Irritable male syndrome (IMS), sometimes called old man syndrome, is defined as a state of hypersensitivity, anxiety, frustration, and anger that occurs in males and is associated with biochemical changes, hormonal fluctuations, stress, and loss of male identity. This term covers symptoms thought to be caused by a drop in testosterone levels in male mammals. It is a striking feature in mammals with seasonal breeding patterns at the end of the mating season.
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Famous quotes containing the words irritable, male and/or syndrome:
“The tiger in the tiger-pit
Is not more irritable than I.
The whipping tail is not more still
Than when I smell the enemy
Writhing in the essential blood
Or dangling from the friendly tree.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
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—Frank Pittman (20th century)
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