Is the "manopause" real? If so, it's nothing like female menopause
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The Economist
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This article discusses the concept of "manopause" (andropause) and compares it to female menopause. It notes that menopause in women involves hot flushes, insomnia, joint pains, and loss of libido, and questions why women become infertile decades before death—a debated evolutionary mystery. The article suggests that if a male equivalent exists, it is nothing like female menopause. It also mentions that besides humans, only some whale species experience early menopause in the wild.
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Twitter / XIs the "manopause" real? If so, it's nothing like female menopauseeconomist.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledHOT FLUSHES; insomnia; joint pains; loss of libido: for many women, the menopause is no fun.
Why exactly women become infertile decades before they die is a much-debated mystery in evolutionary biology.
Besides humans, the only other mammals whose females experience so early a menopause in the wild seem to be some species of whale.
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