Does hyperthyroidism affect sexual function

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This period of time and my wife's sex life, always feel that I can't, sometimes often will soon end, can't satisfy the wife often complain that I can't, went to the hospital to do the examination, the doctor said I got hyperthyroidism, I was very afraid, today let me talk about hyperthyroidism to sexual function.

Does hyperthyroidism affect sexual function

About 10% - 20% of the patients have high sexual desire, especially in mild hyperthyroidism patients;

Second: about 30% - 40% of the patients have decreased libido. About 40% of the male patients have impotence. The female patients often have menstrual disorders (such as decreased menstruation or amenorrhea, prolonged menstrual cycle, shortened menstrual cycle or irregular). About 5% - 10% of the patients have increased orgasm and sexual excitement, but some of them have weakened

Third, in sexual life, patients with mild hyperthyroidism can have normal sexual life after taking drugs to control the disease; patients with moderate hyperthyroidism should limit or prohibit sexual life while being treated; patients with severe hyperthyroidism have obvious systemic symptoms, and sexual life itself is easy to be tense, emotional fluctuations and physical consumption, Sexual life should be taboo. If hyperthyroidism is treated by operation, it is not suitable for sexual life before operation. According to the condition after operation, sexual life can be gradually restored after more than 3 months

matters needing attention

Hyperthyroidism can be caused by a variety of diseases, the most common is autoimmune diffuse goiter. Hyperthyroidism incidence rate is only next to diabetes, it is a common endocrine disease, short for hyperthyroidism.