Alcohol is a psychoactive substance with dependence-producing properties that has been widely used in many cultures for centuries.

The harmful use of alcohol can also result in harm to other people, such as family members, friends, co-workers and strangers.

Alcohol consumption is a causal factor in more than 200 diseases, injuries and other health conditions. Drinking alcohol is associated with a risk of developing health problems such as mental and behavioral disorders, including alcohol dependence, and major noncommunicable diseases such as liver cirrhosis, some cancers and cardiovascular diseases.

 

To understand how it effects in sex life we have to understand how does sex works in human body.

The easiest way is to understand that it works is by understanding a simple hormone known as TESTOSTERONE.

Testosterone is a hormone made in human body which makes them develop primary and secondary sexual characters in MALE.

It is associated to develop Physical strength as well as main equilibrium in Human body. Testosterone is also made in females but at very minimal levels.

 

 

Male development

Testosterone is primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of male sex characteristics, such as facial hair, deep voice, and muscle growth. It also plays a role in puberty, bone and muscle development, and the growth of body hair.

 

Reproductive function

Testosterone regulates sex drive (libido) and sexual function, and is also involved in the production of sperm and red blood cells.

 

Psychological characteristics

Testosterone has been associated with psychological characteristics such as aggression, dominant behavior, and risk taking.

By understanding all of this now we know that Testosterone is very important for male foe their Physical, Mental & Sexual well-being.

 

Now let’s understand the effects of alcohol on Testosterone.

 

 

Testosterone levels can drop as soon as 30 minutes after drinking alcohol. Heavy drinking, especially over a long period of time, can reduce testosterone production. A 2004 study found that men who consumed 30–40 grams of alcohol per day, or about 2–3 standard drinks, for three weeks saw a 6.8% decrease in testosterone levels. Alcohol can also impair the hypothalamus and pituitary gland.

 

Heavy drinking can lead to poor testicular function, erectile dysfunction, and low testosterone levels. Low testosterone can cause a number of symptoms, including low libido, lethargy, depression, infertility, and loss of muscle or body hair

To make a scientific description simple, it effects (DECREASES) the levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). This decreases production of testosterone.

 

Alcohol impairs the function of Sertoli cells in your testes. These cells are needed for sperm maturation.

The development of sperm is called spermatogenesis. Both testosterone and FSH play a role in spermatogenesis.

Disruptions to these hormones can lead to spermatogenic arrest. Spermatogenic arrest is an interrupted development of sperm that can lead to low sperm concentration in semen.

 It is better to answer in simplest way by answering the most frequent questions asked by people.

 

Ans : Yes you can but you have to understand that it shall be social or on certain events. Drinking alcohol regularly will create addiction to it sooner or later.

 

Ans : One can drink it occasionally, but do not consume when a couple is planning for pregnancy.

 

Ans : Yes, definitely yes.

 

Ans : when you find extreme headache after consuming, when you start gaining unnecessary weight, even though you have been eating less, sudden increase in abdominal fat. Most importantly if you can’t get an erection or perform sexually with you partner and find these incidents regularly whenever you try to have sex. It is an highlight that you are effecting your TESTOSYERONE levels by over dose.

 

Ans : Yes, when you approach your doctor and be ready for a change in your life. It is an addictive disorder too; in such cases it completely depends on your will as well as need to improve.

 

Ans : it’s complicated, as a sexologist will provide certain medications to improve your hormone level and bring back those hormones to normal level, but if you continue to consume alcohol, effects will be low and even in chronic cases it will be NIL. So you need to stop the alcohol in such cases and consult a sexologist simultaneously.

 

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