Andropause
Root-cause functional medicine care — not just symptom management. Lia Laterza, LAc works with you to find what's actually driving your andropause.
In-person & virtual consultations available
Andropause — sometimes called male menopause — is the gradual decline of testosterone and other androgens that many men experience from their 40s onward. Unlike female menopause, it happens slowly and is often dismissed as simply getting older. But fatigue, low libido, mood changes, difficulty building muscle, weight gain around the midsection, and cognitive decline are not inevitable. At Muskego Acupuncture & Wellness, we assess the full hormonal picture — testosterone, DHEA, cortisol, thyroid, and metabolic markers — and build a protocol designed to restore vitality and function.
Who It's For
This may be right for you if…
- You are a man in your 40s or 50s experiencing significant fatigue, low motivation, or mood changes
- Your libido has declined and you notice changes in sexual function
- You are gaining weight around the midsection despite not changing your habits
- You have difficulty building or maintaining muscle mass
- You feel mentally slower, less sharp, or more emotionally flat than you used to
- You have been told your testosterone is low or borderline
- You want a comprehensive hormonal assessment — not just a single testosterone number
Our Approach
How We Support Andropause Through Functional Medicine
We combine modern lab-based diagnostics with Traditional Chinese Medicine and personalized protocols to address the root cause — not just the symptoms.
Why Conventional Medicine Falls Short
Conventional medicine isn't designed to find the root cause.
Do any of these sound familiar?
- Your lab results are "normal", but you struggle daily with symptoms that affect your quality of life
- You've seen multiple doctors and are no closer to getting answers or relief
- Your physical and mental health keeps you from living life the way you want to
- Your doctor has told you "you'll just have to live with it"
- You're looking for an option besides prescription medications or invasive surgery
- You're beginning to wonder if you'll ever feel like yourself again
You're not alone. Most care models focus on symptoms — not systems — and they often miss the full picture, relying on generalized protocols that don't work for everyone.
Schedule a ConsultationWe Do Things Different Here
Most care treats the symptom. We find what's driving it.
Most practices choose one lens to look through. We use two — because your body doesn't separate its systems, and neither should your care.
Functional Medicine
We look beyond symptoms to find their root cause — testing hormones, gut health, and metabolic markers to understand what's really happening in your body. Instead of managing symptoms indefinitely, we build a personalized plan aimed at resolving the underlying imbalance.
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Thousands of years of clinical observation inform how we read the body's patterns — energy, circulation, and organ systems working together. Acupuncture, herbs, and lifestyle practices help restore balance and support your body's own healing response.
At Muskego Acupuncture & Wellness, we combine both — modern lab-based diagnostics with time-tested Eastern medicine — because using them together consistently produces more complete, more lasting results than either approach alone.
What You Can Expect
About Muskego Acupuncture
Muskego Acupuncture is a functional medicine and acupuncture practice led by Lia Laterza, LAc. Lia combines the science of functional medicine — lab testing, root-cause analysis, and personalized protocols — with the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine to help patients understand what is happening in their bodies and finally feel like themselves again.
Whether you are navigating hormonal chaos, chronic fatigue, digestive issues, or a constellation of symptoms that no one has been able to explain — Lia takes the time to listen, test, and build a plan that is specific to you. No guessing. No dismissing. Just real answers and real support.
Common questions
Is declining testosterone just a normal part of aging?
Testosterone does decline with age — but the rate and degree of decline is significantly influenced by lifestyle, metabolic health, sleep, and stress. Many men in their 50s and 60s have testosterone levels comparable to men in their 30s. The decline is not inevitable.
Should I consider testosterone replacement therapy?
TRT is appropriate for some men — but it suppresses your body's own testosterone production and requires lifelong management. We work to optimize your natural testosterone production first. If TRT is ultimately the right choice, we help you make that decision with full information.
What does estrogen have to do with male hormones?
As testosterone declines, it is often converted to estrogen — particularly in men with excess body fat. Elevated estrogen in men suppresses testosterone further, drives prostate enlargement, and causes mood changes. Reducing estrogen is often as important as supporting testosterone.
Milwaukee & Greater Milwaukee Area
Are you local to the Milwaukee area?
We offer acupuncture and in-person integrative therapies too!
If you're based in or near Milwaukee, we offer a full range of in-person services — fire cupping, gua sha, SAAT allergy treatments, muscle testing, and more. These therapies can be layered into your functional medicine plan or booked on their own for support with pain, stress, hormone balance, and skin health.
Your body has been trying to tell you something.
You deserve care that helps you feel at home in your body again. Together we'll stop guessing and start uncovering real answers — with a personalized approach that looks at the full picture of who you are and how you feel.
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