Sexual health is strictly related with general health in both genders. In presence of a sexual dysfunction, the expert in sexual medicine aims to discover the specific weight of the physical and psychological factors can cause or con-cause the sexual problem. At the same time, a sexual dysfunction can represent a marker of the future development of a Non-communicable diseases (NCDss) as cardiovascular or metabolic diseases. In the evaluation phase, the sexual health specialist must focus on these aspects, focusing especially on the risk and protective factors that could impact on both male and female sexuality. This article presents a review of researches concerning healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and their contribute in the development of sexual quality of life in a gender-dependent manner. Among the unhealthy lifestyle, obesity contributes mostly to the development of sexual dysfunctions, due to its negative impact on cardiovascular and metabolic function. Tobacco smoking, alcohol - substance abuse and chronic stress lead to the development of sexual dysfunction in a med-long term. In order to guarantee a satisfying sexual quality of life, sexual health specialists have the responsibility to guide the patient through the adoption of healthy lifestyles, such as avoiding drugs, smoke and excessive alcohol, practicing a regular physical activity, following a balanced diet and use stress-management strategies, even before proposing both pharmaco- and/or psychotherapies.

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男女的生活方式和性行为：性医学中的性别观点

在两性中，性健康与一般健康严格相关。在存在性功能障碍的情况下，性医学专家的目标是发现可能引起或引起性问题的生理和心理因素的具体重量。同时，性功能障碍可以代表非传染性疾病（NCDs）未来发展的标志，如心血管疾病或代谢性疾病。在评估阶段，性健康专家必须关注这些方面，尤其要关注可能影响男性和女性性行为的风险和保护因素。本文介绍了有关健康和不健康生活方式及其以性别依赖性方式促进性生活质量发展的研究综述。在不健康的生活方式中 肥胖由于对心血管和代谢功能的负面影响，在很大程度上导致性功能障碍的发展。从长期来看，吸烟，酗酒，滥用药物和长期压力会导致性功能障碍的发展。为了保证令人满意的性生活质量，性健康专家有责任通过采用健康的生活方式来指导患者，例如避免吸毒，抽烟和过量饮酒，进行规律的体育锻炼，均衡饮食和使用压力管理策略，甚至在建议药物治疗和/或心理治疗之前。酒精-药物滥用和长期压力会导致中长期性功能障碍的发展。为了保证令人满意的性生活质量，性健康专家有责任通过采用健康的生活方式来指导患者，例如避免吸毒，抽烟和过量饮酒，进行规律的体育锻炼，均衡饮食和使用压力管理策略，甚至在建议药物治疗和/或心理治疗之前。酒精-药物滥用和长期压力会导致中长期性功能障碍的发展。为了保证令人满意的性生活质量，性健康专家有责任通过采用健康的生活方式来指导患者，例如避免吸毒，抽烟和过量饮酒，进行规律的体育锻炼，均衡饮食和使用压力管理策略，甚至在建议药物治疗和/或心理治疗之前。