PORN INDUCED ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION? (PIED)
In the last few years there has seen an astronomical rise in the number of porn sites available to users. Everyone now has a mobile phone with super-fast internet and 4G connection means that getting access to pornographic material is easier and more varied than ever before. 5 out of the top 100 sites visited in 2018 were streaming videos of an adult nature. Pornhub receives 150 million daily visitor’s worlds wide and is the 27th most popular website on the internet.
PORN USERS
With this growth in usage we have also seen a rise in the number of cases in men, and young men, reach out for help with erectile dysfunction. We look at the information available to see if there is “porn induced erectile dysfunction” and if it is fact or m
PORN AND ED
Some other studies suggest that pornography might help with erection problems, especially when it is due to psychological issues or relationship concerns.
A 2015 study found that men who reported more time spent viewing pornography had greater sexual responsiveness to a partner in a laboratory setting. This suggests that pornography might help prime the brain or body for sex, potentially improving intercourse with a partner.
However, the research supporting the positive effects of pornography is very limited and in its infancy in terms of the studies, similarly to studies that focus on the harm of pornography use.
In August 2016 BBCs newsbeat ran a story that online porn is damaging men’s health and concluded that the rise in internet porn and the easy access lead to long term problems in men’s ability to perform in the “real world”. However, there are no official figures or scientific research behind the piece and more of an opinion piece view point from the BBC.
GUILTY PLEASURE
Men who feel guilty about watching porn may struggle with impotence due to guilt. In this way, a belief that what they are doing is ultimately wrong or is linked to their erection problems will then get performance anxiety and it will become all too real.
A study published in March 2016 of 434 adult males has linked all-embracing use of pornography to problems with erections. The research, viewed online sexual activities and their effects, asking participants about time spent engaging in online sexual behaviours, types of online sexual activity, masturbation in conjunction with online sexual behaviours, compulsivity (addictive tendencies) related to online sexual activity, reasons for engaging in online sexual behaviours, and consequences related to online sexual activity.
The investigative team found that test subjects spent an approximately 3 hours each week online viewing pornography. Some participants spent as little 5 minutes per week, while others engaged in online sexual behaviours as much as 33 hours per week.
Sexual pleasure was the most common reason for engaging in online sexual activity:
Why People View Porn
- 94.4% of test subjects listed sexual satisfaction
- 87.2% stated as feeling arousal
- 73.8% hope to relax and decrease stress
- 70.8% out of boredom
men usually have multiple motivations for engaging in watching porn, with escapism playing almost as prominent a role as the enjoyment of sex. So, men who engage in online sexual behaviours to self-medicate emotional distress are even more likely to experience ED problems than men who go online purely for sexual gratification. This suggest that porn is not the cause but the underlying mental issues.
For the study’s problematic users (275), impotence and lower overall sexual satisfaction were identified as common consequences. This means that men with sexual dysfunction issues might be less assured in their sexual prowess and consequently be less able to perform and less sexually satisfied with their actual partners (thus they turning to porn to avoid their problems and it becomes a vicious circle).
In 2012, a British study of both male and female (though mostly male) sex addicts found that 26.7% reported issues with sexual dysfunction. In 2014, a European study of male sex addicts found that 58% reported issues with sexual dysfunction.
- A man can get hard and have orgasms with porn, but he struggles with real world partners.
- A man can have sex with real world partners, but orgasm takes a long time.
- A man’s real-world partners complain that he seems disengaged during lovemaking
- A man says he prefers porn sex to real world sex, finding online imagery more arousing.
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