male menopause
noun[U]
uk/ˌmeɪl ˈmen.ə.pɔːz/us/ˌmeɪl ˈmen.ə.pɑːz/physicalandemotionalchangesexperiencedby some men inmiddleor latelife,causedbytheirbodyproducinglesstestosterone(= amalehormone):
Dr Russell is a urologist andexpertonmalemenopause.
Synonym
andropause
mainlyhumorous
astateofmindexperiencedby some menagedaround 40 or 50, in which theystarttoworrythat they have notachievedenough, and maysuddenlywanttofinda newjobor a newpartneror to do thingsyoungermen do:
Was he inmalemenopause,thinkingabout somebodyyoungenough to be hisdaughter?
Compare
midlife crisis
- Men, too, canexperiencehormonalshiftsthataffectmanyaspectsoftheirlives. Some menevencallitmalemenopause.
- He wasexperiencingwas what'spopularlyknownasmalemenopause.
- Not everyonebuysinto theconceptthatmalemenopauseevenexists.
- Thearticleonmalemenopausesaid that men intheirmid-forties oftenseekreassurancewithyoungergirls.
- Iboughtamotorbike- I'm theclassicmalemenopausebiker.
Obstetrics: processes & stages connected with sexual reproduction
- amniotic
- andropause
- biological clock
- come on
- curse
- dysmenorrhea
- fetal
- impregnate
- menopause
- non-cyclical
- ova
- perimenopausal
- perimenopause
- perinatal
- PMS
- post-conception
- premenstrual
- premenstrual syndrome
- pubescent
- someone'sbiological clock is tickingidiom
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