At different stages of their lives, men may find that their sexual function is not as good as it once was, a change that not only affects their physical and mental health, but can also pose a challenge to their partner relationships and family harmony. So what are the factors that cause men’s sexual function to decline?
Physiological decline is natural
As men age, their bodily functions begin to decline, and sexual function is no exception. Starting from puberty, the level of androgens in the male body gradually reaches its peak, maintaining normal libido and erectile function.
However, after entering middle and old age, testicular function gradually declines, androgen secretion decreases, just like the aging and wear of machine parts, the physiological function of the reproductive system also declines. This is not only manifested as a decrease in libido, but may also appear erection hardness, maintenance time becomes shorter and other problems.
Unhealthy lifestyles are “invisible killers”
The fast pace of modern life and high pressure, so many men have developed bad habits. Staying up late disrupts the biological clock, which affects the normal functioning of the endocrine system, leading to an imbalance in hormone secretion, which in turn affects sexual function.
Excessive drinking and smoking are extremely harmful to sexual function. Alcohol will inhibit the central nervous system, interfere with the conduction of sexual arousal, so that the spongy body of the ding ding insufficient congestion, resulting in erection difficulties; and tobacco nicotine and other harmful substances will damage the endothelial cells of blood vessels, resulting in blood vessel narrowing, affecting the ding ding blood supply, reduce sexual function. In addition, sedentary, lack of exercise, will make the body metabolism slow down, fat accumulation, obesity not only increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, but also indirectly affect sexual function.
Psychological pressure is a factor that cannot be ignored
In the competitive social environment, men are faced with work, family, economic and other aspects of the pressure. Long-term in anxiety, tension, depression and other negative emotions, will make the cerebral cortex dysfunction, inhibit the conduction of sexual arousal.
For example, if work pressure is too high, men may not be interested in sex or even have erectile dysfunction due to overwork and high mental tension. In addition, psychological pressure can also form a vicious cycle, which will further aggravate the psychological burden and make the problem of sexual function more serious if there are problems in sex life.
Disease is a potential threat
Some chronic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc., will have a negative impact on men’s sexual function. Hypertension can cause hardening and narrowing of blood vessels, affecting blood flow to the ding-dong; diabetes can damage nerves and blood vessels, causing peripheral neuropathy and vascular lesions, leading to erectile dysfunction.
In addition, prostate diseases are also common factors affecting men’s sexual function. Prostatitis, prostate hyperplasia and other diseases can cause perineal pain, frequent urination, urgency and other symptoms that interfere with the normal conduct of sexual life.