Can being overweight lower my testosterone levels?

Obesity is no doubt a major health challenge worldwide. Being overweight brings plethora of

health issues such as heart diseases, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, osteoarthritis and some cancers like colon and breast. And not only these, but obesity highly affects your sex life too. One is considered to be obese when you weigh more than 20% above of your ideal weight.

How obesity can affect your sex life?

Being overweight hinders stamina which is important to sustain sexual performance. It disturbs ones hormonal balance which in turn affects testosterone levels, causing loss of libido or low sex drive. Obesity also affects blood flow to the genitals and lack of blood circulation there causes erectile dysfunction.

Testosterone is actually an important male hormone which helps in development of male sexual organs and builds strong bones. Testosterone levels begin to rise at puberty and peak in early adulthood and then start declining with age. Furthermore, excess fat in the inner thighs and pubic region results in high testes temperatures of over 35°C. This may be

IVF IS A BLESSING

By Dr. Shobha Gupta

IVF has proved as a Blessing for modern day woman. In past few days trend of IVF and Surrogacy has seen an upliftment especially after actors Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan openly admits about having their baby through IVF. Production of sperm or eggs, with the Fallopian tubes or the uterus, endometriosis, frequent miscarriage, as well as hormonal and autoimmune (antibody) disorders in both men and women are the causes of infertility which pushes them back from being parents.

Women have lower pregnancy chances after 30. The fertility of a woman starts declining after she crosses 30 and men fertility too starts dropping after 35. The chances of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or chromosomal abnormality go up as you come of age in such couples. In such cases IVF support is very high.

DINK couple

With the approach of the twentieth century the world has witnessed a series of upheaval. The growth of the Dink’s (Double Income No Kids), reflecting the lives of those millions of couple who choose to be childless, have set a trend of modernity amongst the ambitious