Imbalances of key nutrients and toxins can strongly affect sexual function and libido. Decreased libido and potency in men is associated with zinc deficiency.1 Iron overload can also blunt sexual arousal and response.2 Because they are safer, more economical and less traumatic, researchers recommend noninvasive methods of quantifying body iron as a reliable alternative to invasive procedures such as liver biopsy.3

Accumulation of heavy metal toxins in the body can also trigger sexual dysfunction. For example, excessive exposure to lead from work conditions, paint, or soil has become increasingly common, and can reduce libido and lessen potency in men, and cause infertility in women.4 Cadmium is a carcinogenic toxin commonly found in cigarette smoke and fossil fuel emissions, as well as other sources such as animal liver, shellfish, municipal waste, and drinking water. Experimental evidence suggests that, even at low doses of exposure, cadmium impairs erectile function.5,6

The Elemental Analysis (Hair, Blood, or Urine) measures levels of toxic and nutrient elements in the body using a hair, blood, or urine sample. Each specimen type provides a unique window on element status.

References
1 Kinugasa E, Yarama H, Sato Y. Nippon Rinsho 19987;55(11):2996-3001.
2 Barton JC, Edwards CQ, Bertoli LF, Shroyer TW, Hudson SL. Am J Med 1995;99(6):616-623.
3 Haddy TB, Castro OL, Rana SR. Am J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 1988;10(1):23-34.
4 Winder C. Neurotoxicology 1993;14(2-3):303-317.

5 Clark JT, Jimenez B, Evans SL, Barrow R, Winfree M, Mrotek JJ. Cadmium-induced sexual dysfunction does not involve increased hepatic metabolism of testosterone nor increased circulating levels of corticosterone. Physiol Behav 1994 Nov;56(5):975-81.

6 Clark JT. Sexual function in altered physiological states: comparison of effects of hypertension, diabetes, hyperprolactinemia, and others to "normal" aging in male rats. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 1995 Summer;19(2):279-302.

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