Have you ever heard the expression “whiskey penis”? Thus, some doctors and their patients call erectile dysfunction caused by excessive alcohol consumption. So, let’s talk about this alcohol-impotence link, and discuss how to solve such problems.

Why and how does alcohol affect the quality of erection?

Most often, men start thinking of alcohol-impotence link when it gets too late. Anyway, this connection may be due to common intoxication of the body. In other words, a person simply cannot achieve an erection or keep it long enough because the body is busy with other things. That could happen to any of us, at least from time to time.

In addition, high alcohol levels disrupt or even block the transmission of information and nerve signals from the brain to the penis. Finally, intoxication reduces the sensitivity of the genitals, especially in men, regardless of age etc. However, elderly with various diseases suffer even more.

And yet – how does this alcohol-impotence link stuff work?

I will try to define alcohol-impotence link in a little more detail. So, at the moment of arousal, under normal conditions, the brain transmits certain signals and increases blood flow to the genital area. Unfortunately, excess alcohol can easily interfere with this process.

First of all, alcohol increases the risk of sexual dysfunction because it depresses the central nervous system. This affects the work of the brain in general, thus affecting your reaction, coordination of movements, and so on. Of course, all this also includes “transformation” of arousal into a healthy erection.

In addition, alcohol abuse sooner or later leads to a decrease in sensitivity. Quite often, the physical and emotional state of a well-drunk man prevents him even from concentrating on sex. Moreover, in such state you can have difficulties with having orgasm even with a firm enough penis.

How much do you have to drink to ruin your sex?

But let’s digress from alcohol-impotence link and talk about a practical solution to this problem. How much can you drink to maintain the ability to have a quality erection and full sexual intercourse?

Unfortunately, I cannot answer this question as alcohol affects people in different ways. Obviously, the dose will be individual and will depend on many factors. In particular, each organism reacts to alcohol depending on gender, age, body weight, even genetic predisposition, and so on. In addition, the drink itself is important.

Not just impotence: What are other sexual risks?

Bad or absent erections are not the only sexual problems that can be caused by this bad habit. Particularly, many patients complain of decreased libido or even complete lack of desire. Also, men and women note less intensive orgasms. Finally, alcohol abuse can lead to delayed or no ejaculation. Believe me, this condition is no better than the well-known premature ejaculation.

How to prevent difficulties due to alcohol-impotence link?

First of all, I want to warn you that taking pills for erectile dysfunction can help with erections, but create other problems. In particular, alcohol may provoke severe side effects of the medication.

So, obviously, you should better drink less or stop consuming alcoholic beverages at all. If you find it too difficult to quit, try to at least drink less before sex. Do not risk your own pleasure and self-esteem!

Drink in moderation – no more than two servings per night. Also, eat properly during or before drinking alcohol. Keep in mind, however, that popular pills do not work well enough after too heavy or fatty meals. Also drink plenty of water. Good luck!