| Recently,
the results of a study on obese individuals and an impaired sex
drive were results. The clinical trial was conducted by clinical
psychologist and director of behavioral health, Martin Binks,
PhD, of Duke University's Diet and Fitness Center. The findings
of the trial demonstrated that a third of the obese subjects suffering
weight control experienced a low libido, an impaired sex drive,
performance issue, or even all three. Furthermore, the research
depicted how problems were stemmed from physical conditions that
are prevalent with obesity. The
premature symptoms of type 2 diabetes such as high cholesterol
and insulin resistance were found to impact sexual performance.
These medical conditions have been found to impacts desire (specifically
in men). The link between sexual ability and obesity has been
found to impair the tiny arteries of the penis to power out;
especially when vessel-clogging fatty deposits begin to develop.
The correlation between male infertility and excess weight were
noted by the director of sexual health and male infertility,
Andrew McCollough, MD, of the NYU Medical Center in New York.
The same finding
has been found to apply in the obese female gender. In the clitoris,
the width of the blood vessels is impacted by the same kind
of blockages that impact normal blood flow to the penis in men.
The correlation was noted by director of sexual medicine, Susan
Kellogg, PhD, at the Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute of Graduate
Hospital in Philadelphia.
The blood flow dilemma
is making the matters worse for both genders. More body fat
represents elevated levels of a natural chemical known as SHBG
(sex hormone binding globulin). Medical experts theorize that
heightened levels of testosterone are bound to SHBG which reduces
the desire for sexual intimacy. |
