Don’t get teste.
Women — and the people who love them — are mostly familiar with the mood swings associated with PMS. But it turns out, men have their own mood issues tied to changing hormones, which one expert has dubbed “irritable male syndrome,” or IMS.
Even if it’s not an official clinical diagnosis, doctors have been looking into this phenomenon for over 20 years.
The big player here is testosterone — and when those levels decline.
“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 for a separate story. “But it definitely influences drive, competitiveness, assertiveness and emotional reactivity.”
These symptoms are well-known in the men’s health world, just not necessarily under the “irritable man syndrome” label. Here’s what to know.
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