At what age do men's sexual functions decline?

The sexual function of male friends will decline when they reach middle age or old age. Therefore, if you still have the desire to have children, you should try to do so before the age of 40. After this age, not only will you feel a decline in sexual function, but the most important thing is that there will be some changes in sperm motility and quality. In addition, when having sex, both husband and wife should understand each other better and not put too much psychological pressure on themselves.

Before treatment begins, patients should be helped to understand their condition and develop appropriate treatment measures based on the causes. If low sexual desire is related to environmental or family factors, the problem should be pointed out to the patient and appropriate solutions should be proposed. For those who have obvious abnormal experiences during childhood or adolescence, psychoanalysis can be tried to find out the potential causes or traumatic factors that suppress sexual desire, and introduce targeted treatment based on sexual knowledge.

A harmonious relationship, mutual understanding, mutual respect, and adequate communication between the couple are necessary conditions for improving low libido. Improving the sexual relationship between the couple should be the focus of treatment. The treatment plan should be based on the specific situation and needs. Before making a plan, the type of sexual behavior that the couple predetermines should be identified. There are three ideas that may affect the sexual life of the couple and may be harmful:

The first idea is that the satisfaction and pleasure of sexual life depends on one's initial sexual interest. This idea confuses sexual contact with sexual arousal. For example, if one temporarily lacks interest in sexual activity due to some objective reason, he or she will think that he or she cannot participate in sexual activity in the future.

The second idea is that sexual activity must lead to intercourse and orgasm.

The third idea is that the stereotyped sex life that we take for granted cannot be changed.

The above three kinds of thoughts are often directly or indirectly transmitted from one spouse to the other, leading to the same old involuntary sexual behavior. To address the above erroneous views, treatment should start from the following aspects. First, discuss these views directly and repeatedly with the patient and his wife, explain their relationship with low sexual desire, encourage the patient to relieve his thoughts and help find the factors that affect his interest in sexual life; second, guide the patient in some specific methods, sexual concentration exercises, and pay attention to gradual progress.

Pay attention to verbal and non-verbal communication, do not take sexual arousal and sexual intercourse as the goal, encourage them to engage in sexual activities when they are not irritable or uncomfortable, etc., in order to strengthen their own views and confidence. Patients with sexual dysfunction such as impotence and premature ejaculation should be treated symptomatically. Often after sexual function improves, sexual desire also returns to normal. Short-term use of male sex hormone treatment such as oral methyltestosterone and intramuscular injection of testosterone propionate can also have a certain therapeutic effect.