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"Performance" declines in men's troubled years

In the medical field, he is known as "the first person in Chinese sexology" Professor Shi Chengli, a leading figure in andrology medicine, said that autumn is an eventful time for men. The high incidence of ED (male erectile dysfunction, commonly known as impotence in China) and the aggravation of prostate diseases in this season have caused the field of men's health to also show a pattern of "heat expansion and contraction". sex.

Secondly, the incidence of prostate diseases increases in autumn. Loss of sexual desire, ejaculation disorders, and pain during intercourse due to prostate hyperplasia and inflammation are an important reason for the decline of male virility.

In addition, the incidence and symptoms of various male reproductive infections reach a relative peak in midsummer. After entering autumn, some patients' superficial symptoms may appear to be falsely relieved, which will cause patients to relax their vigilance and delay diagnosis and treatment. Leading to damage to male virility.

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The physical and mental effects of ED "cold expansion and heat contraction"

ED, commonly known as impotence, is not related to most diseases The phenomenon of "thermal expansion and contraction" with severe symptoms also appears, but the law of "cold expansion and contraction" will appear. In other words, the condition and symptoms of ED patients are generally more severe in autumn and winter than in spring and summer when the temperature is relatively high.

ED symptoms worsen in autumn, for both physical and mental reasons. Autumn is cloudy, gloomy and rainy, and people's emotions are easily stagnant, resulting in low "sexual interest". People with male dysfunction, severe prostate disease, etc. will be more affected, and psychological factors will directly kill their remaining sexual desire. ability, leading to more severe clinical symptoms such as impotence and incontinence.

On the other hand, in autumn, human body vitality will gradually enter a relatively low point as the temperature drops. Periodic changes in sexual desire and sexual ability will form a "superposition effect" with male problems such as ED and severe prostate disease, which will increase exponentially. It is a symptom of "nothing" for men, so patients with so-called impotence in autumn will feel even more painful.

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Keep warm locally and seek regular treatment

As for how autumn causes prostate diseases to worsen, Professor He Caichun, a famous andrology researcher and chief expert of Chengdu Eurasian Andrology Hospital, explained: Patients with prostate diseases in autumn Sadness is due to both internal and external factors.

(1) Endocrine function decreases in autumn. The prostate is the largest accessory sex gland in men. It can only exert normal secretory function under the regulatory control of the high-level brain center to maintain the normal tissue structure of the gland. Generally speaking, as the temperature drops, male hormone levels will decrease slightly. Normal people's hormone secretion is balanced, but patients with prostate disease will experience endocrine imbalance. At this time, the secretion function of the glands decreases and tissue fibrosis proliferates, thus providing favorable conditions for bacterial infection.

(2) The drop in temperature will aggravate the blood circulation disorder of the glands. The blood supply of the prostate is very rich, and it comes from the three arteries of the prostate: the upper, middle and lower arteries. There are fewer veins that return blood. It must first pass through many small blood vessels before gradually converging into large veins and blood vessels, which increases the blood flow resistance in the prostate.

As the temperature drops in autumn, capillaries will shrink. At this time, if you encounter some factors that can cause the glands to be repeatedly congested for a long time, it may aggravate the venous return disorder. Over time, the glands also undergo degenerative changes. Fibrous tissue replaces glandular cells. Sclerosis of the glands further aggravates blood circulation disorders in the glands, causing blood stasis and increasing the chance of bacterial retention. Prostate congestion occurs due to various reasons, especially passive congestion, which is an important causative factor. Non-infectious, non-microbial long-term congestion can form a non-specific inflammatory reaction.

In addition, the prostate is rich in adrenergic receptors, which can cause sympathetic nerve activity after exposure to cold, leading to an increase in intraurethral pressure, hindering excretion, and shrinking the prostate ducts to hinder excretion, resulting in smoldering congestion.