What causes loss of libido?

There are many reasons that affect the loss of sexual desire among male friends. Experts analyze that the common reasons include emotional factors, disease factors, drug factors, bad habits, etc. If this continues for a long time, it will affect the relationship between husband and wife. It must be taken seriously and go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time.

1. Emotional factors: Sexual life should be conducted in a happy and joyful state of mind. If psychological disorders and many adverse factors exist for a long time, it can lead to a decrease in sexual desire. If you feel guilty about your past history of masturbation or are pessimistic and disappointed with life, as well as if you are depressed and angry due to repeated setbacks in your career, strained interpersonal relationships, family misfortunes, etc., these can all lead to a loss of libido. Secondly, long-term heavy labor, especially mental labor, can also cause a decrease in sexual desire.

2. Disease factors: Suffering from urinary and reproductive system diseases, which cause discomfort during sexual intercourse and suppress sexual desire, such as chronic prostatitis, epididymitis, urethritis, etc. Other conditions such as endocrine diseases and various systemic chronic diseases can also affect sexual desire due to insufficient secretion of male hormones or metabolic disorders.

3. Drug factors: Long-term use of certain drugs can also cause low sexual desire. Common ones include sedatives and sleeping pills such as chlordiazepoxide, barbiturates, and methaqualone; antihistamines such as diphenhydramine and chlorpheniramine; anti-gastric spasm drugs such as atropine, propantheline, and 6542; cimetidine, a drug for treating gastric and duodenal ulcers; and anti-hypertensive drugs such as reserpine.

4. Bad habits: chronic alcohol poisoning caused by long-term alcoholism, chronic nicotine poisoning caused by long-term heavy smoking, and the use of drugs such as marijuana leaves, opium, heroin, etc. can also cause loss of libido.

Long-term loss of sexual desire not only affects the relationship between husband and wife, but is often also a specific reflection of physical and mental conditions. Therefore, it should be given enough attention. Physical examinations should be carried out in a timely manner and problems should be solved in a timely manner when discovered. As married couples age, their sexual desires gradually decrease compared to before. This is an inevitable trend of physiological development and is generally not considered pathological.