Somewhat Confused By Death Cause

[kevinf2349]

Hello,

I am somewhat confused by a cause of death. I read it as climacteric disease. 8 months but it would seem to me (looking it up) that it is:

a) non-fatal
b) Usually a female thing.

But this is for a male ancestor. Can anyone throw any light on how this is fatal. I did wonder if it was a nice way of saying 'suicide' without saying it for the spouse.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Kevin

[JenB]

The OED has this

climacteric disease  n.  (now historical) a wasting disorder thought to occur in the middle-aged, esp. middle-aged men.

for example He was suffering from a general decay of strength—a sort of climacteric disease.

[Deirdre784]

I found this...

Like all women who go through menopause between the ages of 45 to 50, men also experience some physiological changes occurring in their life. Unlike their female counterpart, andropause will not affect all men. Both however are distinguished by a drop in hormone levels -- estrogen in the female and testosterone in the male.

Andropause is also known as male menopause or male climacteric. It can be defined as a physiological phenomenon. Most men undergo this between the ages of 40 to 55. Here, there is deficiency of testosterone resulting in decreased physical, mental and...

Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/content/319450/male-climacteric-not-so-unusual.html...

[JenB]

Bedfordshire Advertiser 2nd June 1893

[kevinf2349]

Thank you all.

I truly appreciate it.

Kevin

[mckha489]

I like that a marriage late in life might be the cause