Essay About Summer Solstice And Reaction Time

The Male Menopause Syndrome
Essay title: The Male Menopause Syndrome
Thesis: Our physical ability peaks in early adulthood however, like the declining daylight
after the summer solstice, our muscular strength and reaction time begin to wither. In
later life, the stairs are no longer an option if the elevators around. The newsprint gets
smaller and people begin to mumble. So begins the era in one’s life scientifically known
as the “mid-life crisis”. For men, “male menopause (also known as andropause or
viropause) begins with hormonal, physiological chemical changes that occur in all men
generally between the ages of forty and fifty-five, though it can occur as early as thirty
five or as late as fifty-five.” Throughout the life of a male there are several
psychological issues that he struggles with, and these challenges are often amplified
during the time of the Andropause: his sexuality, his emotions, his mind, his courage,
his productivity, his personality, his character, and his boyish behaviors.
I. Age changes in the male system
A. Testes
1. Size
2. Seminiferous tubules and interstitial cells
3. Sperm and hormone production
B. Glands