Chinese medicine regulates male sexual function

Most of the manifestations of sexual dysfunction are the decrease in the frequency of sexual excitement and the weakening of sexual function. Generally speaking, the body begins to have sexual life and reproductive functions when it grows and develops around the age of 20. The male sexual function is at its peak at the age of 30-40, and gradually decreases after the age of 50. If the male sexual function gradually decreases before the age of 50, it means that the male sexual function of the body has just begun to decline.

However, there are great individual differences in male sexual function. Some have already developed impotence at the age of 30, while others still have sexual desire at the age of 80. Therefore, the work of improving sexual function actually has to start at the age of 30.

The level of male reproductive function depends to a certain extent on the number of sperm in the semen. The ability to produce sperm generally decreases from the age of 40, and the capacity of the testicles also decreases relatively from the age of 50. According to a statistical survey conducted by British scientist Jerem on men aged 60-70, only 68.5% of them found sperm in their semen. As age increases, the secretion of the male hormone testosterone also changes.

The regularity is that it gradually increases during adolescence, reaches a peak at 30-40 years old, and gradually decreases after 50 years old. The decrease in estrogen secretion causes the male sexual function to gradually decrease. Of course, this weakening of male sexual function is not entirely caused by the decrease in estrogen. Psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression, fear, etc. also play a key role.

In addition, frequent sexual intercourse causes an imbalance in the metabolism of adrenal growth hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone in the anterior pituitary gland. These growth hormones play a key buffering role in life activities. If their metabolism is unbalanced, the body's central nervous system and other body functions will be affected, resulting in decreased sexual function, etc. When people get older, they usually take various antihypertensive drugs, which is one of the causes of impotence.

Traditional Chinese medicine attributes the decline in sexual function to the decline in kidney qi. For example, "Suwen: Ancient Innocence" says: "At the 28th month, the qi is strong, the celestial essence arrives, the primordial essence overflows, the yang and yin combine, so that children can be born... At the 88th month, the celestial essence is exhausted, the essence is low, the kidney function declines, and the body is extremely thin." Low essence cannot be transformed into qi, and qi is yang, which is the main manifestation of the function of kidney qi. When qi declines, male sexual function also declines.

Erectile dysfunction: Erectile dysfunction refers to the condition in which the penis is not hard enough to penetrate the vagina when attempting to have sex, or the penis is not hard enough to maintain a satisfactory sexual intercourse. The prevalence of erectile dysfunction is about 50% among adult men.

Male ejaculation function problems: Premature ejaculation is the most common male ejaculation function problem, with a prevalence rate of more than 1/3 of adult men. There is still controversy over the definition of premature ejaculation. It is generally believed that it is normal for a healthy man to ejaculate 2 to 6 minutes after the penis is inserted into the vagina.