Diabetes: Hidden Causes of Sexual Dysfunction in Men to Watch Out For!

Sexuality is an integral part of human life and encompasses physical, emotional, psychological, and social aspects.

Sexuality in health and disease encompasses a broad spectrum of stimuli and activities, which are the source of various drives, influencing impulses such as pleasure, anxiety, feelings of shame, disgust, etc., throughout the life span (Laumann, Paik, & Rosen, 1999).

Proper sexual function is one of the most important components of quality of life and maintaining satisfying intimate relationships (Rosen et al., 2000).

Diabetes mellitus (DM) does have a significant impact on overall health, especially in relation to the long-term complications that result from chronic hyperglycemia.

One significant impact on men with diabetes is erectile dysfunction (ED), which is a common complication resulting from the combination of vascular, neural and hormonal problems that accompany this condition.

Some of the factors that contribute to erectile dysfunction in people with diabetes include:

1. Vascular Damage: Chronic hyperglycemia causes damage to blood vessels (angiopathy), which restricts blood flow to erectile tissue. This impairs the ability to get and maintain an erection.
2. Diabetic Neuropathy: Damage to the nervous system, especially the autonomic nerves, interferes with the signals needed to trigger an erection. This neuropathy can also result in decreased genital sensitivity, which affects sexual desire and overall sexual response.
3. Hormonal Disorders: Diabetes can affect testosterone levels, which play an important role in sexual drive and erectile function. The insulin resistance that often accompanies diabetes is also associated with decreased production of this hormone.
4. Mental Health: High levels of stress and anxiety associated with managing diabetes can also affect sexual performance, causing a cycle that exacerbates sexual dysfunction. Apart from ED, diabetes can also lead to other sexual complications such as orgasmic disorders and retrograde ejaculation, which occurs when sperm re-enters the bladder where it should have exited through the urethra during ejaculation.

CMI Hospital's development of eastern classical methods can formulate drugs to decompose excess sugar and restore erectile function with an exciting approach in the management of diabetes and the complications of erectile dysfunction (ED).

This integration of traditional medicine methods with modern medical science provides an alternative or complementary therapy that is potentially beneficial for people with diabetes.

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