3 chronic illnesses that paralyse sexuality

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Extract from the article: Several chronic illnesses block sexuality. This can be directly due to physical problems that prevent sexual intercourse or induced by medication. Excitement is harder to achieve, leading to erectile dysfunction in men and vaginal dryness in women.

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Several chronic illnesses block sexuality. This can be directly due to physical problems that prevent sexual intercourse or induced by medication. Excitement is harder to achieve, leading to erectile dysfunction in men and vaginal dryness in women.

As soon as the body suffers, whether physically or psychologically, the couple's sexuality suffers. A wall can be created between husband and wife if there is no communication. Here are just three chronic conditions that can lead to sexual problems.

Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a chronic disease characterised by the presence of fragments of uterine mucosa, the endometrium, outside the uterus. In the intimate sphere, this results in pain during sexual intercourse and during menstruation. In addition, the treatments administered, which are hormonal in the majority of cases, cause a loss of desire due to a drop in libido. In addition to the physical pain, there is also psychological pain.

Depression

There are several types of depression: chronic, acute, seasonal or reactionary, linked to a traumatic event.Antidepressants are used to treat this psychological disorder.Most of them inhibit desire by reducing libido. The aim of these drugs is to stabilise mood by acting on the neurotransmitters, serotonin and dopamine, that regulate it.As a result, treatment can reduce libido surges.This causes a lack of excitement. More rarely, depressed people may increase their sexual rate to compensate for their state of depression.

Diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic cardiovascular disease that impairs the passage of blood through the blood vessels.It leads to erectile dysfunction.A drop in libido is also observed. Anxiety about sexuality can appear and create real blockages.

For these three types of chronic pathology, a sexologist or psychologist should be consulted. This is to get advice on how to deal with sexuality more effectively.

William O.