research, learn and if you decide to jump aboard, then “Stick-To-It”.

I wish you and yours a good 2011 and if you have gotten this far…you can make the rest of the trip or at least make it memorable. Latino Man signing off…till next time.