The main function of androgen is to provide explosive energy and arouse sexual desire, which can not only increase its frequency after sexual activity begins, but also increase women's comfort before sexual desire is aroused. Androgen can also increase the sensitivity of sensitive areas, the frequency of orgasm, the degree of sexual fantasy and the frequency of orgasm dreams. One of the direct consequences of androgen reduction includes: decreased sexual desire and decreased orgasm frequency. What are the reasons for the decrease of androgen? What physiological or psychological changes will the decrease of androgen lead to? There are several reasons for the decrease of androgen: 1, and the average age of women is over 35 years old: with the gradual entry into perimenopausal period, from the natural law, the androgen in our body is in a natural downward trend; 2. Long-term hypertension (including eating disorders and psychological stress): lead to adrenal fatigue and inhibit androgen secretion; 3, lack of sleep or poor: hinder the smooth secretion of androgen at night. A good lifestyle is very important: for example, a 3:4:3 diet, alternate exercise and adequate sleep; Secondly, androgen precursors such as dehydroepiandrosterone and pregnenolone will be transformed into androgens in vivo. Generally, it is the most direct method to go to a hospital or a physical examination center to know the androgen level. Because the detection of "total testosterone" in the six routine hormones can not accurately determine the level of active androgen, it is suggested to detect "free testosterone"; Even if the test value is within the normal range, there may be subclinical androgen imbalance, which requires systematic evaluation by professionals. What kind of women are particularly prone to the problem of low androgen? One kind is women over 35 years old who enter perimenopausal period, especially when the menstrual period begins irregularly, because it is very likely that the ovary has stopped ovulating at this time. If there is no ovulation, the empty follicle will not become corpus luteum, so the ovary will not secrete enough progesterone to offset the effect of estrogen, which will lead to high estrogen level. In other words, estrogen excess in perimenopausal period is more common than estrogen deficiency. About 80% perimenopausal women are at risk of estrogen dominance, and once estrogen dominance, it will affect the output of androgen, which means that too many women are at risk of low androgen level. In view of the fact that about 50% of androgens are produced by adrenal glands, there is also a class of women with high intensity of stress. Therefore, under high pressure, it is more and more common for women to lose their androgens and then their sexual desire because of adrenal failure. For women with decreased sexual desire in perimenopausal period, what methods can improve their sexual function without hurting their bodies? The first step is to suggest targeted lifestyle improvements. If lifestyle improvement doesn't help, consider using some precursors of androgen. But it needs to be carried out under professional guidance. It is said that unbalanced nutrition may also lead to the rise of stress hormones, thus affecting the production of androgens. So how to maintain the balance of adrenal glands through diet? Yes, an unbalanced diet will also put pressure on our bodies, which may not be less harmful to our adrenal glands than other pressures.