Are You Living With Andropause (Testosterone Deficiency Syndrome)?

Self test questionnaire

The AMS questionnaire below, was developed and validated by Professor Lothar Heinemann in Germany, it is used frequently by doctors in the diagnosis of Testosterone Deficiency Syndrome (Andropause, Male Menopause, Manopause) and the monitoring of Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT), based on the total score. If you wish to answer these questions, the total score will be calculated for you and you will be able to get a copy of the test results to share with your Doctor.

For symptoms 1 - 17, select a value from the pulldown lists of between 1 and 5 to represent a severity range from none = 1, mild = 2, moderate = 3, severe = 4 extremely severe = 5.

1. Decline in your feeling of general well-being

2. Joint pain and muscular ache

(Lower back pain, joint pain, pain in a limb, general back ache)

3. Excessive sweating

(Unexpected/Sudden episodes of sweating, hot flushes independent of strain)

4. Sleep problems

(difficulty in falling asleep, difficulty in sleeping through, waking up early and feeling tired, poor sleep, sleeplessness)

5. Increased need for sleep, often feeling tired

6. Irritability

(feeling aggressive, easily upset by little things, moody)

7. Nervousness

(Inner tension, restlessness, feeling fidgety)

8. Anxiety

(Feeling panicky)

9. Physical exhaustion / lacking vitality

(general decrease in performance, reduced activity, lacking interest in leisure activities, feeling of getting less done, of achieving less, having to force oneself to undertake activities)

10. Decrease in muscular strength

(feeling of weakness)

11. Depressive mood

(Feeling down, sad, on the verge of tears, lack of drive, mood swing, feeling nothing is of any use) ;

12. Feeling that you have passed your peak sexually

13. Feeling burnt out, having hit rock bottom

14. Decrease in beard growth

15. Decrease in ability and / or frequency to perform sexually

16. Decrease in the number of morning erections

17. Decrease in sexual desire / libido

(lacking pleasure in sex, lacking desire for sexual intercourse)

18. Your age

Tick if you have ever had:-


recent weight gain

diabetes

high alcohol intake

adult mumps

orchitis

other testicular problems

persistent urinary infection

a prostate operation

prostate inflammation

vasectomy

 

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