Can men with diabetes affect sexual function? Which diseases will affect sexual function

There are many reasons for low sexual function. When a man has low sexual function, not only his self-esteem will be severely hit, but also the feelings between husband and wife will be affected. As time goes by, the family will break down. Will having diabetes affect the male sexual function.

Can diabetes affect male sexual function?

60% of diabetes patients will have impotence symptoms, mainly caused by diabetes neuropathy, because diabetes is prone to cause large vascular and microvascular lesions. When vascular lesions affect the small blood vessels of the cavernous body of the male penis, the blood obtained by the penis will become less and less, which will lead to slower penis erection, and even damage impotence, affecting sexual function.

What other diseases can affect sexual function?

1. Vascular disease

When suffering from vascular diseases, the local circulation of the male penis is also hindered, especially in the elderly, who have high blood lipids, vascular sclerosis, penile artery stenosis, insufficient blood supply, and unable to erect the penis.

2. Neuropathy

When any link in the brain or spinal cord has a problem, it may lead to neurogenic erectile dysfunction, such as myasthenia gravis, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, peripheral neuropathy and other symptoms, and the nerve is damaged, so the nerve of the control reflex will also be stunted, causing male erectile dysfunction.

3. Hypothyroidism

When men have hypothyroidism, it will affect all systems of the body, resulting in reduced energy metabolism and low libido. Insufficiency of male thyroid hormone often leads to dysfunction.

4. Calculus

Men with seminal vesicle stones, prostate stones and urethral stones are prone to ejaculation pain during sexual intercourse. The contraction of these organs and muscles is easy to compress the tissue at the stone site and cause pain. The time will become longer, and the surrounding tissue will be compressed, and the blood supply will be insufficient, which may cause edema and ulcer.

5. Liver disease

Most chronic hepatitis patients are prone to hypolibido, especially in patients with liver cirrhosis, testicular atrophy, and male testicular dysfunction.

6. Caruncle inflammation

Excessive libido in life, testicular damage and infection, frequent masturbation, foreign body in urethra, etc. The caruncle is in chronic hyperemia for a long time, causing bacterial inflammation. Repeated stimulation of the caruncle is easy to cause hypolibido, and ultimately low function.

No matter what kind of disease men suffer from, they should actively seek formal hospitals for treatment. Otherwise, it will affect the function and the joy of sexual life.