Sufficient strength of sexual potency is necessary for men of reproductive age to maintain the ability to make full sexual contact and fertilize the egg. The level of sexual desire directly depends on a man's physiological and psychological health.
Decreased potency is normal for any man who has reached a certain age limit. Congenital characteristics of the patient's body, eating behavior and lifestyle have a significant impact on the rate of sexual desire.
Features of healthy potency development
Doctors say that men have the ability to maintain sexual function throughout their lives, but the intensity of erection and sexual desire decreases over time. The development of male menopause usually has pathological causes.
Maximum strength of sexual potency can be achieved with sufficient emotional arousal and complete psychological comfort. Increased production of sex hormones is usually seen when changing sexual partners or when changing the usual place of sexual contact, after a positive emotional outburst or a joyful event.
A pronounced negative impact on the level of sexual desire is exerted by life circumstances such as:
- psychological conflicts;
- lack of adequate conditions for intimacy;
- excessive enthusiasm for work;
- exhausting physical work;
- partner's lack of tact.
Prolonged sexual abstinence negatively affects a man's sexual health. At a young age, the effects of a long break are quickly smoothed over. People over 70 who have not had sex for more than 3 months are at an increased risk of irreversible loss of erectile capacity.
The importance of testosterone for sexual health
The level of sexual attraction to the opposite sex is directly related to the hormonal activity of the gonads. The strength of sexual desire is mediated by the action of testosterone, which is secreted in the testes. The control over the secretion of the male sex hormone is carried out by organic compounds secreted by the cells of the pituitary gland. This means that the main role in maintaining male viability is played by the health of the organs of the reproductive system and the brain.
In medicine, there is no universal concept of the testosterone norm. The optimal level of a hormone substance is defined for each individual man. During the day, different amounts of testosterone are found in the patients' plasma.
Hormone levels reach a low after midnight. The indicator of the hormonal substance increases sharply in the morning, when many men can experience an involuntary erection. People of older age gradually lose the ability to develop inadvertent arousal due to the gradual slowing down of the hormonal activity of the testes.
A significant lack of the hormone leads to a decrease in libido and a complete loss of interest in sexual contacts, development of psycho-emotional and cardiological abnormalities, metabolic disorders and weight gain, increased estrogenic activity, and an increased risk of developing diabetes.
A natural decrease in testosterone levels is seen after the onset of age 30. During this period, the bioavailability of the sex hormone begins to decrease. Thus, men under 30 years old experience sexual desire about 5-7 times a week, after the onset of 30-35 years, the level of sexual contact decreases to 2-3 times a week, and after 50-60 years old , a man cannot have sexual intercourse more than 1 time a week.
Causes of erectile disorders
Andrologists confirm the direct dependence of healthy sexual potency on:
- psychological state. Overwork and psycho-traumatic factors, depressive states and various phobias inhibit the transmission of signals of sexual arousal, promote the release of substances that suppress potency;
- vascular health. Elastic and elastic arterial vessels are needed to carry blood to the penis. Sufficient tone of the ducts venosus allows prolonged sexual contact;
- condition of the cavernous tissue of the penis. The presence of cavernous insufficiency leads to an inferior erection;
- health of the peripheral nerves of the small pelvis. Damage to nerve cells causes a decrease in the sensitivity of the intimate area.
A negative impact on the state of sexual strength and endurance is provided by smoking, alcohol consumption and certain medications (antihistamines, sedatives).