Online porn is making young men impotent

[Independent voter]

This topic comes up from time to time on MMO-C. It's from a BBC show which I haven't seen yet but usually BBC shows are pretty well done. Common sense says it's not a good idea to use porn to the extent that you need it to get an erection. You can imagine a scenario where you have to look at porn in the bathroom and then run to the bedroom to have sex with your girl.

Yes, I'm sure the vast majority don't suffer any problems but there are those that do.





http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...d-bedroom.html

More young men than ever are seeking treatment for erectile dysfunction because of their addiction to online porn, an expert has warned.
Exposure to graphic images and films are desensitising men and leaving them unable to get aroused in the bedroom.
Smartphones and tablets which makes porn accessible anywhere are to blame for the condition, a leading psychosexual therapist believes.

Angela Gregory says she has seen a surge in young men attending her clinic at Nottingham University Hospital.
She told the BBC: 'What I've seen over the last 16 years, particularly the last five years, is an increase in the amount of younger men being referred.
'Our experience is that historically men that were referred to our clinic with problems with erectile dysfunction were older men whose issues were related to diabetes, MS, cardio vascular disease.


'These younger men do not have organic disease, they've already been tested by their GP and everything is fine.
'So one of the first assessment questions I'd always ask now is about pornography and masturbatory habit because that can be the cause of their issues about maintaining an erection with a partner.'
The issue was exposed by a new documentary by the BBC's Newsbeat called 'Brought up on Porn'.
Researchers spoke to a young man named only as 'Nick' who first started watching porn on a laptop aged 15.

'My libido came back with a vengeance and I met this girl and it was great.
'For the first time in ages I was able to flirt and within quite a short time I was able to have normal sex.'*
According to a 2014 study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, one out of every four new erectile dysfunction patients were under 40.
A new US study in the Behavioural Sciences Journal claims that online porn mirrors drug-like addiction qualities, leading to lowered sexual 'enjoyment' and diminished libido.
The report added: 'The potential health risks of internet pornography are not as well understood as those for alcohol and tobacco use, and is widely portrayed as both ordinary behaviour and socially acceptable.'**

[Thessik-Irontail]

Interesting, it looks like the conservatives were right about pornography being bad for our society, but not necessarily for the reasons they thought.

[Bollocks]

I never understood how people get so hooked on porn.

[Dundebuns]

They just need to experiment more. Up the butt stuff will get you hard in no time.

[Gamdwelf]

Idk seems dubious. Daily mail and just seems off. Maybe some of, but idk if it's actually the cause it not.

[sheggaro]

Porn is just a part of the whole instant gratification problem plaguing young people nowadays. And when you point it out to them, they get all defensive.

I fear for the future once the millenials take over.

[Underverse]

It's kind of obvious that seeing exactly what you want would desensitize you to seeing less than exactly what you want - which is almost always the difference between porn and reality. Why would you go back to McDonald's after having a custom cooked burger?

[Deleted]

You are too late to the party, OP. The no fap challenge thingy was known, like since from 2012 on reddit

[IntellectuallyChallenged]

I never understood how people get so hooked on porn.

Because most women are crazy (note that I didn't say "all"). They have ridiculously high expectations. They have no tolerance, patience, or trust. They say they want to be treated as equals, but if you don't put them on a pedestal, they lose their fucking minds. The ones that say they just want casual, no strings attached sex, just ended up "falling in love" and becoming psychos anyway. No, thank you.

For some of us, porn is far better than the alternative.

[tj119]

Idk seems dubious. Daily mail and just seems off. Maybe some of, but idk if it's actually the cause it not.

Caught us a porn addict already ^^^^

[Darkguyver2020]

If these no life virgins are so reliant on porn, then they have no chance of finding a woman anyway.

[Deleted]

Didnt read this wall of text! But just by "porn makes young men impotent" I started laughing!

[Medusa Cascade]

"At my peak I was probably watching up to two hours of porn every day"

Is his penis now a nub?

[Deleted]

It's kind of obvious that seeing exactly what you want would desensitize you to seeing less than exactly what you want - which is almost always the difference between porn and reality. Why would you go back to McDonald's after having a custom cooked burger?

I'd not even go as short as saying it's between porn and reality.

I'd go as far, as to say, that it's between one own's perception and reality.

[Malachi256]

Everyone knows why the internet fiercely defends porn, and it's not because it's harmless...

[Gloriandus]

It is a problem.

Checking porn sites can become like a daily ablution, like checking the news over coffee each morning.

[Jotaux]

If these no life virgins are so reliant on porn, then they have no chance of finding a woman anyway.

I don't think thats the target of the article. Presumably, if they are seeking treatment for impotence they have a reason for wanting a boner such as a sexual partner.

[Deleted]

They just need to experiment more. Up the butt stuff will get you hard in no time.

Just no.... That is a fly zone for me giving or recieving.

[Dug]

That's an extreme amount, but I'd also say watching it every day, even for a short amount, is too much. Why would you need to view it everyday?

Some people masturbate everyday and I reckon a scary amount of people cannot masturbate without the use of pornography.

[Sykol]

If women are mad about porn, maybe they just need to up their game.