So what is the relationship between these surface features or our secondary sexual characteristics and sexual function? Today, the Men's Channel of Medical Discovery Network will introduce the relationship between low body hair and men's sexual ability.
Firstly, we should have a basic understanding of our bodies. Male testes produce androgens, which determine the physiological functions of men throughout their lives, from gender differentiation during embryonic stages to secondary sexual changes during adolescence, from maintaining sexual function to fertility, and so on.
From a physiological perspective, secondary sexual characteristics can reflect certain levels of male sexual function. Body hair is mainly influenced by androgens, which means high levels of androgens result in relatively more body hair. But we cannot ignore the role of genetics. Many European and American men have significantly more body hair than yellow people, but their sexual abilities may not necessarily be stronger.
In addition, we need to note that the levels of hair and androgens are not consistent at different surface positions in males. The most typical example is our hair. Men with high androgen levels have a significantly higher risk of hair loss than those with low hormone levels. Therefore, researchers have invented drugs that fight against androgens to treat male hair loss.
Androgens are the biological basis for male sexual desire and function, and can indeed be reflected to some extent through surface features. Our common patients with hypogonadism will have surface abnormalities. For example, some young patients who have not grown a beard after puberty or only need to shave once a week still have a crisp childlike voice and very little body hair; But on the contrary, his father and male relatives and friends in the family have normal body hair. Some men have passed puberty without developing their genitals or growing pubic hair. These symptoms often suggest that we may have decreased gonadal function and need to seek medical attention.
Finally, it should be said to male friends, especially young people, that surface features or secondary sexual characteristics can only reflect sexual ability from a certain perspective and have little significance. Moreover, sexual ability itself varies from person to person, so there is no need to compare it. As long as the difference in sexual ability is within the normal physiological range, it has no medical or sociological significance and has no impact on life.