Is perimenopause real?
Posted by External_Koala971@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 19 comments
Like is this an actual medical thing? Or did my wife and other women make this up as a blanket excuse for acting crazy during midlife?
It seems like it very well could just be a cover story for drinking more wine, emotional outbursts, forgetting stuff, getting tired and wired randomly and doing girls night out?
Perfect-Drug7339@reddit
Are blue balls real? Men just sound manipulative trying to get some.
External_Koala971@reddit (OP)
Epididymal hypertension?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epididymal_hypertension
Ella-W00@reddit
It is realand not a cover up. If hormen levels would simply plummet from one moment to another, that would be very bad, the body lower levels gradually during a longer period of time (years). Menopause is just the last phase. Give your wife the benefit of the doubt!
External_Koala971@reddit (OP)
Are we positive though
Ella-W00@reddit
If you want to believe your version why even ask though?
External_Koala971@reddit (OP)
You think I believe there’s a massive, global, female conspiracy to create a permenopause smoke screen story to absolve wacky behavior, and they have a secret handshake?
HAL_9OOO_@reddit
Have you sustained a major head injury?
Man_Bear_Beaver@reddit
You don’t track your wife’s periods at all? I do most of the shopping which includes her products so I’ve always kept track of her supplies, it has been 5-6 months since I’ve bought any.
FoppyDidNothingWrong@reddit
21st century science. Every generation has its own science.
HAL_9OOO_@reddit
That's not how science works.
FoppyDidNothingWrong@reddit
Keep living
SashimiRick@reddit
https://i.redd.it/ygocuvrf2fvf1.gif
FoppyDidNothingWrong@reddit
People be sweating for that Hippo now.
prayersforrain@reddit
Wow. Educate yourself. It’s an actual medical thing that causes devastating effects for some women. Hormones decrease as we age leading to a list of over 100 potential symptoms.
I hope your wife divorces you for being so callous.
External_Koala971@reddit (OP)
I just checked with her- she said it’s a global conspiracy and there’s a code word to join the meetings and a secret handshake and everything (but she will not tell me how to do it).
nanonoise@reddit
Hope the lounge is comfy....
Smurfblossom@reddit
Perimenopause is real and eventually becomes menopause. Men go through andropause which has its own set of changes. All are very real and there is plenty of medical literature documenting these natural life stages. Here are some approachable books on these topics.
Men... Let's Talk Menopause: What's going on and what you can do about it by Ruth Devlin.
MEN-opause: The Book for Men by Michael P. Goodman, M.D.
Andropause: The Complete Male Menopause Guide. Discover the Shocking Truth about Low Testosterone by Brady Howard
The Midlife Male Handbook: A Man's Guide To Thriving Through Andropause by James Davis
iminmy39thyear@reddit
Tell me you’re joking please.
youngjeninspats@reddit
Yes, it is an actual real medical thing, you unbelievable asshole.