People should be made aware that ED, and other unwanted symptoms can arise from Internet porn use. Examples listed on that site include:
1) earlier genres of porn no longer exciting. 2) decreased penile sensitivity 3) delayed ejaculation, anorgasmia 4) porn is more exciting than a partner 5) they need to fantasize about porn to maintain an erection during sex 6) morning wood and spontaneous erections decrease, or no longer occur.
Individuals can make their own experiments to assess if porn use might be involved.
You mean the same book & blog that was mentioned in the article?
No. The book was not mentioned in the article. The author linked to YourBrainOnPorn, saying it was Gabe Deem's blog. This is incorrect.
Also notice that the author of this post chose to link to an old "Way Back" version on yourbrainonporn, rather than the current site, which contains many more studies, and articles by over 50 experts. I suspect he did this so that readers would not see the recent studies on porn users' brains (mentioned above), which contradict his hypothesis that porn-induced problems are a figment of the imagination.
The outdated "Way Back" link also avoided this page, which lists several relevant brain studies, as well as articles by urology professors, MDs, psychiatrists, PhDs, and sexologists - all of who treat porn-induced ED. LINK - http://www.yourbrainonporn.com/porn-induced-ed-media
The author also incorrectly stated that Dr. Oz was a PhD., when he is an MD. He also failed to say that the Dr. Oz show on porn-induced ED featured 3 other experts - a urology professor, a psychiatrist, and a well known PhD in sexology (Urologist Andrew Kramer, Sudeepta Varma MD, Ian Kerner PhD.)
may want to check out the thoroughly referenced book "Your Brain On Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction" (many reviews on Amazon). It has the latest science, including two 2014 studies on porn users' brains (the first). The Cambridge University study mentions several places that 60% of the subjects they scanned had ED and arousal problems with real partners but not with porn. For example, "subjects reported that as a result of excessive use of sexually explicit materials [they] experienced diminished libido or erectile function specifically in physical relationships with women (although not in relationship to the sexually explicit material)." ("Neural Correlates of Sexual Cue Reactivity in Individuals with and without Compulsive Sexual Behaviours" http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0102419)
The Max Planck study, which appeared in the prestigious "JAMA Psychiatry" journal found that hours/years of porn use correlated with reduced grey matter in users' brains, and reduced brain activation in response to erotic stills. ("Brain Structure and Functional Connectivity Associated With Pornography Consumption The Brain on Porn" (""http://diyhpl.us/~bryan/papers2/paperbot/Brain%20Structure%20and%20Functional%20Connectivity%20As sociated%20With%20Pornography%20Consumption:%20The%20Brain%20on%20Porn.pdf)
The lead researcher said, "That could mean that regular consumption of pornography more or less wears out your reward system." "This is in line with the hypothesis that intense exposure to pornographic stimuli results in a downregulation of the natural neural response to sexual stimuli." Desensitization is common in all kinds of addicts. Kühn continued, "We assume that subjects with a high porn consumption need increasing stimulation to receive the same amount of reward." Kühn mentioned that existing psychological, scientific literature suggests consumers of porn will seek material with novel and more extreme sex games. "That would fit perfectly the hypothesis that their reward systems need growing stimulation." (http://www.dw.de/pea-brain-watching-porn-online-will-wear-out-your-brain-and-make-it-shrivel/a-1768 1654)
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Anyone looking for the science behind porn-induced sexual dysfunctions...
People should be made aware that ED, and other unwanted symptoms can arise from Internet porn use. Examples listed on that site include:
1) earlier genres of porn no longer exciting.
2) decreased penile sensitivity
3) delayed ejaculation, anorgasmia
4) porn is more exciting than a partner
5) they need to fantasize about porn to maintain an erection during sex
6) morning wood and spontaneous erections decrease, or no longer occur.
Individuals can make their own experiments to assess if porn use might be involved.
Re: Re: Anyone looking for the science behind porn-induced sexual dysfunctions...
No. The book was not mentioned in the article. The author linked to YourBrainOnPorn, saying it was Gabe Deem's blog. This is incorrect.
Also notice that the author of this post chose to link to an old "Way Back" version on yourbrainonporn, rather than the current site, which contains many more studies, and articles by over 50 experts. I suspect he did this so that readers would not see the recent studies on porn users' brains (mentioned above), which contradict his hypothesis that porn-induced problems are a figment of the imagination.
The outdated "Way Back" link also avoided this page, which lists several relevant brain studies, as well as articles by urology professors, MDs, psychiatrists, PhDs, and sexologists - all of who treat porn-induced ED. LINK - http://www.yourbrainonporn.com/porn-induced-ed-media
Just a few examples you can click on -
1) Dr. Carlo Foresta, urology professor, President of the Italian Society of Reproductive Pathophysiology, and author of some 300 academic studies. http://www.yourbrainonporn.com/pdf-talk-carlo-foresta-urology-professor-2014
2) Professor of Urology at Harvard Medical School, and author of 4 books on men’s health, Dr. Abraham Morgentaler http://www.yourbrainonporn.com/generation-x-rated-porn-induced-ed
3) Dr. Harry Fisch, Professor of Urology at Cornell University, and author of "The New Naked" http://www.yourbrainonporn.com/ybop-review-new-naked-urologist-harry-fisch-md
The author also incorrectly stated that Dr. Oz was a PhD., when he is an MD. He also failed to say that the Dr. Oz show on porn-induced ED featured 3 other experts - a urology professor, a psychiatrist, and a well known PhD in sexology (Urologist Andrew Kramer, Sudeepta Varma MD, Ian Kerner PhD.)
Anyone looking for the science behind porn-induced sexual dysfunctions...
The Max Planck study, which appeared in the prestigious "JAMA Psychiatry" journal found that hours/years of porn use correlated with reduced grey matter in users' brains, and reduced brain activation in response to erotic stills. ("Brain Structure and Functional Connectivity Associated With Pornography Consumption The Brain on Porn" (""http://diyhpl.us/~bryan/papers2/paperbot/Brain%20Structure%20and%20Functional%20Connectivity%20As sociated%20With%20Pornography%20Consumption:%20The%20Brain%20on%20Porn.pdf)
The lead researcher said, "That could mean that regular consumption of pornography more or less wears out your reward system." "This is in line with the hypothesis that intense exposure to pornographic stimuli results in a downregulation of the natural neural response to sexual stimuli." Desensitization is common in all kinds of addicts. Kühn continued, "We assume that subjects with a high porn consumption need increasing stimulation to receive the same amount of reward." Kühn mentioned that existing psychological, scientific literature suggests consumers of porn will seek material with novel and more extreme sex games. "That would fit perfectly the hypothesis that their reward systems need growing stimulation." (http://www.dw.de/pea-brain-watching-porn-online-will-wear-out-your-brain-and-make-it-shrivel/a-1768 1654)
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