Table of contents:
- What is erectile dysfunction?
- Why does alcohol make erections difficult?
- Long-term effects of alcohol consumption on male erections
Alcohol is predicted to increase male sexual arousal when drunk. There is much to be clarified from this statement. Many are mistaken about the relationship of alcohol to an erection. What are the effects of alcohol on a man's erection? Then, do you know the effects of alcohol can cause erectile dysfunction in men? The good thing, you see the explanation below.
What is erectile dysfunction?
Erectile dysfunction is a condition in which a man is unable to achieve an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse. In some cases, men are able to achieve an erection, but not long enough to complete an orgasm. Most men even have trouble getting an erection. According to research, people with erectile dysfunction will fail to achieve orgasm at least 25 percent of the time targeted. And it turns out, one of the effects of alcohol is that it makes it harder for men to have erections.
Why does alcohol make erections difficult?
Alcohol affects the male hormone testosterone, which causes your libido to decrease, which can also mean it causes your erection to be disturbed.
Here's how it works: during an erection, the penis fills with blood through blood vessels. To prevent blood from flowing backwards to keep the penis erect, a signal is needed to keep the blood supply flowing during the male erection process. However, the way alcohol works is inversely proportional, namely by disrupting brain signals to keep blood flowing to the penis. Because the reception of the brain, penis, and blood signals is chaotic, the erection will not go well and it will not last long either.
Alcohol, which is also a depressant, can reduce sexual desire and make it difficult for men to achieve an erection. If you manage to reach orgasm, it is also only because he is under the influence of alcohol, not because of the peak of sexual desire.
Long-term effects of alcohol consumption on male erections
Drinking alcohol to excess can obstruct the circulatory system in the body, including the circulatory system to the penis. So, the penis will experience resistance to erection for a long time. The alcohol content can also damage the performance of the nerves of the body and brain that are needed to be able to get an erection, so that due to nerve damage, the penis cannot reach an erection until finally erectile dysfunction, aka impotence, occurs.
Another effect that is still related is that consuming excessive amounts of alcohol disrupts the function of the hypothalamus, which is the brain tissue that functions to regulate the release of hormones through the pituitary gland. Disruption of the function of the hypothalamus causes increased sexual desire, but decreases sexual performance, so you will not be able to last long in bed.
Long-term and excessive alcohol consumption will damage blood vessels and contribute to the emergence of hypertension and even heart disease, both of which are diseases that contribute directly to the emergence of erectile dysfunction or impotence.
Alcoholic drinking has a negative impact on men's sexual health. Although in healthy men, moderate alcohol consumption should not cause erectile dysfunction, but sooner or later, a healthy body will become weak. Alcohol is one of the substances that accelerates the weakening of the body condition. Therefore, one way to prevent erectile dysfunction or impotence in men is to avoid alcohol consumption.
