Will long-term beer consumption affect men's sexual function? Doctor: Drinking too much beer may trigger impotence

Alcohol is the most common killer of male sexual and reproductive abilities. With the continuous popularization of scientific knowledge, more and more men begin to consider the adverse effects of alcohol on fertility, offspring development and their own health. Especially those men who have "difficulties" in childbirth, consciously or unconsciously give up drinking strong Baijiu and turn to more low-grade alcohol, especially beer. It seems that beer can achieve the dual effect of satisfying their own desires and not harming their health.

Beer has the effect of strengthening the spleen and appetizing, so many people consider it as a daily soft drink, known as "liquid bread", and is a favorite meal drink. So, is it safe to drink a lot of beer? In the diagnosis of male infertility, patients often ask such questions as, can we drink beer instead of Baijiu? In fact, the main component of beer is still alcohol, which is no different from the main component of Baijiu (alcohol) (alcohol). Only the concentration of bile alcohol varies. Drinking a large amount of beer can lead to drunkenness like getting drunk. Similarly, it can affect the alcohol content in beer, which is a major issue for men. It can directly cause pain to sperm and reduce their vitality and insemination ability.

Drinking too much alcohol can poison reproductive organs such as the testicles, lower male androgen levels, harm the liver, reduce the inactivation effect of female estrogen, cause the accumulation of estrogen in the body, counteract the effects of androgens, and make it difficult for men to regain their virility.

Fertility requires male sperm to meet and combine with female eggs, and this binding process requires sperm to release acrosin to dissolve the outer membrane of the egg. If the estrogen level in the male body is too high, the sperm will release acrosin in advance before encountering the egg. When it is truly needed, there is no available acrosin to destroy the outer membrane of the egg, and fertility will become hopeless.

British scientists recently found that isopentenyl trihydroxy flavanone in beer can imitate the function of estrogen, affect the reproductive behavior of sperm, directly affect male fertility, and help explain the reasons for the decline of human fertility in the past decades. In addition, alcoholic beverages can accelerate the excretion of zinc, and men who frequently drink alcohol often lack zinc. The trace element zinc is one of the important substances that ensure men's prostate health and sperm motility.