Need information on sexual dysfunction & recovering alcoholics?
ret340 asked:
Hi all, I’ve done some searching online and can’t seem to find info on recovering alcoholics who have sexual dysfunction. My husband is a recovering alcoholic and has no interest in sex. Even when he does try (for my benefit) he has a hard time getting excited and performing.
Does anyone know where I can find info on the net about what to do in this situation? Please only serious answers.
Hi all, I’ve done some searching online and can’t seem to find info on recovering alcoholics who have sexual dysfunction. My husband is a recovering alcoholic and has no interest in sex. Even when he does try (for my benefit) he has a hard time getting excited and performing.
Does anyone know where I can find info on the net about what to do in this situation? Please only serious answers.
2 Responses to “Need information on sexual dysfunction & recovering alcoholics?”
Viagra,cealis,etc. seek professional help.
This is all I could find hun:
1st artical
Dowsling JL.
Sexuality and alcoholism have been linked since Shakespeare’s time, but various studies have pointed out that there is no simple, direct relationship between the pharmacological effect of alcohol and its behavioral consequences. Sexual dysfunction in the recovering alcoholic may be due to the depressant effect of the alcohol itself, to alcohol related disease, to other drug usage, or to a multitude of psychological forces. Learning to deal with one’s sexuality can be an important initial step in creating a new, more confident self who can cope in a chemical-free world. As well, the effects of alcoholism on the whole family and the importance of family support during recovery are major reasons why sexuality needs to be addressed directly and sex therapy offered as part of the recovery process. Sex should be viewed as one more aspect of communication which may need improvement.
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2nd artical
Male Alcoholics, when compared with nonalcoholic men, have a heightened prevalence of sexual dysfunctions, the most frequent of which are erection difficulties, lowered libido and retarded ejaculation (O’Farrell, 1990). Sexual dissatisfaction in the form of disagreements about sex, withholding of sex to punish the alcoholics’ drinking, diminished sexual frequency and reduced overall satisfaction also have been described as quite common in alcoholics’ marriages (Doweling, 1980; Wiseman, 1985).
Physical factors have been described as primary causes of alcoholics’ sexual dysfunction problems. Sex hormone changes due to the effects of chronic excessive alcohol intake on the liver, testicles and hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis have been implicated in problems with impotence and decreased sexual interest (Van Thiel, 1985; Chiao and Van Thiel, 1983). Acute alcohol intake beyond very low doses decreases potency and increases time to ejaculation (see Wilson’s 1981 review).
Relationship conflict secondary to alcohol-related marital stressors also has been proposed as a contributing factor in alcoholics’ sexual problems. Two studies investigated this explanation by studying a comparison group of maritally conflicted couples without alcohol-related problems in addition to the alcoholics. A preliminary report lacking statistical analyses (Burton and Kaplan, 1968) found similar levels of sexual dissatisfaction when alcoholic and conflicted couples were compared. O’Farrell et al. (1991) found that alcoholic and conflicted couples did not differ and that both groups reported less frequent intercourse, more disagreement over sex and more desires for change in their sexual relationship than did nonaleoholie, noneonflieted couples….
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