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Watching Porn Causes Erectile Dysfunction?

December 26, 2023April 3, 2024 Reviewed by Dr Hameed Ibrahim Khokar

Originally posted 2023-01-12 06:10:59.

Erectile dysfunction (ED) happens when a man can’t get or keep an erection during sexual activity.

It’s one of the most common problems men have with their sexual lives, and it can be very upsetting. Some people, especially those who have religious or moral issues with porn, say that watching porn can make it hard to get an erectile dysfunction.

Some studies support the idea that porn causes erectile dysfunction (ED), while others say that pornography might actually help with ED.

ED is a complex health issue that has physical and mental health components. This article aims to break down the topic and present the evidence.

How does it happen?

People sometimes say that pornography causes erectile dysfunction, but this is not true. There are many things that can cause erectile dysfunction.

Erectile dysfunction can also be caused by things like relationships, body image, and other similar things. ED doesn’t have a single, clear cause for many men.

A controversial explanation for sexual problems is that they are caused by porn.

Some people who support the idea, like this highly subjective blog from the anti-porn group Fight the New Drug, think that Pornography is a bad thing. This could make their research more biassed than a study done in a lab by an unbiased party.

Research that shows a link between porn and erectile dysfunction says that porn can dull the response to sexual stimuli. more young men are getting help for ED, and that this could be because “hardcore” pornography dulls their senses.

The article argues, based on case studies and a review of previous research, that pornography may make men less happy with their bodies, which can make them anxiety during sex.

Men who watch a lot of porn may need more and more sexual stimulation to get and stay aroused.

The use of pornography could change how the brain responds to arousal, making it less likely that a real-life partner will make a man feel aroused.

If you use sex toys, the nerves in your penis might become less sensitive. This makes it harder to get an erection because the nerves need more physical stimulation.

Gary Wilson, the main author of this study, started an organisation called Your Brain on Porn. Wilson’s fight against pornography makes people wonder if he is biassed. Other studies that find a link between pornography and erectile dysfunction find only a weak link.

This shows that pornography is unlikely to be the only factor of erectile dysfunction, even if it is one of the possible causes.

Porn and Erectile Dysfunction

Some other studies suggest that pornography might actually help with erectile dysfunction, especially when ED is caused by emotional or relationship problems.

In a lab setting, men who said they watched more porn in 2015 study were more sexually responsive to a partner who also watched more porn. This means that pornography might help get the brain or body ready for sex, which could make sex with a partner better.

But the research on the positive effects of pornography is limited and early, just like the research on the negative effects of pornography.

A article points out that scientific research rarely talks about so-called “pornography addiction” or the role it might play in erectile dysfunction (ED). But the term is used a lot on the Internet and in other places that aren’t medical, and it may even be used in treatment. Even though there isn’t much scientific evidence to support the link between erectile dysfunction and pornography, people have made a lot of money off of it.

Men who feel bad about watching porn may have trouble with ED because of this guilt. In this way, believing that pornography is wrong or is linked to ED can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.