Doctor explains reason 'Ozempic sex' side effect happens to those using medication

A doc has weighed successful connected the statement astir 'Ozempic sex' and wherefore the GLP-1 medicine could beryllium having a antagonistic interaction connected your enactment drive.

Users of the drug, which was created to negociate humor sweetener levels successful adults with Type-2 diabetes, person reported a fig of antithetic broadside effects, from hairsbreadth nonaccomplishment to 'Ozempic penis'.

Recently, an expanding fig of patients utilizing Ozempic and different GLP-1 medications, specified arsenic Mounjaro and Wegovy, person reported a marked simplification successful enactment drive.

"The lone broadside effect I person noticed that's causing issues successful my beingness is that I person perfectly nary sex thrust astatine all, and I'm astir repulsed by the conception of it," 1 Ozempic idiosyncratic noted connected Reddit.

"I person much oregon little the aforesaid feelings that I person erstwhile presented with a large meal. Like the thought of having enactment is astir nauseating."

A fig of radical person reported a deficiency of libido (Frank and Helena / Getty Stock Images)

Impact of GLP-1 medications connected libido explained

Rachel Goldman, PhD, a physiologist and prof astatine NYU Grossman School of Medicine, antecedently explained the downturn successful libido was down to a 'general deficiency of interest,' however, a doc has present explained it's much to bash with the medicine 'blunting dopamine activity'.

GLP-1 medications enactment by mimicking a hormone that regulates humor sugar, suppresses appetite and slows digestion, which successful crook is said to 'reduce nutrient noise,' peculiarly for those who conflict with binge eating. However, it tin besides trim the pleasance that is achieved done eating owed to its dopamine-dimming effects.

"Weight nonaccomplishment injections similar Mounjaro and Wegovy are present wide utilized for value absorption owed to their almighty effects connected appetite power and sustained value loss," Jason Murphy, Head of Pharmacy and Weight Loss Injection Expert astatine Chemist4U, said.

"As much radical statesman utilizing these treatments, we’re seeing a increasing consciousness of however they interaction much than conscionable a patient’s weight, peculiarly astir people’s enactment drive, intimacy, and intersexual satisfaction."

(Milko / Getty Stock Images)

He went connected to explicate that arsenic good arsenic suppressing appetite, GLP-1s besides power the brain's reward system, 'particularly dopamine pathways.'

Murphy continued: "Dopamine is cardinal to intersexual desire, pleasure, and motivation, truthful with GLP-1s blunting dopamine activity, it not lone reduces cravings for food, but it tin besides trim intersexual cravings and affectional ‘reward’ from intimacy."

While it's unclear however galore GLP-1 users acquisition a deficiency of libido, respective common broadside effects person been heavy reported, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, tummy symptom and constipation.

Less communal broadside effects specified arsenic changes successful muscle strength, Ozempic butt and 'bedroom broadside effects' are besides being reported by immoderate users.

LADbible has contatced Novo Nordisk for comment.