All Stories. 1  After four years of tending bar at Centaurus, the most elite brothel in the sex-for-pay melee that is the recklessly beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Limas â 47 years old, pleasantly gruff and handsomely handlebar mustached â had become unfazeable.
Alcohol has two noticeable effects on the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, which influence sexual behavior and urinary excretion. Alcohol depresses the nerve centers in the hypothalamus that control sexual arousal and performance. As BAC increases, sexual behavior increases, but sexual performance declines.
1 Hypothalamus and pituitary: The hypothalamus and pituitary coordinate automatic brain functions and hormone release. 2  Alcohol depresses nerve centers in the hypothalamus that control sexual arousal and performance. 3  Although sexual urge may increase, sexual performance decreases.