What are the effects of alcohol on sexual function?

Most men have the habit of drinking. Some people cannot control themselves when drinking and drink too much accidentally. Others become dependent on alcohol and have to drink every once in a while. Everyone knows that drinking is harmful to the body. Frequent drinking can damage many organs of the human body. For example, it is very harmful to the liver, so it must be moderate. Will men's frequent drinking affect their sexual function?

Effects of alcohol on sexual function:

It is well known that drinking too much alcohol is harmful to the body; however, drinking alcohol is indispensable during social events. Whether it is for men or women, drinking too much alcohol will cause certain harm to the body; then, what are the effects on women's sexual function?

The impact on female sexual function is more complex. When drinking alcohol, it may have a disinhibiting effect, which reduces the body's normal sexual inhibition and overcomes anxiety or guilt about sexual behavior, which can increase or promote sexual excitement. Some women think they are not feminine enough, and drinking alcohol makes them feel more feminine. Although drinking alcohol can temporarily help women escape from sexual role issues and inner conflicts, its impact on women's sexual function is no less than that on men.

1. Inhibit physiological arousal. As the alcohol concentration increases, the physiological response of sexual arousal continues to weaken.

2. Excessive drinking causes vitamin deficiency and liver damage, as well as abnormal sex hormone metabolism, resulting in infrequent menstruation and poor vaginal lubrication.

3. What neuropathological changes cause interference with the somatic sensory nerve pathways of sexual arousal?

4. Malnutrition caused by alcoholism or its neuropharmacological effects can cause organic damage to the brain, thereby reducing interpersonal and sexual interests.

5. Diseases that cause sexual dysfunction due to alcoholism, such as diabetes, hypertension, urinary tract infection, etc.

Modern research has found that long-term drinking of large amounts of alcohol not only destroys the negative feedback of sex hormones and the gonads lose compensation, but can also eventually lead to gonadal atrophy, resulting in loss of libido, impotence, and difficulty in ejaculation. Clinical observations show that among alcoholics, about 50% of men suffer from sexual dysfunction, and if accompanied by chronic liver damage, the rate of sexual dysfunction can be as high as 75%. Within a few months or years after quitting drinking, only 50% of these cases have normal sexual function. If you drink a lot of alcohol, the final result is generally a complete loss of sexual intercourse ability.