Can depression lead to sexual dysfunction?

Patient's question:

Training in big cities is too stressful, always worrying about household finances, the pressure is immense. I've even started getting acne. Besides training, I don't have the mood to think about anything else. Yesterday, I was betrayed by a colleague, and I felt extremely down. When I came home last night and had sex with my wife, I felt like I had some ED. Does suppressed mood lead to sexual dysfunction?

Doctor's answer:

For patients with sexual dysfunction, it is recommended that when they encounter troubles and sorrows, they should calm down and think rationally, avoid carrying a long-term mental burden, and promptly relax and re-adjust a tense mindset to alleviate and completely eliminate feelings of anxiety. Engaging in activities they dislike, such as listening to music, organizing group sports, or reading beneficial books, or confiding in family and friends, can actually lighten their mood, and sexual repression will gradually disappear. For male patients, timely treatment can reduce the incidence of the disease, whereas delayed treatment may affect their health condition.

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