Low Libido
What is Low Libido?
Libido is a human desire to engage in sexual activity. Libido is principally driven by the hormone testosterone in both men and women. Low testosterone levels in men and women usually results in low sexual drive and sexual disinterest.
Testosterone is produced by the testes in men and the ovaries in women. In both sexes testosterone levels decline with advancing age, alcohol consumption, smoking and the use of some prescription medications. In most cases, restoring blood testosterone concentrations to a normal healthy level increases libido and sexual desire.
Causes of Low Libido
In most cases, restoring blood testosterone concentrations to a normal healthy level increases libido and sexual desire.
- Testicular Disorders
- Cryptorchidism and defects of testis development (Twisted or strangulated testes)
- Orchitis (Inflammation of the testes resulting in permanent damage)
- Toxin exposure (radiation, chemotherapy or radiotherapy, domestic, industrial or environmental poisons)
- Pituitary gland tumour and treatment (surgery and/or irradiation)
- Kallmann’s syndrome (a genetic disorder)
- Haemochromatosis (Blood iron disorder)
- Craniopharyngioma (benign tumour of the brain)
- Orchidectomy (surgical removal of the testes)
- Klinefelter’s syndrome
- Brain Disorders (Hypothalamic-Pituitary Dysregulation)
- Other genetic causes
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