New Delhi, April 4 -- More men are quietly saying the same thing in consultations: "I am working out, I am eating clean, but I still feel off." They talk about deeper body fat that will not shift, poorer sleep, lower motivation, irritability, reduced drive, and a sense that something has changed, even when life on paper looks fine. What often gets dismissed as stress, burnout, or just aging may sometimes be something else too: a gradual hormonal shift that men rarely talk about openly. Harvard Health notes that testosterone levels decline by about 1.6% per year beginning in the mid-30s, and around 10% to 15% of men aged 60 and older have low testosterone.

The term andropause is commonly used, though the more clinical language is late-ons...