Anemia might be one of the most common diseases that is often found in people of any age but can anemia cause the problems of low libido in men? We found some interesting facts.
The human body is a multi-process and a very complicated organism.
Several thousands of various components and smaller processes have to work perfectly and error-free if we want to lead our lives without any medical problems.
One of those basic components is red blood cells.
Red blood cells are that part of blood, which is taking care of oxygen transport. In the male body, there are approximately 5, 4 million blood cells per ?L (microliter).
Hemoglobin gives them a red color. Anemia occurs when the body doesn´t have the right level of healthy blood cells. They need to transport oxygen to body muscles and tissues.
This is the most common type of anemia and it´s called an iron deficiency anemia.
When the body doesn´t have enough mineral iron to produce protein hemoglobin, the transport of oxygen through bloodstream goes into a deadlock.
The disease goes by in many cases, without a person even knowing, they have it.
The symptoms may be very mild and hard to notice in the beginning, but if you don´t treat the disease symptoms become stronger and easier to notice.
Anemia indications – symptoms:
- Constant fatigue
- Pale skin
- Repetitive headache
- Dizziness
- Breathing problems (short breaths)
- Cold limbs
- Irregular heartbeat
Anemia itself is a condition you might easily cope with, however, the problem of this disease is that is usually a predecessor to some seriously aggressive illnesses.
While, anemia may be just the beginning of something else -the first symptom of a potentially serious disease, determining its origin is quite important.
In order to diagnose anemia and exclude other diseases following tests should be done:
- Level of hemoglobin
- Red blood count
- Level of ferreting
- Level of iron
- Reticulocyte count
- Others
How is anemia treated?
First of all, the right type of anemia has to be established and only afterward the treatment can begin.
The main objective of treatment is increasing the level of oxygen in your blood and also to treat the primary cause of the illness.
There are several treatments available for curing anemia:
- The clinically supervised diet with supplements (for an increasing level of iron – iron supplements and vitamin B12 and vitamin C, meat, vegetables, and fruits reach on iron and vitamins, milk products), while large quantities of iron can be dangerous as well, one must be careful.
- Medicines (antibiotics; drugs to prevent the destruction of blood cells in the body caused by one´s immune system, therapy to avoid lead poisoning; products to stimulate the production of blood cells in your body)
- Blood transfusion (severe anemia)
- Blood and marrow transplantation
- Surgery (in case of life-threatening bleeding)
The connection between anemia and low sex drive in men
Anemia is sometimes caused by low testosterone level, which eventually diminishes sexual desire.
As testosterone level lowers, so does usually the red-blood-cell counts (hypogonadism effect).
Low testosterone level can result in a reduced sex drive, causing indifference for sex, erectile dysfunction, and problems with ejaculation.
While anemia is not often diagnosed in man, one might become anemic due to severe blood loss.
In conclusion, we have discussed anemia as one of the reasons behind low libido. We hope we have provided you with the knowledge you were looking for and can help you decide how to improve your anemia to increase your libido.
