Common types of sexual dysfunction

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Sexual dysfunction usually does not have a direct impact on health, but greatly affects the mental health and quality of life of patients and their partners. The following article will help learn about common types of sexual dysfunction.

1. Common types of sexual dysfunction

1.1 Sexual desire disorder Sexual desire disorder includes hyposexuality disorder and sexual hatred and avoidance disorder. This is a condition in which the patient is afraid of being close to his partner, afraid of frequent and persistent physical intercourse.
Disorders of libido can occur in both men and women, most commonly in the elderly due to an age-related decline in health. Psychological effects, prolonged stress or chronic diseases, etc. also greatly affect sexual desire.
In women, because they have to face and solve many problems about work, family, finance, taking care of children, taking care of other family members... making them stressed, tired, frigidity, decreased desire. In some cases, women have sexual obsessions because of their past experiences of sexual abuse, when they get married, they experience sexual dysfunction, no emotions, and fear when they have to be close to their husbands.
1.2 Ejaculation disorders Ejaculatory dysfunction is the most common sexual dysfunction in men. Ejaculation disorders include the following cases: delayed ejaculation, premature ejaculation, retrograde ejaculation and no ejaculation. Premature ejaculation is ejaculation that occurs before or within 1 minute of the time the penis is inserted into the vagina. Premature ejaculation has many causes such as body fatigue, tight sex space, fear of others finding out, fear of pregnancy, lack of experience, due to a chronic disease that reduces sexual ability. sexual abuse or masturbation from a young age. Premature ejaculation will cause psychological frustration, low self-esteem during sex in men, difficulty speaking in women, in some severe cases, premature ejaculation before the penis enters the vagina. religion will cause infertility. Delayed ejaculation is a phenomenon in which, despite having full arousal, sexual desire, and erection of the penis, it is difficult to ejaculate. Sex will become too stimulating, both parties are tired, no longer excited to receive pleasure. The causes of late ejaculation are psychological obsession, low self-esteem, anxiety, fear of pregnancy, unattractive partner, etc., which gradually become delayed ejaculation reflex. Some neurological diseases cause loss of sensitivity in the penile region or neurosurgery destroys the sensory nerve area in the penis. Delayed ejaculation can also occur in some drug addicts, alcoholics, people who use drugs to treat premature ejaculation, people with diabetes, prostate surgery,... Pain during ejaculation It is also a sexual dysfunction in men, when a man ejaculates instead of feeling pleasure, he feels pain in the pubic area. This condition goes on for a long time, making men obsessed with sex, afraid of not daring to ejaculate. Retrograde ejaculation is a condition when sexual intercourse still achieves pleasure but no ejaculation or only a little ejaculate. Urine test showed sperm. Retrograde ejaculation is the least common of the ejaculation disorders, but it is the cause of male infertility. If the urine test after ejaculation does not detect sperm, then the patient may have diseases such as blocked vas deferens, low sperm count or congenital azoospermia.

1.3 Orgasm Disorder Orgasm disorder is a delayed, intermittently repeated orgasm after periods of normal sexual arousal. Orgasm disorders are more common in women, caused by mental illness, substance abuse or taking antidepressants.
1.4 Erectile Dysfunction Erectile dysfunction is a condition in which the penis cannot achieve or maintain an erection for intercourse. Erectile dysfunction can be caused by psychological obsession, fatigue, sexual obsession because of previous failures. It should happen that in normal times such as when urinating, when waking up, ... the penis can be erect but when having sex, it can't. Non-psychological causes such as diabetes, neurological diseases, endocrine abnormalities, pelvic surgery, spinal cord injuries, etc. Due to heavy use of alcohol, beer, tobacco, and drugs ,... Erectile dysfunction is common in men over 40 years old. If the condition begins in the early 30s, it will become more severe by the time they reach their forties.

2. What to do with sexual dysfunction?

When suffering from sexual dysfunction, the patient should not be too worried but should focus on learning and equipping with knowledge about his or her condition. From there, there are measures to overcome the causes from unreasonable lifestyle, limit the use of stimulants that affect sexual function.
In many cases, when experiencing sexual dysfunction conditions that cannot be self-corrected, the patient should seek help from a doctor instead of being afraid of not going to the doctor, silently enduring or find medicine to treat yourself.
Drugs that treat sexual function enhancement when used need to be strictly controlled, prescribed in accordance with each individual, so it is necessary to have the guidance of a specialist, the patient should not buy the drug by themselves because The drug can have side effects when used incorrectly.
Depending on each specific case, to treat sexual dysfunction, frigidity, sexual obsession, the doctor will use psychotherapy, possibly in combination with some drugs such as tonics. antipsychotics, anxiolytics, antidepressants and other psychotropic drugs, etc. If the cause of sexual dysfunction is due to chronic diseases or prolonged use of drugs, it is necessary to consult a doctor. Consult your doctor for remedial measures.

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