Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction: How To Overcome It
One of the risks of getting hooked on porn as a teenager is not being able to get an erection or ejaculate during sexual activity with a real person. Excessive masturbating to pornography seems to have a direct correlation to a rise in erectile dysfunction in young men.
Up until the last decade, rates of ED were low in sexually active men under 40. A 2002 meta-analysis of erectile-dysfunction studies reported consistent rates of 2% in men under 40. These data were gathered before Internet “porn tube sites” enabled wide access to sexually explicit videos. The first of these “tube sites” appeared in September 2006.
In contrast, recent studies on ED and low sexual desire document a sharp increase in prevalence of such dysfunctions in men under 40. Here is a summary of studies reported in the National Institutes of Health.
Compulsive masturbation to porn can detract from sexual arousal with a real life partner. One solution that appears to be helping men overcome porn-induced erectile dysfunction is abstinence from porn and masturbation for a period of 90 days or more. During this time, the brain appears to switch from getting aroused by 2-dimensional visual-auditory cues to adjusting to 3-dimensional sensual cues. It gives the mind and body time to reboot and reset to normal sexual cues. This method can help restore robust real-life sensuality.
Up until the last decade, rates of ED were low in sexually active men under 40. A 2002 meta-analysis of erectile-dysfunction studies reported consistent rates of 2% in men under 40. These data were gathered before Internet “porn tube sites” enabled wide access to sexually explicit videos. The first of these “tube sites” appeared in September 2006.
In contrast, recent studies on ED and low sexual desire document a sharp increase in prevalence of such dysfunctions in men under 40. Here is a summary of studies reported in the National Institutes of Health.
- In 2011, ED rates in young Europeans, 18–40, ranged from 14%–28%.
- In 2012, Swiss researchers found ED rates of 30% in a cross-section of Swiss men aged 18–24.
- A 2013 Italian study reported one in four patients seeking help for new onset ED were younger than 40, with rates of severe ED nearly 10% higher than in men over 40.
- A 2014 study on Canadian adolescents reported that 53.5% of males aged 16–21 had symptoms indicative of a sexual problem. Erectile dysfunction was the most common (26%), followed by low sexual desire (24%), and problems with orgasm (11%).
- A 2014 study of new diagnoses of ED in active duty servicemen reported that rates had more than doubled between 2004 and 2013.
- A 2014 study of active duty, relatively healthy, male military personnel aged 21–40 found an overall ED rate of 33.2%.
- A 2015 “Brief Communication” reported ED rates as high as 31% in sexually active men and low sexual desire rates as high as 37%.
- 2015 study on men (mean age approximately 36), reported that ED accompanied by a low desire for partnered sex is now a common observation in clinical practice among men seeking help for their excessive sexual behavior, who frequently “use pornography and masturbate."
- A 2016 study assessed sexual problems in adolescents (16–21 years) in five waves over a two-year period. For males, persistent problems (in at least one wave) were low sexual satisfaction (47.9%), low desire (46.2%), and problems in erectile function (45.3%).
Compulsive masturbation to porn can detract from sexual arousal with a real life partner. One solution that appears to be helping men overcome porn-induced erectile dysfunction is abstinence from porn and masturbation for a period of 90 days or more. During this time, the brain appears to switch from getting aroused by 2-dimensional visual-auditory cues to adjusting to 3-dimensional sensual cues. It gives the mind and body time to reboot and reset to normal sexual cues. This method can help restore robust real-life sensuality.
Studies linking excessive porn use to sexual dysfunctions, lower arousal, and lower relationship satisfaction
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