Chapter 6 focuses on menstruation and menopause. In this chapter the authors:
Discuss biology and the menstrual cycle, including its four phases: the follicular phase, ovulation, the luteal phase, and menstruation.
Discuss the psychological aspects of the menstrual cycle.
Discuss cycles in men, including fluctuations in testosterone levels.
Discuss menopause in women, including physical and psychological changes.
Discuss the possibility of a male menopause, called andropause, during which time men experience a gradual decline in the manufacture of both testosterone and sperm by the testes.
