Cirrhosis is the fatal form of Alcoholic Hepatitis. Cirrhosis leads to death. Alcohol causes disturbances in the heart rate. If you already have heart problems, this could kill you. Alcohol is the major cause of acute inflammation of the pancreas that results in increasing death of the pancreas and increasing dysfunction and poor health.
Alcohol interferes with the normal production and maintenance of female and male hormones.
For women this can mean changes in menstrual cycles such that irregular menstruation occurs. This can also result in a decreased ability to get pregnant, or loss of the pregnancy. Similarly, for the woman who becomes pregnant and continues to drink, the unborn fetus is at high risk for development of many different types of birth defects. For men who use alcohol, the resulting decrease in male hormone levels means a decreased sexual desire, decreased sexual performance and the development of reactive or absolute impotence over a period of time. These changes in sex hormone levels for men and women can be improved with abstinence from alcohol and other mood-altering drugs.