Post Date April, 15 2023
Since ancient times, the medical community has been looking for a panacea to cure sexual dysfunction such as impotence, but it has not reached the ideal situation. On the contrary, many drugs that may lead to male hypolibido and sexual dysfunction have been found in clinical practice, bringing great mental and physical pain to patients. This requires people to understand the relevant knowledge and accurately grasp the properties of drugs, so as to avoid adding diseases while treating diseases. Through clinical analysis, Dr. Li Kang of Kowloon Men's Hospital pointed out that the drugs affecting sexual function mainly include the following categories:
Estrogen: estrogen drugs are commonly used in clinic to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. These patients will not only have male breast hyperplasia, decreased and slowed beard growth, but also have obvious side effects such as decreased libido, impotence, ejaculation disorders, and decreased semen volume.
Adrenocortical hormone: adrenocortical hormones such as prednisone, prednisolone, dexamethasone are widely used in clinical medicine. Even in the field of male science, it can be found useful. For example, it can be used to treat immune infertility with anti-sperm antibodies, but when the dosage of drug reaches 20 mg per day, sexual dysfunction symptoms can occur. In addition, long-term use of such drugs may induce diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
Testosterone: Testosterone was once popular as a sex hormone that can "rejuvenate". Up to now, some people still regard it as a "panacea". Some impotent patients blindly abuse it after a few injections, and the result is not only no longer better, but worse. This is because a large amount of exogenous testosterone inhibits the endocrine function of the pituitary and testis, and reduces the secretion of endogenous testosterone. Especially those patients with psychogenic impotence do not lack testosterone, but interfere with normal metabolism and endocrine function after medication. Therefore, in addition to those who do have obvious endocrine dysfunction, generally do not abuse testosterone.
Human chorionic gonadotropin: Targeted use can treat oligospermia and male sexual dysfunction, but it must be clearly diagnosed as an indication before application.
The diuretic spironolactone is an aldosterone antagonist. It can inhibit the activity of testosterone synthetase, reduce the synthesis of testosterone, reduce the level of blood, and make 22% of men have decreased libido. If the daily dose is not more than 100 mg, it has less impact on sexual function.
Cycloprogesterone: During the treatment period, it can lead to the disorder of reproductive endocrine axis, and symptoms such as decreased libido, weak penis erection, and impotence can be seen within a week or so. Prolonged use can lead to oligospermia or infertility.
The doctor pointed out that the drugs used to treat ED must be taken according to the required dosage under the guidance of the male doctor in the regular hospital. As a patient, it is necessary to understand the side effects of the drugs, and do not take them blindly to prevent danger.
