“But porn is such fun!” said a handsome gay man in his 40s, “I just can’t find a partner to enjoy it with.” Sure porn is fun. It hits the pleasure circuits of the brain mimicking nature’s number one priority – reproduction, even if we’re not looking to become a parent. This article called “Why do I find porn more exciting than a partner?” from Your Brain On Porn website explains why porn users may experience more difficulty finding an actual partner with whom to develop a loving relationship.
In the six years since Gary Wilson first wrote on this theme, the science has moved forward a long way. The literature now includes the following…
- Over 55 studies linking porn use to less sexual and relationship satisfaction.
- 75 studies link porn use/sex addiction to sexual problems and lower arousal to sexual stimuli. The first 5 studies in the list demonstrate causation, as participants eliminated porn use and healed chronic sexual dysfunctions.
- Over 30 studies reporting findings consistent with escalation of porn use (tolerance), habituation to porn, and even withdrawal symptoms.
- In addition to the above studies, this page contains articles and videos by over 130 experts (urology professors, urologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, sexologists, MDs) who acknowledge and have successfully treated porn-induced ED and porn-induced loss of sexual desire.
- Peer-reviewed paper by US Navy doctors – Is Internet Pornography Causing Sexual Dysfunctions? A Review with Clinical Reports (2016) – It’s an extensive review of the literature on porn-induced sexual problems. The review provides the latest data revealing a tremendous rise in youthful sexual problems. The paper also examines the neurological studies related to porn addiction and sexual conditioning. The doctors provide 3 clinical reports of men who developed porn-induced sexual dysfunctions.
