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How stress and sexual health are co-related?
- 25 November, 2024
- sehatUP .
How stress and sexual health are co-related?
Life style disorders are the call of the hour and one of the major contributors of this situation is ‘stress’. We have evolved for the better, with sky high technology, readily available food, gadgets for multi-tasking and easy living, education, healthcare but with all the evolution, we have brushed our way with the harshest foe that is ‘stress’.
Now, what exactly is stress?
Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. In another word, it is the way through which individuals react to different situations. Stress has a multi-faceted effect on the human body and it disturbs the normal rhythm or functioning.
Apart from other impacts, the serious effect it has on young adults these days is on their sexual health.
How stress and sexual health are co-related?
When you are stressed, your body goes through a sequence of changes that prompts you to either fight or flight from the situation. This situation is called ‘stress’ and when the body is stressed, stress hormones like ‘cortisol’ are released. This results in higher breathing rate, fear, sweating, palpitation for the time being and loss of libido, sleeplessness, tiredness in the long run.
Stress affects the sexual functionality in human beings via both psychological and physiological mechanisms. The physiological consequence results in more release of hormone- cortisol, which when stressed is released in such a huge quantity that the libido hits the bottom line. The psychological factors affect the person having a cluttered mind all the time, irritated, mood swing and not being in the moment of love making. So, yes stress and sexual health are co related. Now, as men and women, since we differ in some ways in our bodily functions, the effect is a bit different.
How does it affect men?
Stress affects females and males in different ways. In men the issues that are seen are -
- Erectile Dysfunction- When a man is stressed, his body releases hormones. The good hormone ‘testosterone’ decreases rapidly and the stress hormone ‘cortisol’ is released in large amounts. In that case, the sexual urge or desire decreases rapidly as the brain fails to provide signals resulting in erectile dysfunction.
- Libido and sexual desire-The hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal axis helps in managing continuous stress. The activation of HP causes an increase in cortisol levels, which may lead to rise of blood pressure and blood sugar, thereby suppressing our immunity. That results in low libido and sexual desire.
- Other issues are mood changes, hormonal imbalance and loss of weight.
How does stress affect females?
Stress in females has different types of effect in the body. They are -
- Painful intercourse- Intercouse is a very relaxed and joyful process. The condition which is commonly referred to as Dyspareunia is the discomfort in the vaginal region before, during or after the act. The major reason for this being high rise of cortisol levels in the body due to stress leading to fear, anxiety and bringing difficulties in the natural process.
- Hormonal imbalance- Hormonal imbalances can cause various issues including mood changes, anxiety, leg cramps etc. Excess cortisol in the blood can lead to weight gain, irregular periods, mood swings etc.
So, when you face any of the discussed issues, it is better to consult a health care expert to bring a change in your life and enjoy a happy and balanced life.
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