1, food for improving male sexual function
(1) leek
Leek is rich in vitamin C, carotene and trace elements, such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, selenium and iron. Leek can warm kidney and tonify deficiency, promote qi and blood circulation, remove blood stasis and detoxify, and harmonize five internal organs. Leek is not only a common vegetable, but also has medicinal value, such as reducing blood fat, relaxing bowels, preventing obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Chinese medicine says that Chinese chives have outstanding functions of warming liver and kidney, supporting yang and solidifying essence, so they are called "Yang Drafting" in Pharmacopoeia.
(2) shrimp
Shrimp is delicious on our table and has high medicinal value. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is sweet, salty and warm, and has the functions of strengthening yang, tonifying kidney, replenishing essence and promoting lactation. Anyone who has been ill for a long time, is short of breath and weak, and doesn't think about diet can take it as nourishing food. People often eat shrimp, which has the function of strengthening the body.
(3) Donkey meat
Donkey meat is a delicious food. There is a saying that the dragon meat in the sky is the donkey meat on the ground. Donkey meat is a meat with high protein, low fat and low cholesterol. Chinese medicine believes that donkey meat tastes sweet and cool, and has the effects of invigorating qi and nourishing blood, nourishing yin and strengthening yang, calming the nerves and relieving annoyance. Donkey kidney, sweet and warm, benefits kidney yang, tendons and bones. Can be used for treating erectile dysfunction and soreness of waist and knees.
(4) tomatoes
A large number of studies have proved that tomatoes are the best food to prevent and reduce male prostate diseases. This is because lycopene contained in tomatoes can eliminate the metabolites of cells and enhance the antioxidant capacity of the body, thus promoting the atrophy of prostate cancer cells and inhibiting the proliferation and metastasis of tumor cells. In addition, studies have shown that eating tomatoes regularly can also improve sperm concentration and vitality.
(5) Silkworm pupae
Silkworm pupa has now become a kind of food that people like very much. Rich in nutrition, it can nourish liver and kidney, invigorate qi and strengthen yang, treat flaccidity, astringency and stop nocturnal emission. Middle-aged and elderly people can eat it if they have symptoms such as liver and kidney deficiency, insufficient essence, and ed nocturnal emission.
(6) Lycium barbarum
The pressure of modern life is increasing, and the deterioration of urban environment makes many men more and more tired. Eating Lycium barbarum is very suitable for eliminating fatigue. Chinese medicine believes that Lycium barbarum is sweet and flat, which can nourish liver and kidney, benefit eyesight and nourish blood. Modern medicine has also proved that Lycium barbarum can lower cholesterol, excite brain nerves, enhance immune function, resist aging and beauty beauty, which plays a very beneficial role in human health.
(7) Litchi
A poem once said that 300 lychees a day are not afraid of being Lingnan people when they grow up. It can be seen that litchi is delicious. Litchi contains pectin, malic acid, citric acid, free amino acids, fructose, glucose, iron, calcium, phosphorus, carotene, vitamin B 1, vitamin C and crude fiber. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that litchi is sweet in taste and warm in nature, and has the effects of nourishing qi and blood, replenishing essence and marrow, promoting fluid production, harmonizing stomach, strengthening muscles and caring skin.
2. Factors affecting fertility
Many male friends usually don't pay attention to their own maintenance, which leads to various physical problems when they want to have children after marriage, which affects fertility. So what behaviors will affect male fertility?
1, smoking and drinking
The longer you smoke, the more you smoke, the less sperm you may have, the higher the deformity rate, and the lower the sperm motility.
This is because chromium contained in tobacco has a strong killing ability to sperm, while nicotine and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons can cause morphological changes of sperm. Alcohol also has direct lethality to sperm. If alcohol is dropped on semen, sperm will die immediately. Therefore, men who drink too much have a higher rate of abnormal sperm and dead sperm.
expert opinion/advice
It is undeniable that long-term smoking and excessive drinking damage male sexual and reproductive functions, not only affecting themselves, but also affecting the health of others, especially wives and children. The best way to take care of your family is to quit smoking and drink less.
2, improper diet
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it." Diet makes people worry about food and clothing, but improper diet may also lead to infertility. Eating too much spicy food can easily lead to congestion of male reproductive and urinary organs, so that the amount of semen will be reduced and the quality will change. Eating picky eaters, food lacks two elements, zinc and selenium, which are necessary in the process of sperm production. Without soil and nutrients, sperm cannot be produced and matured.
expert opinion/advice
Nutrition advocates a balanced diet, that is, don't be picky about food, don't be partial to food. These foods contain vitamin C, which can improve the quality and quantity of sperm.
Step 3 radiate
Sperm are afraid of electromagnetic radiation. Radio waves, microwaves, infrared rays, ultraviolet rays, ultrasonic waves and lasers can all affect the spermatogenic function of men. Such as cell phones and computers.
expert opinion/advice
To be on the safe side, it is better to minimize contact. When men are not using mobile phones, it is best to keep them away from "sensitive" parts of the body.
4. Nervous
Fierce social competition and long-term mental stress are one of the culprits leading to male infertility. Mental stress can easily lead to endocrine disorders. Because the neuroendocrine system plays an important role in the reproductive process, any interference with the neuroendocrine balance may have an adverse effect on reproductive function.
expert opinion/advice
For example, some couples are not pregnant when calculating the insemination time, but they are pregnant inadvertently; Some people do artificial insemination in the hospital, and the number of sperm on that day is less than usual. Of course, not everyone is like this, indicating that people who are easily nervous will have an impact on reproductive function.
3. Common causes of male infertility
I. Chromosome abnormality
Such as hermaphroditism, poor or abnormal reproductive organs, etc. , will lead to male infertility.
Second, abnormal testis.
Testicular abnormalities can be divided into three situations: cryptorchidism can not only lead to infertility, but also induce malignant transformation; In the fetal period, the embryonic gene environment is unfavorable and damaged; Birth injury during childbirth can lead to early testicular injury.
Third, acquired testicular injury.
Such as hernia repair, testicular fixation, hydrocele surgery, etc., all caused damage to testicular blood vessels, hindered blood supply, resulting in testicular atrophy.
Fourth, hydrocele of tunica vaginalis.
The hydrocele of tunica vaginalis oppresses the blood circulation of testis, thus causing testicular infection or atrophy. The incidence of this disease after puberty is 16%- 19%.
Five, blood supply disorders
For patients with arteriosclerosis and diabetes, it is often accompanied by testicular arteriole disease, which reduces the ability of sperm production and growth and causes infertility.
Six, reproductive organ infection
Bacteria, protozoa, viruses and other infections can directly damage testis, seriously affect male sperm production ability and reduce sperm activity, and even lead to infertility.
Seven, the age factor
Male testicular tissue began to show degenerative changes around the age of 30, and then the fertility gradually decreased with age.
Eight, personal behavior
Bad behavior habits are also an important cause of infertility. Such as smoking, drug abuse, alcoholism, chronic alcoholism, bad sleep habits, swimming history, etc., not only affect men's fertility, but also related to the reduction of sperm production.
Nine. environmental factor
Physical factors such as vibration, radiation and heat; Chemical factors such as aluminum, trace elements, pesticides and organic solvents; Mycoplasma, chlamydia, bacteria and viruses can all produce reproductive toxicity to male reproductive system.
4. How does Chinese medicine treat male infertility?
(1) convergence
Mainly used for consolidating kidney, astringing essence and astringing qi. If the essence is not solid, it will be qi deficiency, qi dispersion and essence deficiency, leading to infertility. Clinically, it is mainly used for enuresis caused by spleen and kidney instability, essence, health, qi deficiency, gastroptosis, intestinal prolapse and infertility. Commonly used drugs are Euryale ferox, Rosa laevigata, ootheca mantidis, hedgehog skin, lotus root and so on.
(2) benefiting qi
Mainly nourishing spleen and kidney. Qi can produce essence, while qi deficiency causes less essence. It can be used for treating various types of infertility caused by spleen and kidney weakness, such as azoospermia, asthenospermia and oligozoospermia caused by qi deficiency. Commonly used drugs are ginseng, codonopsis pilosula, American ginseng, astragalus, acanthopanax senticosus, dogwood and so on.
(3) circulation of qi
Mainly used for soothing the liver and relieving depression, and for infertility caused by liver depression. Commonly used drugs are Bupleurum, Fructus Aurantii, Magnolia Officinalis, Jujube Peel, Toosendan Fructus, etc.
(4) nourishing blood
Mainly by nourishing the liver and spleen, nourishing blood and replenishing essence. Essence and blood are homologous, and qi and blood are abundant. Clinically, it is used to treat various infertility caused by blood deficiency and essence deficiency, such as abnormal semen infertility, pale face, insomnia, fatigue and other blood deficiency symptoms. Commonly used drugs include Angelica sinensis, Placenta Hominis, Colla cornus Cervi and Colla Corii Asini.
(5) clearing away heat and toxic materials
In order to clear the pathogenic heat and toxicity of lower jiao, bladder, seminal vesicle and seminal duct, it is used for infertility caused by various inflammatory factors, accompanied by symptoms of excessive heat and toxicity. Commonly used drugs are dandelion, plantain, houttuynia cordata, Hedyotis diffusa, talc, madder, honeysuckle, viola yedoensis and so on.
5. How do middle-aged and elderly people enhance their sexual ability?
1, change of requirements for the same room
With the aging of sex, the requirement of expressing love in the same room is weakened, and the mutual caress and hug between husband and wife often occupy an important position in the same room for the elderly.
2. atrophy of sexual organs
It is characterized by shrinking testicular volume, decreasing spermatogenesis, increasing penile fibrous tissue and hardening of blood vessels. Senile impotence is partly caused by penile venous degeneration.
3. Changes in accommodation activities
Men's desire and sexual function can be maintained into old age. Men aged 60-80 can still have normal sexual intercourse. Some people's impotence is caused by psychological factors. The sexual behavior of elderly men also has obvious changes, such as slow sexual response, decreased erectile ability, no ejaculation before penis erection, short duration of orgasm, strong ejaculation contraction of only 65,438 0 ~ 2 times, after ejaculation's penis softens in a few seconds, the refractory period from erection to orgasm is prolonged, and ejaculation is not always in the same room. Even if it is in the same room with ejaculation, the amount of semen is also reduced.
4. Changes of sex hormones in the body
The blood testosterone level of men generally drops below the normal level after the age of 55. However, the decline is slow, and some testosterone is still secreted until the age of 90.
In fact, with the growth of age, everyone will go through such a stage. If you find that your sexual ability is declining, there is no need to worry in Thailand. Because these are normal physiological phenomena, as long as you pay more attention to exercise yourself and do a good job in gender health care in your daily life, these times will not have much impact.