How does smoking cigarettes affect the sex life of men?

Answer 1

instead of some of them laying there after sex they jump up to go smoke.

Answer 2

several recent studies have looked at exactly this question in regard to male impotence and found that there is a link between smoking and difficulties having an erection. Unfortunately, there is little research on the effects of smoking on women's sexual health; this is indicative of a general state of research on women's sexual health lagging far behind research on men. That is a whole issue unto itself. But the reason behind the strong link between smoking and male impotence can be presumed to affect women as well.

Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor, meaning it tightens blood vessels and restricts blood flow. In the long term, it has even been shown to cause permanent damage to arteries. Since a man's erection depends on blood flow, researchers assumed smoking would affect erections. Studies have confirmed this time and again. In one study published in 1986 in Addiction Behavior, it was shown that just two cigarettes could cause softer erections in male smokers. Results are corroborated by a definitive study published in June 2001 that looked at all studies done on impotent men over the last two decades. The research showed that 40 percent of men affected by impotence were smokers, as opposed to 28 percent of the general male population. That is either a really amazing coincidence, or there is something there.

It needs to be noted that most of these men were older, and smoking is considered just one cause of erectile dysfunction. The others include stress, hypertension, alcoholism, diabetes, and prostate surgery. Young smokers may not notice negative effects right away, but they could be setting themselves up for "failure" later on.

So what does all this about impotence mean for women? During sexual arousal, the labia, clitoris, and vagina also swell up with blood, similar to a man's penis, enhancing sensation and arousal. If nicotine can restrict blood flow and cause erectile dysfunction in men, it can be assumed that blood flow is restricted in women as well, and may have a negative effect on sensation.

It's hard to say whether your sex life will improve if you quit smoking, since there are many factors influencing your sex life beyond genital sensation. Of course, quitting smoking would also eliminate stained teeth, unhealthy skin, rapid accumulation of wrinkles on the face, and clothing, hair, and breath that stink of smoke. That might improve one's sex life. Decreasing your risk of cancer and heart disease — which tend to have negative effects on one's sex life — can also be sexy in the long run.

Quitting smoking can't do any harm to your sex life, so why not give it a try? If you discover a new realm of sensation during sex from smoking cessation, that's just one more positive aspect to add to the long list of benefits you already know about.

Answer 3

It may contribute to a man becoming impotent at an earlier age than non-smokers. It does this 2 ways: 1) by constricting blood flow to the erection mechanism and 2) by lowering a man's testosterone levels....if this happens Viagra will do no good

Answer 4

Mostly, you'll only attract partners who are OK with kissing someone that smells like an old ashtray. You should be looking for someone with no sense of smell.

That said, since smoking narrows blood vessels, and makes them less elastic, you will find after a number of years of heavy smoking that you have trouble getting or sustaining an erection - ED or erectile dysfunction.

Answer 5

Women don't want to have sex with a guy who smells like cigarettes.

Answer 6

Well, it is bad for you. You suction capacity is reduced, and you get winded to quick. How can a woman enjoy a thorough pounding if the guy is huffing a puffing? I would turned off if the chick I am with would be all heavy breathing and stuff. ill!

Answer 7

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3009767

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-03/aha-csm022803.php

Here are 2 articles on it. My husband is a smoker and we are trying to have a baby. We found out it lowers the sperm count. So that is how it is hindering us personally. Good Luck!

Answer 8

smoking menthol cigarettes affect men sexual life

Answer 9

non-smokers say kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray. I've never licked an ashtray, so i don't know firsthand.

Answer 10

It causes impotence.