Sexual frigidity has always been one of the important elements of disharmony between couples. As the pace of society continues to accelerate, most people attribute it to too much pressure in life and work, so men are under great pressure. Does it really lead to apathy? Let’s take a look at what causes low sexual desire in men!

Causes of low sexual desire in men

1. Bearing the brunt of mental stress, bad personal living habits cannot be ignored

High mental and psychological pressure. The fast pace of modern life, fierce competition, high work pressure, and complex interpersonal relationships have caused great psychological pressure on adult men, especially those with fragile and nervous psychological qualities, resulting in recurring psychological disorders of anxiety and depression. , interferes with the function of the cerebral cortex, resulting in low sexual desire. For this group of people, we should give more spiritual care and at the same time emphasize the active role of female spouses in treatment.

2. Low androgen levels

Androgens not only maintain male spermatogenic function and secondary sexual characteristics, but also increase the excitability of the sexual center of the cerebral cortex, stimulate sexual desire, and produce sexual responses. Low androgen levels can directly lead to low sexual desire in men, sometimes accompanied by erectile dysfunction.

"Clinical practice in recent years has found that estrogen levels in many men are getting higher and higher, and some are even 2-3 times higher than the normal value." Zhou Shaohu revealed that this "status quo" has even formed a younger generation. trend. "In the past, those who came to see sexual dysfunction or infertility were middle-aged and elderly people in their 40s and 50s, but now there are more and more young people in their thirties."

The increase in estrogen in men is mainly related to environmental pollution, illegal food additives and poor lifestyle. "Pesticides, chemical fertilizers, various insecticides, plastics, rubber products, waste gas, waste residue, etc., these toxic and harmful substances are absorbed by crops, from poultry and livestock to accumulated in the human body. Due to the chemical structure of these substances and the female The hormone structures are very similar, so the levels of estrogen accumulated in the human body are getting higher and higher.”

3. Chronic diseases reduce “sexual desire”

Severe systemic acute and chronic diseases (such as cancer and hypotension, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes) can lead to low sexual desire in men. Chronic active hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, chronic renal failure, congestive heart failure, etc. can also destroy the normal hormone metabolism process, slow down the flow of blood in the body (including the flow in the penis), and can also make people immediately No sexual interest. Other conditions, such as thyroid or pituitary gland imbalance (the pituitary gland controls the production of many hormones in the body, including sex hormones), can cause a loss of sexual desire.

4. Drugs

A variety of drugs are directly related to low sexual desire, such as antipsychotic drugs, antihypertensive drugs (reserpine, Jiangyaling, spironolactone, etc.), hormonal drugs (estrogens, antiandrogens) If necessary, you can communicate with relevant specialists to adjust the type and dosage of the drug.