Why do people say "drinking can kill sperm?"

In modern society, many male complain that it is not easy to far away from those foods or drinks which can bring harm to the sperm. The sperm can be killed if male have a slight deviation daily diets, too much radiation by the phone and computer, stay in high temperature, even the male favorite smoking and drinking.


In some situation, excessive drinking is unavoidable. Appropriate drinking is acceptable and also good to male health. However, excessive drinking may bring great harm to men.


There is no doubt that excessive drinking has bad effect on respiratory tract, gastrointestinal mucosa, nerve center and the metabolism of liver and kidney. What's more, it can bring great harm to the quality of the sperm. According to the Department of Health, excessive drinking does have some harm to the sperm. Here the herbalist Dr.Lee will explain that the why excessive drinking can kill sperm.


Firstly, excessive drinking may affect semen concentration, sperm motility and density, which can harm the sperm quality.


Secondly, from the point of metabolism, alcohol can accelerate the excretion of Zinc which is the important components to sperm activity and prostate health.
Thirdly, for the men who are damp heat constitution, excessive drinking is equal to "pour oil on the fire". For the Yang Qi, it mainly shows male sexuality. However, excessive drinking will make it on activated state frequently, even be over drafted. This is the reason why so many men will feel a state of malaise after excessive drinking.

Most importantly, alcohol cannot be turned out by gastrointestinal digestion. It can be absorbed into blood which can circulate to testicle. According to the TCM, alcohol has the characters of cosin and hot. As a result, the testicle which is afraid of heat and stuffiness will be damaged by the alcohol.

In summary, it is proved that the excessive drinking do have harm to the sperm. If men want to have high quality sperm, they should have ability of self-control.