Men should be careful not to accidentally fall into the "menopausal syndrome"”

　　When a woman reaches menopause, her body female When hormones stop growing, what's called "menopausal syndrome" occurs. Symptoms include episodic flushing of the face and body heat, especially at night sleep Sometimes, the mood changes greatly; in the environment of sudden changes in temperature, the patient often suddenly feels hot all over the body, sweats a lot, and soaks his clothes.

　　Generally speaking, men will not have male A sudden decrease in hormones, so similar symptoms will not occur.

　　However, if prostate cancer patients receive male hormone therapy, including monthly injections or testicle removal surgery, about 60% of patients will also experience symptoms similar to the "menopausal syndrome" in women due to the decrease in male hormones in the body. If these annoying symptoms occur at night, they may affect sleep; if they occur when going out during the day, sudden blushing and thick neck, or large beads of sweat dripping from the forehead will make people embarrassed and even affect the patient's social activities.

　　In fact, this is not really sick, or the prostate cancer is getting worse, but the hypothalamus in the brain, which is responsible for regulating the body temperature center, is overreacting because there is no subtle regulation by male hormones. When the room temperature rises, such as walking from an air-conditioned room to the outdoors, or being in a slightly warm bed, or when the mood is stimulated, normal people will only dilate the capillaries and sweat a little unconsciously. However, such patients will have large dilation of blood vessels, a lot of night sweats, blushing and a thick neck.

　　the disease clinical Treatment is not difficult. As long as the patient takes a small amount of progesterone or anti-female hormones every day, about 80% of the symptoms can be relieved, the patient's self-confidence can be restored, and sleep quality can be improved. cancer The quality of life of patients is getting more and more attention in modern society. If patients have uncomfortable symptoms, they should not be shy to talk about it. Family members can also pay more attention to the phenomena that trouble patients in their daily lives and provide them with timely help.