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“Alcohol”
Definition: There is a great deal milk of mythology associated with the
effects of alcohol on sexual behavior. The
reality is that small quantities of alcohol can act on the brain in such a
way as to reduce anxiety and inhibition, allowing a person to act on sexual
thoughts and feelings that they repress. Alcohol does not create sexual
interest; rather, it simply has releasing effect on inhibitions.
Sex and Alcohol
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Even small amounts of beer or wine can reduce self-discipline and impulse
control and produce increased sexual risk-taking. Alcohol not only
produces inhibition, but also reduces judgment and common sense and may
lead to neglecting to use contraception, or becoming involved in coercive
or exploitive sex.
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Heavy use of alcohol can reduce vaginal wetness and interfere with
orgasm.
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Chronic drinking suppresses
sexual desire
in both women and men.
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