San Antonio Express-News Retired Houston truck driver Clifton Cormier thought he was just getting old several years ago when he started feeling more aches and pains than usual and was constantly tired. More distressing, his memory wasn't as sharp as it used to be. You can't completely prevent andropause, but you can reduce the effects by taking care of yourself.
Fat cells tend to convert testosterone to estrogen, exacerbating any existing deficiency.
Physical activity of any kind pumps up testosterone production. I'd forget things I had read from one day to the next. I just blamed it on the aging process. Fortunately for Cormier, his doctor recognized these as more than symptoms of advancing years and referred him to Dr. Robert Tan, a Houston geriatrician, a doctor specializing in care of the elderly. After getting the results of a blood test, Tan, the author of The Andropause Mystery , immediately prescribed testosterone replacement therapy.