Lot of studies conducted to establish a relation between hypothyroidism and sexual disorder. One of them is reported Journal of the American Medical Association study, according to this study about 43 percent of women and 30 percent of men suffer sexual inadequacy during the illness. Reasons for sexual inadequacy in hypothyroidism ranges from low sex desire, performance anxiety, premature ejaculation,pain during intercourse and sometimes erectile dysfunction(ED).
Men with thyroid dysfunction commonly have ED that is reversible with restoration of the euthyroid state. Although screening for ED is recommended for these men, specific treatment should be postponed for at least 6 months after restoring euthyroidism because it may take this long for ED to spontaneously resolve. As most of these sexual disorders are due to physical and mental health problems associated with hypothyroidism,…
