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Andropause and menopause are entirely different since menopause causes a woman’s ovulation and hormones to plummet for a short period. With andropause, it causes a male’s testosterone production and their other hormones to decline for many years. Since testosterone levels in males are vastly different, older men tend to have lower levels than younger men, and testosterone levels can gradually decline throughout adult life.

 

Studies found that when a person ages, their aging process can affect the body’s systems, including the endocrine system. When a person is aging, their adrenal glands will go through morphological changes, and those changes can alter their cortex endocrine functions. Another study showed that since andropause is age-related, there is a partial insufficiency in the adrenal cortex in the endocrine system, and there are low levels of DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) and DHEA sulfate that can affect the cortisol levels.