The doctor pointed out the cause of some F0’s decreased libido after COVID-19-Life Health

There are many F0s after COVID-19 who suddenly have problems in their sex life, namely decreased libido, erectile dysfunction…

After recovering from the disease, most F0 will recover completely, but there are still a large number of people who experience post-COVID-19 sequelae. In which, many F0s after COVID-19 suddenly had problems in their sex life, namely decreased libido, erectile dysfunction…

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According to Doctor Dinh Huu Viet (Head of the Department of Andrology, Hanoi Hospital of Andrology and Infertility), since the outbreak of the pandemic, there have been many cases of hospital visits after recovering from COVID-19, with signs like “bored” of sex, even a “little boy”…

According to Dr. Dinh Huu Viet, some F0 suffer from reduced libido after COVID-19 due to the following reasons:

– When infected with COVID-19, the patient will experience a lot of pressure, stress, insomnia, psychological stress even after recovering from the disease. Meanwhile, according to research, psychological stress is one of the causes of hormone imbalance and negatively affects libido of both men and women. This combined with the decline in physical health following a long course of treatment for COVID-19 has caused many men to lose interest in sex with their partners.

Recent studies have shown that when men have COVID-19, the virus attaches to ACE2 receptors (which are abundant in the testes, oral mucosa, lungs, heart, …). When the testicle is attacked by a virus, it will cause an inflammatory reaction, most of which are mild, transient and do not cause much discomfort to the patient. However, this can cause secondary damage to Leydig cells in the testes (which synthesize testosterone), decrease testosterone hormone levels and sperm quality, thereby reducing libido and sex drive. reproduction in men.

According to reports around the world, erectile dysfunction is a complication of COVID-19 that is common in men. When entering the body, in addition to attacking the respiratory tract, the virus also disrupts the endothelium, causing an inflammatory response that damages the integrity of the vascular endothelium, increases permeability, activates blood clotting and damages the blood vessels. Microvascular injury leads to erectile dysfunction.

This not only makes the love of couples not take place completely, but also directly affects the fertility of men.

To overcome the impact of COVID-19 on men’s physiological health, experts recommend that men take the following measures:

Exercise (walking, running, cardio).

– Monitor heart rate, gradually increase exercise intensity.

– Relax, reduce stress.

– Quit bad habits such as smoking, drinking alcohol, staying up late, eating unhealthy, working too hard, etc.

– Sunbathe in the sun to awaken sexual desire.

Eat a lot of green vegetables, fruits (avocados, horn peppers, carrots, oats, tomatoes, bananas, red watermelons, oysters, crabs, shrimp, sesame seeds, pumpkins, red meat, eggs, …).

If men detect signs of negative effects on sexual function after COVID-19 need to go to the hospital for examination.