heart disease, cancer but also can dampen your sex life.
It can lead to lack of sexual stamina, sexual dysfunction
and hormonal imbalance.
Also the medicines you take for various diseases that
go hand-in-hand with obesity like diabetes, heart
disease and hypertension can lead to lack of libido
and erectile dysfunction among other sex-related
problems. With 1.5 billion people around the world
in the overweight category, sex-related concerns of
obesity is a situation various healthcare services
will have to deal with sooner than later. Here are
the top ten ways obesity can harm your sex life:
Did you know that obese men are far likelier to
suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED) or impotency?
Problems associated with obesity like high
cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes prevent
efficient blood flow to all parts of the body
including the penis, thus causing issues with erection.
Various studies have shown that even losing
a little amount of weight can help beat the condition.
Obesity is directly linked to hormonal
imbalance
and lower testosterone levels, which in
turn can inhibit sexual desires in both
men and women. Another issue is that
increased body fat leads to more sex
hormone binding globulins (SHBG) in the
system. SHBG is a natural chemical that
binds to testosterone, which means that
there is less of the sex hormone left to
handle the demands of a normal sex life.
There has also been evidence to suggest
that obesity in young boys can lead to
fatigue and development of male breasts.
In young girls it can lead to PCOD, irregular
menstrual cycle and thyroid problems.
In women, obesity leads to abnormalities
It can lead to lack of sexual stamina, sexual dysfunction
and hormonal imbalance.
Also the medicines you take for various diseases that
go hand-in-hand with obesity like diabetes, heart
disease and hypertension can lead to lack of libido
and erectile dysfunction among other sex-related
problems. With 1.5 billion people around the world
in the overweight category, sex-related concerns of
obesity is a situation various healthcare services
will have to deal with sooner than later. Here are
the top ten ways obesity can harm your sex life:
Did you know that obese men are far likelier to
suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED) or impotency?
Problems associated with obesity like high
cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes prevent
efficient blood flow to all parts of the body
including the penis, thus causing issues with erection.
Various studies have shown that even losing
a little amount of weight can help beat the condition.
Obesity is directly linked to hormonal
imbalance
and lower testosterone levels, which in
turn can inhibit sexual desires in both
men and women. Another issue is that
increased body fat leads to more sex
hormone binding globulins (SHBG) in the
system. SHBG is a natural chemical that
binds to testosterone, which means that
there is less of the sex hormone left to
handle the demands of a normal sex life.
There has also been evidence to suggest
that obesity in young boys can lead to
fatigue and development of male breasts.
In young girls it can lead to PCOD, irregular
menstrual cycle and thyroid problems.
- INFERTILITY
In women, obesity leads to abnormalities
in their eggs that make them harder to fertilise.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital infertility
researchers examined nearly 300 eggs that
failed to fertilise during IVF and found obese
women’s eggs were likelier to have
chromosomal abnormalities. It also causes
excess insulin production and PCOD
(a condition where the periods are irregular
and ovaries produce small, immature eggs
instead of healthy mature ones). Obese
women are also likely to suffer from failed
pregnancies and miscarriages than regular
weighing ones. Here is how to combat
vaginal dryness naturally to have pleasurable sex.
In men, obesity is directly linked to
In men, obesity is directly linked to
infertility because of the way it affects sperm.
Research has found that men who consume
a fatty diet have lower quality of sperm.
Men consuming more saturated fats had
35 percent lower total sperm count and
38 percent lower sperm concentration
than men who ate healthier.
OBESITY-RELATED
DISEASE THAT HINDER SEX
People who are heavy, particularly in the
OBESITY-RELATED
DISEASE THAT HINDER SEX
People who are heavy, particularly in the
central abdomen area tend to suffer from
a host of diseases which can affect their
sex lives in various ways. This can be due to
physiological or psychological reasons
or due to medicines taken for the disease.
Diabetes, heart disease, cancer,
hypertension, depression, dementia and
other ailments all affect your sexual
functioning. In fact, one of the most
tell-tale symptoms of diabetes is erectile
dysfunction. Medicines too, ranging from
anti-depressants to those used to treat
heart conditions, high blood pressure and
cholesterol can lead to sexual issues like
impotence, decreased sex drive,
ejaculation problems and even delayed
or no orgasms. Here’s a complete list of
medicines that can affect your sexual life.BURIED PENIS SYNDROME
Folds of abdominal fat and skin in obese
Folds of abdominal fat and skin in obese
men make the penis look rather small or
even ‘buried’ at times. Called the
‘buried penis syndrome’, it can seriously
hamper sex lives. This however, should
not be confused with the ‘micropenis’
which is a condition where the erect
penis measures less than 3 inches.
This is mostly a congenital disorder in
children and can affect around 0.6% of
the male population.
STDs AND UNWANTED PREGNANCIES
Since obese people are likely to have
STDs AND UNWANTED PREGNANCIES
Since obese people are likely to have
less sex than the others, they are likelier
to exhibit high-risk sexual behaviour.
An American study found that obese
women were four times likelier to have
unplanned pregnancies because they’re
less likely to be prepared for intercourse
. They are also less likely to use oral or
other forms of contraceptives. A French
study found a similar situation among
obese men despite having lesser sexual partners.
FEWER SEX POSITION POSSIBLE
Sadly, the sheer logistics of sex can change
FEWER SEX POSITION POSSIBLE
Sadly, the sheer logistics of sex can change
when one or both partners are fat and can
make coitus in some positions particularly hard.
The popular missionary position is out-of-bounds
if the male partner is too heavy. And if both
partners are obese, then the central abdominal
area can prevent proper penetration.
The rear entry style which is more popular
among the obese can also cause problems
because the woman usually has to spend a
long amount of time on her knees. Spooning
, a sex position where partners lie side by
side is also hard for fat people. However,
fat people shouldn’t fret and there are
multitudes of positions that they can try
with their partners. Here’s a great article
I came across about modified sex positions.
LESS LIKELY TO HAVE SEX
Let’s face it – we live in a society that
LESS LIKELY TO HAVE SEX
Let’s face it – we live in a society that
judges us by our looks and obese people
are always going to find it harder looking
for a partner. The problem is even graver
in a country like ours where it is okay
for a man to be obese if he has a high-paying
job or is from a rich family whereas
it is almost impossible to find a groom
for a ‘fat girl’.
LOW SELF-ESTEEM DEPRESSION
LOW SELF-ESTEEM DEPRESSION
AND OTHER CONDITIONS
We live in a society where obese people
We live in a society where obese people
are routinely made fun of and termed as
‘lazy’, ‘stupid’, ‘dumb’ or ‘slow’.
This kind of segregation starts when a
person is very young and obesity becomes
the defining characteristic of an individual
irrespective of her other qualities.
This labelling sticks for life and anyone
who has faced childhood obesity is likely
to develop very low self-esteem.
This promotes a negative body image which
makes obese people uncomfortable in
their skins. How can you be comfortable
having sex, if all your life you’ve been told
you’re ugly? Also various studies have shown
obese people are far likelier to suffer
from depression and other mental health
problems which reduce libido and are
likely to cause sexual dysfunction.
LACK OF STAMINA
Obesity is often associated with
LACK OF STAMINA
Obesity is often associated with
laziness and a sedentary lifestyle.
And this may often percolate into their
sex lives as well. In men, it will also
significantly decrease the time they
can maintain an erection.
To sum it up, I don’t want to seem
To sum it up, I don’t want to seem
harsh pointing out how being fat or
obese can harm your sex life. I was grossly
obese myself and still continue to
face multiple body image issues.
But the fact remains that you can
improve your sex life by simply losing
a few pounds. And this will not only
benefit your sex life but your overall
health and well-being as well. What
you’ve to realise is that the entire
situation is in your own hand; you’re
in control of your weight and you can
choose to lose it whenever your heart desires.
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