What affects the potency of men and women?

Sexual potency is commonly called the ability of a living organism to have sexual intercourse. Usually, the term is used to characterize such sexual capabilities of a man as the strength and speed of erection, the duration of sexual intercourse. In relation to women, the term "libido" is more often used, i. e. sexual attraction to a person of the opposite sex. There is a wide variety of factors on which potency and the ability to obtain sexual satisfaction depend.

What affects potency in men

Having intimate relationships with the opposite sex is a necessary part of a man's life. Problems in this area can unsettle for a long time and cause significant psychological discomfort.

The ability of a man of any age to have healthy sexual relations, in addition to genetic predisposition, is influenced by a huge number of other factors related to lifestyle, nutrition, and diseases. Knowing them, you can assess the risk of erectile dysfunction and prevent its occurrence by adjusting your behavior.

Factors positively affecting potency

The improvement of male sexual function is facilitated by a number of factors that affect the body and psyche of the stronger sex:

• Nutrition. It is necessary to include foods rich in animal and vegetable proteins in the daily menu. These are cheese, cottage cheese, meat, eggs, walnuts, almonds, unsalted pistachios, sesame, pumpkin, sunflower seeds. The use of bee products, in particular, honey and pollen, has a good effect on male potency. Seafood is also among the products that help maintain male strength at a high level. The top five most useful are oysters, oily sea fish, anchovies, crabs and shrimp. Their rich composition affects the work of all organs and systems of the body, bringing them back to normal. The deficiency of important trace elements can be eliminated by taking vitamin and mineral complexes. Beforehand, it is worth conducting a laboratory study to identify such a shortage;

Important! Regular consumption of seafood is a good insurance for a man against problems with potency.

• Physical activity. Physical exercise helps to develop endurance, strengthen the body, ultimately increasing male capabilities. Suitable activities for this purpose are swimming, running, skiing, tennis. Long-distance running is especially beneficial for improving blood circulation. At the initial stages, it is recommended to arrange small runs. Over time, the distance increases. As the load increases, testosterone production increases, the cardiovascular system strengthens and male strength increases. If it is not possible to play sports, you can perform a set of physical exercises aimed at improving blood circulation in the pelvic and genital area;
• Compliance with the regimeday with a full night's sleep;
• The right response to stressand overcoming them with the help of meditation, auto-training, yoga classes. You can get rid of accumulated fatigue with the help of massage and listening to pleasant music. Scientists have long proven the influence of music on the vital activity of the body. To harmonize the work of the sexual sphere, it is considered favorable to listen to melodies performed on the saxophone. There is an opinion that they can act as an audio exciter.


Among the alternative methods for restoring male potency, there is a meditation program for a specially selected sound range. If you listen to audio recordings every day for a month and a half, you can influence the subconscious. As a result, the nervous system normalizes, a sense of satisfaction is achieved, resistance to external factors appears, which ultimately leads to an increase in male strength;

• Getting rid of chronic diseases, entailing changes in the hormonal background and worsening blood circulation. First of all, it is necessary to monitor the condition of the heart and blood vessels, the prostate gland, the level of sugar, and also not to allow hemorrhoids to develop.

Factors that negatively affect potency

According to the observations of doctors, the problem of erectile dysfunction, like many other diseases, has noticeably "younger". The main factors causing a decrease in potency are those associated with the lifestyle of a modern man:

• chronic stress- a formidable factor that gets in the way of most ambitious people. The need to work hard, often without days off and holidays, conflicts, lack of sleep gradually deplete the body, leading to diseases, including a weakening of sexual capabilities. Living in megacities with high levels of air pollution, traffic jams also contribute to the deterioration of well-being;
• Bad habits. Drinking alcohol only in small doses (no more than one glass of wine, for example) can have a beneficial effect on sexual desire. Excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages leads to the accumulation of ethanol in the liver and brain, counteracts the production of testosterone, which ultimately leads to a lack of erection. The negative effect of smoking is expressed in the destructive effect of nicotine on blood vessels. As the experience of smoking increases, there is a gradual narrowing of the blood vessels. As a result, the filling of the cavernous bodies of the penis with blood becomes more difficult, and an erection is not achieved. Narcotic substances tend to greatly influence sexual desire. Regular use of drugs leads to damage to the nervous system, changes in the sex glands, complete impotence. In addition, the lifestyle of a drug addict contributes to promiscuity with a high risk of contracting infectious diseases, leading to sad consequences, up to death;
• Lack of physical activity. Sedentary work in the office, moving by car, relaxing on the couch in front of the TV lead to a decrease in the tone of blood vessels, weakening of the heart muscle and other muscles of the body. Deterioration of blood circulation in the pelvic area leads to erectile dysfunction over time;
• unhealthy foodwith excessive consumption of fatty foods of animal origin contributes to the development of atherosclerosis. It becomes more difficult for the vessels to fill the penis with blood, an erection becomes impossible. Excessive consumption of sweet foods affects the hormonal background and can disrupt erectile function.

Among the diseases, there are those that have a significant impact on potency and require close medical attention:

• Cardiovascular diseases. Since the onset of an erection is directly related to blood circulation in the genital area, sluggish work of the heart muscle and poor condition of the vessels can become an obstacle to a healthy sex life;
• Hormonal disorders, including diabetes mellitus, leading to impaired patency of blood vessels that feed the genitals, damage to the nerves responsible for erection, and a decrease in hormone production;

• Obesity. With each extra kilogram, the amount of testosterone produced in the male body falls, and the amount of estrogen increases. The body of a man gradually develops according to the female type: the chest increases, the timbre of the voice may change. Over time, excess weight becomes the cause of cardiovascular diseases, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, infertility due to a violation of the quality of seminal fluid;
• Oncological diseasesif they have damaged the nerves and blood vessels responsible for the appearance of an erection;
• Spinal injurywith spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, prostatitis.

The effect of testosterone on potency

Testosterone is a recognized leader among the hormones produced in the male body. Secreted by the male gonads and the adrenal cortex, it is responsible for the development of male secondary sexual characteristics, metabolism, physical fitness, sexual strength and mood. Scientists have found that the level of sexual activity directly depends on the level of the hormone in the blood. Its decrease provokes in men difficulties with potency, ejaculation, procreation.

Meanwhile, high levels of testosterone also have a negative impact on the body. In medical practice, a relationship has been established between the occurrence of malignant brain tumors and increased testosterone.

Changes in hormone levels are associated with lifestyle, in frequency with:

• Nutrition, leading, for example, to obesity;
• Taking alcohol and drugs;
• Taking medications;
• Age changes.

In the absence of serious health problems, normal testosterone levels in the male body can be maintained through proper nutrition and exercise. In the daily menu, alternating during the week, must be present:

• Greenery;
• Nuts;
• Seafood containing zinc, selenium and essential fatty acids necessary for men - shrimp, salmon, mackerel, squid, shellfish;
• Lean red meat. To increase testosterone levels, it is more effective to use it in combination with traditional seasonings, such as horseradish, garlic, red pepper;
• legumes;
• Dairy products (especially cheese, cottage cheese);
• Root vegetables, especially celery and ginger.

A prerequisite is also sufficient night sleep, daily walks in the fresh air during daylight hours, physical activity.

Factors affecting female potency

Healthy sexual activity in a woman allows her to realize herself in two directions:

• Carrying and giving birth to a child;
• Getting pleasure from a partner, which contributes to maintaining good health and strengthening marital ties.

Just like in men, factors such as stress, strong emotional experiences, and physical fatigue affect the ability to enjoy sex. To recover from their impact, it is enough to rest, relax to pleasant music. The sound at the same time should not be loud, quiet music can excite better. A relaxing massage also has a good effect.

More serious attention will require the causes of libido disorders associated with physical abnormalities in the body:

• Hormonal changes leading to a decrease in the blood level of the female hormone - estrogen;
• Thyroid diseases that cause a decrease or excessive increase in hormone production;
• Diseases of the urogenital area that cause discomfort during intercourse, for example, cystitis, thrush, various inflammations;
• Obesity entails reduced physical activity, pelvic congestion and subsequent decreased vaginal sensitivity and lack of sexual satisfaction;
• The use of medications that affect the hormonal background of the body (sedatives, contraceptives, antihypertensive drugs);

In order to regain a healthy sex drive and the possibility of having an orgasm, the woman and the partner concerned need to achieve the following conditions:

• Having a good night's sleep (at least eight hours);
• During intimacy, it is necessary to organize the absence of extraneous noise, sharp loud sounds. The atmosphere should be relaxing;
• The presence of a balanced diet with the inclusion of seafood, nuts and seeds, chocolate, figs, bananas, ginger tea in the menu. It is desirable to add seasonings to food that increase sexual desire (turmeric, cardamom, pepper, cinnamon);
• Rejection of bad habits;
• Learn to quickly get out of stressful situations, preventing depression and psychosomatic disorders.

Important! Physical exercises as part of yoga, swimming, fitness contribute to good blood circulation, blood flow to the genitals and the achievement of a high quality of sexual life.