by Victoria Tiegert

Created on: March 01, 2011   Last Updated: March 05, 2011

For most women, it comes as a shock if their boyfriend or husband doesn’t want to have sex when they make advances and give indications that they themselves are interested in partaking of this wonderful pleasure.  We are a society that is trained to believe that males are constantly aroused and ready to engage in intimacy any time of the day or the night.  This is, for most men, not a factual belief at all, but a total myth.

Unfortunately, this myth perpetuates a sense of insecurity for women when sexual advances are not accepted immediately by their male counterparts.  The women feel personally rejected and the men are often left with the feeling that they have been a disappointment to them.  There are actually times and circumstances in a man’s life that can lower his sex drive and urges, many of which have nothing to do with an actual disinterest in the woman that he is in a relationship with.  The following are ten things that can affect a man’s sexual desires.

1-Stress has a huge effect on the sex drive of most men.  There may be stress in the relationship, career stress, or other areas of life that are inducing stress for him.  When a man is under a load of stress, he is tense and this has a negative effect on his libido.

2-An enlarged prostate can also cause a man to feel less amorous than he used to.  Women can keep an eye (or an ear) out for this issue because it will affect the man’s urinary function.  If you notice that your boyfriend or husband is taking a while to begin urinating, the stream is weak, or there are pauses in the middle of urination, there is probably a problem with his prostate. 

3-Financial problems are taxing for a man, especially those who are responsible for being the primary money maker in a household.  He may feel financially strained or as if he is “less of a man” when there are financial problems and these are things that will lower his sex drive in most cases.

4-A man who takes natural supplements may be taking something that lowers his sex drive whether he knows it or not.  For example, if a man is taking something with Saltpeter in it, he will feel a suppression of his normal sexual desires.  This is just one herbal supplement that has this effect, but there are others, as well.

5-Age has an effect on the sex drive of a man.  There are several reasons for this, including a lowering of his testosterone, being more tired

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