# How to lower male sex drive? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 21, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602 "2006-05-21T02:41:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anise/32/21721_2.png) [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/1 "2006-05-21T02:41:44Z")
Yes, this is a serious question. I’m a little hesitant about asking this because I’m sure someone will think it’s a joke. Trust me, it’s not. My friend Dan is going to medical school this year and is bemoaning his lack of a girlfriend. However, once in med school, he assures me that he won’t have any time for ANY kind of relationship. He asked me if I knew of any way of lowering the male sex drive-- chemical, psychological, meditative, etc? I was forced to admit that I didn’t. Does anyone know? All advice appreciated (and once again, this is meant 100% seriously!) ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/2 "2006-05-21T02:45:58Z")
Has he tried owning a substantial amount of pornogrpahy? It wouldn’t lower the sex drive, so much as give him something to quickly “beat” down his urges, if you will. Ok, so call me crude. It’s a legitimate question ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/3 "2006-05-21T02:52:30Z")
Well, the stories about [potassium bromide](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antaphrodisiac) and [Saltpeter (potassium or sodium nitrate)](http://www.snopes.com/military/saltpetr.htm) appear to be untrue. ---
**Author:** ![Arjuna34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Arjuna34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arjuna34)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/4 "2006-05-21T03:03:35Z")
There’s always [chemical castration](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_castration). I wouldn’t be surprised if med school keeps him too exhausted to worry about it! ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/5 "2006-05-21T03:04:15Z")
Masturbation every day or several times a day will do it. You can do it until it seems a chore and that should work. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/6 "2006-05-21T03:28:20Z")
I find that having sex every morning and night keeps my sex drive down. During the day I only think about sex occassionally. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/7 "2006-05-21T04:11:23Z")
Put him on lots of prescription meds, especially antidepressants and blood pressure meds. It works for me. Well, sort of. Short of that, well, if he’s going to med school, perhaps this could become his specialty. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/8 "2006-05-21T05:19:18Z")
Unless your friend is a sex addict this is a non issue. Just whack it off when the urge arises and keep in mind that even tho’ he wont have time for a GF, it’s very probable that he will have a “Wild One Night Stand” on more than one occassion. ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/9 "2006-05-22T14:32:13Z")
> [@SHAKES](#): > > Unless your friend is a sex addict this is a non issue. > > Just whack it off when the urge arises and keep in mind that even tho’ he wont have time for a GF, it’s very probable that he will have a “Wild One Night Stand” on more than one occassion. One assumes that you mean “whack off” rather than “whack it off”–ouch! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/10 "2006-05-22T14:42:45Z")
He could hire a tart. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/11 "2006-05-22T15:19:47Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Put him on lots of prescription meds, especially antidepressants and blood pressure meds. It works for me. Well, sort of. > > Short of that, well, if he’s going to med school, perhaps this could become his specialty. Yes. The SSRI antidepressants are famous/infamous for this. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/12 "2006-05-22T15:21:49Z")
Put up a poster of Bea Arthur? ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/13 "2006-05-22T15:33:05Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > He could hire a tart. [Mmmmm, Pie!](http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/pie/) ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/14 "2006-05-22T15:39:46Z")
> [@Anise](#): > > He asked me if I knew of any way of lowering the male sex drive– And Dan got into Med School. . .how? ---
**Author:** ![sunacres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/15 "2006-05-22T15:39:53Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > Yes. The SSRI antidepressants are famous/infamous for this. In my experience, these drugs don’t lower sex drive one iota. They do inhibit orgasm, however, making it more difficult to resolve matters. That seems to be true for men and women alike. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/16 "2006-05-22T16:12:03Z")
SSRI’s have lowered sex drives in people I know. It seems that frequent masturbation is a much safer course, though. ---
**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/17 "2006-05-22T16:13:56Z")
> [@Arjuna34](#): > > I wouldn’t be surprised if med school keeps him too exhausted to worry about it! Fatigue will do it. And if he drinks a lot to relieve the pressure of med school – even “better.” ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/18 "2006-05-22T16:18:16Z")
> [@Anise](#): > > However, once in med school, he assures me that he won’t have any time for ANY kind of relationship. Well, his female co-students will have the same problem; maybe they can help each other out. ---
**Author:** ![Anise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anise/32/21721_2.png) [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/19 "2006-05-22T17:05:27Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > Well, his female co-students will have the same problem; maybe they can help each other out. I thought of that, too. Anyway, I really appreciate all the replies, and thanks to everyone for taking this at least FAIRLY seriously. 😉 I wasn’t sure how to emphasize enough that he really DOES want advice for this problem, and that is NOT a joke. He also said the same thing about the SSRI’s that was brought up by sunacres, so those are out (that was my first thought, too.) ---
**Author:** ![scm1001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602/20 "2006-05-22T19:19:42Z")
The quickest way to kill ones sex life in my experience is to get married 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lower-male-sex-drive/357602.md?page=2)