Six Whys in Couple’s Sex Life?

People often have such and such reasons in their sexual lives, because these reasons often involve health. Only by understanding these issues and not leaving health issues ambiguous can we have a healthy sex life.

1. Why does sexual desire decrease after taking birth control pills?

Clinical findings show that many women lose interest in sexual life after taking oral or injectable steroid contraceptives. According to analysis, some people will experience physiological changes such as breast tenderness, galactorrhea, vaginitis, and headaches after taking birth control pills, which can indirectly affect sexual desire; fluctuations and instability in hormone levels caused by external hormones can also directly affect sexual desire and sexual response. . It has been observed that the loss of sexual desire caused by birth control pills usually occurs after taking the pill for about one and a half to three or four years. Generally, 90% of women will return to normal sexual desire shortly after stopping the pill. Among various contraceptive methods, oral contraceptives have the greatest impact on sexual function. Although contraceptive methods such as condoms, cervical caps, and external medications may have an impact on sexual desire and feelings to varying degrees, they are still safe and reliable contraceptive methods if you know how to use them properly.

2. Why does "dream intercourse" appear?

Some young women say that they always dream about having sex with the opposite sex. When they wake up, they find that their underwear is soaked and they feel weak. Then they have some superstitious thoughts, and they feel more and more nervous, in a trance, and have a sore back. Pain, fatigue and exhaustion. This is that compared with men’s wet dreams, the incidence of “dream sex” and the number of orgasms in women are relatively small. Why do women have "dream intercourse"? Single women often have strong sexual desire and yearning for the opposite sex. However, due to limited conditions, they do not have the opportunity to vent their emerging sexual impulses. The sexual desire suppressed by work and other factors during the day often forms an excitement center at night, resulting in the phenomenon of "dream intercourse". This is normal and is not caused by disease. .

3. Why do I feel muscle soreness the day after sex?

Many people will feel muscle soreness on the second day after having sex. Some people suspect that they have too frequent sex; others have doubts and confessions about their health. In fact, muscle soreness after intercourse has nothing to do with the frequency of sexual intercourse, nor is it a sign of poor physical fitness. There are two basic physiological reactions in human sexual reactions: one is vascular congestion; the other is muscle stiffness. Muscle soreness is the result of muscle stiffness. It can be seen that muscle soreness after intercourse is a normal physiological reaction, will disappear quickly, and has no adverse effects on the body.

4. Why is it not advisable to use male hormones to aphrodisiac?

Androgens play an important role in the development of male secondary sexual characteristics and maintaining good reproductive and sexual functions. Androgens mainly come from the testicles, and the adrenal cortex can also secrete a small amount of androgens. The erectile function of the penis is indeed related to androgen, but factors such as nerves, blood vessels, and consciousness are also involved in controlling erectile function. Impotence truly caused by a decrease in androgen is extremely rare. Except for a few elderly men who may have low blood testosterone levels, few others are suitable for androgen treatment. Therefore, very few people use it with effective results. Another reason why using androgens to aphrodisiac is undesirable is that it causes greater pain to the patient. Because exogenous male hormones can interfere with normal endocrine functions, they can also cause abnormal liver function and even induce liver tumors.

5. Why should women moderate their sexual life?

When it comes to excessive sexual indulgence, most people think that it is only for men and has nothing to do with women. In fact, sexual indulgence also has a great impact on women’s health. Excessive sexual intercourse in women will not only affect sleep and rest, but also cause loss of appetite, trance, lightheadedness, shortness of breath and heart palpitations, body aches, lower abdominal distension, vaginal swelling and discomfort, etc. Due to reduced health and chronic pelvic congestion, menstrual disorders may also occur, manifested as increased menstrual flow, prolonged menstrual periods, and aggravated menstrual reactions.

6. Why do I feel abnormal urination after sex?

Some people can’t wait to urinate after intercourse, while some people can’t urinate after intercourse, even though they feel the need to urinate. Generally speaking, after orgasm, fatigue occurs due to the release of tension in the bladder sphincter, and the urge to urinate often occurs. This is normal. For women, the urethral opening is easily stimulated directly or indirectly during sexual intercourse, and they are more likely to have the urge to urinate after sexual intercourse. In addition, both men and women may have difficulty urinating after sexual intercourse, which is often characterized by an inability to urinate for several hours after sexual intercourse, often accompanied by varying degrees of urinary retention. In men, it is mostly caused by excessive emotional stress, over-excitement, and spasm of the urethral sphincter and detrusor; in women, the perineal body is increased and hardened, which manifests as contraction of the external vaginal opening of non-parous women, so they may have difficulty urinating after sexual intercourse.