Men become fat and their sexual function declines

As modern living standards gradually improve, more and more people are troubled by obesity. In fact, men are much more likely to become obese than women, but most men don't pay much attention to their obesity problems. At the same time, men will also have many other symptoms after becoming obese. All men don't want their sexual function to decline, but what should a man do if his sexual function declines after becoming obese?

Obesity affects male sexual function

In today's society, the image of a big belly, fat body and clumsy movements is not welcome, and for obese people, the embarrassment and helplessness they suffer are even more unspeakable. In fact, obesity is mostly a symptom rather than a disease. It manifests itself as an abnormal state in clinical symptoms and laboratory data. Men's research and clinical practice have found that sex and obesity are closely related. Many obese men have varying degrees of sexual function problems.

The generation of human sexual desire is based on the secretion of sex hormones, and obesity often causes problems with the secretion of sex hormones. This is because obesity causes the posterior pituitary gland, which controls the development and function of the gonads, to become fatty, causing pituitary function to decline or even disappear, and reducing the release of sex hormones. A foreign study on the levels of plasma free testosterone and bound testosterone in obese men found that the average plasma testosterone level of men who reached 177% to 199% of their ideal body weight was significantly lower than that of non-obese men. For men whose weight reached 200% and above of their ideal body weight, their average plasma testosterone level was even lower, and the average free testosterone index also decreased. This shows that the sex hormone level of obese men is decreasing.

Normal men have a small amount of estrogen in their bodies, most of which is converted from androgens, and a small amount is directly secreted by the seminal vesicles. They play an important role in regulating the secretion of pituitary gonadotropin and testosterone. As obese men have more body fat, more androgens are converted into estrogen, and the concentration in the blood can double or more. Higher estrogen concentrations can inhibit the secretion of pituitary gonadotropin, thereby reducing the secretion of testosterone in the testicles.

Obese men have decreased testosterone and increased estrogen, and their sexual function will be weakened to varying degrees. This is manifested in decreased male virility, low sexual function, and unsatisfactory sexual desire, erection, sexual intercourse, ejaculation, orgasm, and sexual dysfunctions such as impotence, premature ejaculation, and anejaculation will appear to varying degrees, casting a shadow on the couple's life. After effective weight loss, the "contrast" phenomenon of estrogen and testosterone can be readjusted, and sexual function can be improved or restored to normal.

To give a simple example, the boars in pig farms have their sexual organs removed from a young age. The fundamental purpose is to fatten the pigs by disrupting the secretion of sex hormones. The same is true for the human body. Sex hormones are closely related to human metabolism. Disordered sex hormone secretion may directly lead to fat metabolism disorders, fat accumulation, obesity, and a series of pathological changes such as increased blood lipids and arteriosclerosis. Therefore, obese people are also prone to chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. These diseases themselves can affect sexual function, especially certain drugs for treating hypertension, such as reserpine, guanethidine, hydralazine, and diazepam, which can cause a decline in sexual function. At the same time, obesity can also cause some psychological problems, such as disgust with one's own body shape, failure in social interactions, loss of self-confidence, increased depression, etc. These problems all potentially affect sex life.

In short, although not all obese men will have sexual dysfunction, the impact of obesity on the body, including the impact on sexual function, does exist objectively. Therefore, it is of great significance to diagnose and treat obesity in a timely manner, effectively control obesity, and then work hard to lose weight.