Endurance exercise training and male sexual libido
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Purpose This article aimed to study the associations between aspects of endurance exercise training and sexual libido in healthy men using a cross-sectional online survey study design. Methods A developed online survey questionnaire was used. The questionnaire was based on preexisting validated questionnaires and was used to assess elements of physical characteristics, exercise training habits, and libido of participants (n = 1077). Three evidence-based categories were created for the primary outcome of total libido score and low, normal, and high-response category sets. The high and normal categories were combined to form a high/normal score group, and the low category formed a low score group. Odds ratio (OR) values were calculated to examine group categorization. Results Age, training intensity, and training duration of participants had significant (P Conclusion Exposure to higher levels of chronic intense and greater durations of endurance training on a regular basis is significantly associated with a decreased libido scores in men. Clinicians who treat male patients for sexual disorders and/or council couples on infertility issues should consider the degree of endurance exercise training a man is performing as a potential complicating factor.
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Two emerging potential indicators of REDs in males are the presence of low libido and decreased morning erections, which have been identified as physiological consequences of LEA.
“Two emerging potential indicators of REDs in males are the presence of low libido and decreased morning erections, which have been identified as physiological consequences of LEA.[108][109][110][111]”
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- Authors
- HACKNEY, A. C., LANE, A. R., REGISTER-MIHALIK, J., & O'LEARY, C. B.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Venue
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2017-07
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1383-1388
- ISSN
- 0195-9131 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2588475781
- Cited by
- 45
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 5
- FWCI
- 3.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Keywords
- endurance training, exercise intensity, training duration, male sexual dysfunction, infertility, exercise training, healthy men
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Libido, Male, Middle Aged, Physical Endurance, Surveys and Questionnaires, Time Factors, Young Adult, Physical Conditioning, Human
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