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Menopause for men with Dr. Annie Fenn
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- AGING with STRENGTH®
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- Jan 24, 2026
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- 2096
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Summary
For men interested in learning more about menopause and perimenopause , or who just want to become better partners to women experiencing either, my candid and wide-ranging, no-b.s. conversation with Annie Fenn, MD is for you. We include clear, trustworthy information about sex, alcohol, nutrition, hormone treatments, fitness, sleep and other menopause-related topics that are so often marbled with misinformation. “Menopause for men” podcast timestamps 01:27 — Defining menopause and perimenopause in clinical terms. “It is a retrospective diagnosis,” Dr. Fenn says. “There’s also a lot of misunderstanding in the medical community.” 04:15 — Typical age ranges for perimenopause and the clues that it’s arriving. 05:24 — Estrogen, progesterone & the hypothalamus . “They rise and then they fall, and then they rise and then they fall….“ 07:00 — The rise of the menopause/perimenopause conversation (and the subsequent industry) during the past few years. “On social media, there are many ‘menopause experts’ talking about it.” Baby Boomers started it; Millennials wanted to talk more about it ; celebrities took it to the next level. 08:25 —The biggest male misconceptions about menopause. “You can’t just say, ‘Go to the doctor, get on hormones’ and you’ll be fine.” 08:58 —How the Women’s Health Initiative study of 2003 “scared off a generation of doctors.” 10:05 —The dearth of experienced menopause doctors . “There is a huge gap.” The “counterintuitive” choice for women. 11:20 — Male misconception #2 about menopause/perimenopause. “There’s a lot more things going on than what’s happening to a woman’s emotions.” The problem of poor sleep quality. 12:30 — “Zoom out a little bit” to understand a woman’s menopause experience: She’s taking care of work, kids, home, husband, etc., and then……