Can drugs also affect sexual ability? What should boys pay attention to when taking medication

Medication is a double-edged sword, which can treat diseases while also bringing various side effects to the body. There are three types of toxicity in medicine, whether it is traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine, or health products, which can cause adverse reactions. Do you know that some drugs can lead to decreased male sexual desire or cause male sexual dysfunction, and in severe cases, cause male infertility? Especially, the following types of drugs must be cautious.

What medications can long-term use lead to male frigidity?

1. Hormonal drugs

Estrogenic drugs are often used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia, disrupt the levels of sex hormones in the body, promote male breast growth, slow or no growth of beard, and some patients may experience reduced semen volume, ejaculation disorders, erectile dysfunction, decreased sexual desire, etc; Corticosteroids are often used to treat immune infertility caused by anti-sperm antibodies, and their principle of action is to suppress the immune response. When used in large amounts every day, it can easily lead to sexual dysfunction. Long term high-dose use of adrenal cortical hormones can easily lead to obesity and hypertension, which are the main factors leading to sexual dysfunction; Human chorionic gonadotropins are often used to treat male sexual dysfunction and oligospermia, but they must be clearly diagnosed before being used to avoid affecting male sexual function; Long term use of cycloproterenol can disrupt the reproductive endocrine axis, usually leading to erectile dysfunction, weak penile erection, and decreased sexual desire after a few days of medication.

2. Antihypertensive drugs

Blood pressure lowering drugs can affect male sexual function, and many patients who are taking blood pressure lowering drugs have erectile dysfunction, which is not only related to medication, but also closely related to psychological factors.

3. Diuretic drugs

Diuretics can accelerate the rate of potassium loss in the body, reduce potassium concentration in the blood, reduce neuromuscular sensitivity, promote vascular smooth muscle relaxation, and ultimately lead to reduced penile erection function.

4. Antipsychotic drugs

Some antipsychotic drugs can paralyze the sphincter of the seminal vesicle, leading to decreased ejaculation function; Some drugs can also lower testosterone levels, causing obstacles to sperm production; Some antipsychotic drugs can inhibit congestion of the corpus cavernosum of the penis, leading to impotence, premature ejaculation, and difficulty in ejaculation.

5. Sedative drugs

High doses of sedative drugs can promote muscle relaxation, leading to decreased sexual desire and impotence through the efferent nerves of the spinal cord..