Androgens influence women’s sexual desire

　　Since the problem of hormone imbalance has no impact on life, many people do not pay much attention to it. First, androgens are the sex hormones that correspond to estrogen in determining gender. male During the period of embryonic development, androgens begin to take effect. Androgens can differentiate the external genitalia into a penis. If there is a lack of stimulation of androgens during the embryonic period, the primitive genitals will develop into a penis. female type transformation, then, the resulting baby It may become neither male nor female. It is difficult for even experts to determine the gender of some severe patients when they reach adulthood. Therefore, Director Di warned that pregnant women must not supplement hormones indiscriminately.

When children reach adolescence, boy When growth begins, the level of androgens in the body will increase significantly, and girls also secrete androgens. Under normal circumstances, the ratio of androgens in women and men should be 1:10. Some boys, when they reach the developmental stage, their sexual characteristics appear to be stagnant or fail to reach normal levels. This symptom is simply said to be low androgen levels.

There are many reasons for low androgen levels. Director Di said that androgens, like estrogen, are affected by the pituitary gland, hypothalamus, etc., and are secreted by the testicles. Once there are problems with the above-mentioned related organs, including tumors and other diseases, hormone secretion will be affected. Therefore, low androgen is a symptom that cannot be ignored.

For adult men, the amount of androgen secreted plays a very important role.

　　Male hormones affect our sexual desire”

Regarding the physiological problems of adult men, Director Di believes that androgens have a very close relationship with male sexual function. Men's sexual desire requirements, sexual excitement and erectile capabilities all require androgens as motivation. Men's androgen levels are low, which directly affects their sexual desire and can also cause sperm The quantity is low and the quality is low. Some studies have also shown that if androgen deficiency occurs after a man reaches adulthood, the consequences may be varied, ranging from complete loss of sexual desire, loss of sexual desire, to normal sexual desire.

In addition, for women, women with high levels of androgen secretion will have stronger sexual desire.

However, if there is too much androgen secretion in a woman's body, androgen can inhibit the secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone by the hypothalamus and has an anti-oestrogen effect, suppressing ovarian function and causing the disease. amenorrhea , and even have masculine expressions. At the same time, it can lead to endocrine disorders and cause Acne , hirsutism and other symptoms.

In addition, the level of sexual desire is also affected by other factors. The level of hormone secretion itself is also cyclical. Male testosterone levels will change rhythmically within 24 hours, with the highest in the morning and the lowest in the evening. During the year, people tend to have stronger sexual desire in spring, but the response of human physiological cycles is not as obvious as that of animals. However, although men often have erections in the morning, the peak time for sexual activity is at night, which also shows that human sexual desire is not only related to hormones, but also restricted by other factors.

Some other scientific studies have also shown an interesting conclusion: for mature animals, the more advanced the animals, the less completely their sexual activities are controlled by androgens. However, if immature animals, including humans, are castrated, these animals will completely lose their sexual activity.