Conan OBrien reveals overlooked male menopause change that surprised him

With age comes wisdom — and hormonal changes.Conan O’Brien found that out after an unexpected exchange revealed a surprising reason behind a shift he’d noticed in himself.Andropause — often dubbed “male menopause” or “manopause” — describes the age-related decline in testosterone levels that many men experience later in life.Unlike the drastic hormonal drop women experience during menopause, the transition in men typically happens gradually and often goes unnoticed.Not for O’Brien.The comedian and former late-night host opened up about the moment he realized one of the effects of aging may have been tied to his changing testosterone levels.In a recent episode of his podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,” the 63-year-old recalled telling his late mother-in-law, Pamela Powel, that he’d been feeling “wiser” and “less intense” compared to his 20s, 30s and 40s, when he felt “very intense and very driven.”“I think I’m maturing,” he told her, adding that Powel, a psychoanalytic therapist, was “an expert in these matters.” “And she just said, ‘No, no, no.

Your testosterone level has just dropped.”“I was trying to credit it all to wisdom,” continued O’Brien.“And she was like, ‘No, no, no.

You just have less of that asshole juice running through your body.'”While testosterone is often viewed as the ultimate biological driver of masculinity, vitality and sex drive, its decline is commonly — and narrowly — associated with changes like reduced libido, erectile dysfunction and losing muscle.But experts say the hormone can affect much more than physical traits.Reduced motivation and changes in mood, focus and emotional response can also be signs of declining testosterone.“There’s a misconception that testosterone is only about libido and muscle mass,” Dr.

Hal Mohammed, MD, Men’s Health Chief Medical Officer at Gameday, a nationwide network of men’s health clinic, told the Post.“But it defi...