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Low Sex Drive

posted 1 year ago in Intimacy

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Buzzing bee

bluespurrs August 7, 2009 South-central PA, USA, Earth

I have been reading posts lately about young men with low sex drives. This disturbs me because it is an increasing trend. Many things can cause low sex drive -

Cardiovascular problems

Renal or urological problems

Nutritional (malnutrition, vitamin deficiency)

Endocrine (hormonal) - testosterone, thyroid, insulin, etc.

Neurological

Pharmacological (alcohol, smoking, recreational and prescription drugs)

Environmental toxins (lead, herbicides)

General systemic health problems

Although people do have different libidos, there IS an correlation between exposure to environmental toxins and low sex drive. My students and I were discussing the effects of pollutants on sensitive organisms such as frogs and fish - many are changing their sex, becoming sterile or failing to breed at all! We also read an article where many pesticides and other chemicals mimic female hormones and can have a devastating effect on human males! Now I am not suggesting that every male with a low sex drive is suffering from one of the above conditions but I do want to share the knowledge that it may not be "all in his head"!

1 year ago

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Sugar bee

missmouse29 July 2011 NWOntario, Canada

@bluespurrs:

That is really interesting!

My partner worked for a re-forestation company a few years back & I can say for sure that environmental factors can affect sex drive. When he was working for the company he smoked. A lot. As well as that he was exposed to herbicides (used to "thin" low lying deciduous/leafy trees to encourage the growth of carniferous/evergreen trees), during that time aside from regular work stress he was the one to ask "have you noticed.."

I find it somewhat disturbing the extent to which we expose ourselve to harmful substances that are seemingly harmless on a daily basis. Whenever people wonder about increased rates of cancer or hormonal issues I usually look to chemical exposure first(both through the foods that we eat & the products we use).

1 year ago