Does male obesity affect sexual function?

Everyone knows that obesity affects physical health, but we cannot ignore the fact that for male friends, obesity can also affect their sexual function, causing erectile dysfunction and a decrease in male hormones. Therefore, they must pay attention to correct and healthy weight loss.

1. Under normal circumstances, male sexual function includes sexual desire , penis erection, sexual intercourse, orgasm, ejaculation and other aspects, which is a complete process composed of complex conditional and unconditional reflexes. Any disorder in the above links caused by any reason can cause male sexual dysfunction.

2. Some obese men have sexual dysfunction . But the relationship between obesity and sexual dysfunction is still unclear. Some men are slightly fat and have normal sexual function, while about half of obese people have sexual dysfunction. The reasons for sexual dysfunction in obesity may be: ① Excessive obesity and increased blood lipids affect the liver's metabolic functions, reduce the ability to inactivate estrogen, enhance the effect of androgen conversion to estrogen, increase the level of estrogen in the blood, increase the secretion of gonadotropin by the pituitary gland, reduce androgen secretion, and sexual dysfunction. ② Obese people are prone to cardiovascular diseases and metabolic diseases, which can affect men's sexual function to a certain extent. In addition, obese people have less activity, are easily tired, and sometimes have premature ejaculation, which may be another factor in sexual dysfunction.

3. Whether from the perspective of male sexual function or other aspects of physical health, obesity is detrimental to health, and excessive obesity is an important factor in causing some related diseases. Therefore, men must properly control their weight, maintain a strong physique, and eliminate the misunderstanding that being fat is graceful. In order to maintain male masculinity, make the body more fit, and make sexual function more vigorous, please pay attention to losing weight!