Watching too much porn? Don't worry.
For years researchers have claimed that watching porn makes men so desensitised to sexual images that they struggle to perform with their partners.
But new research has found that the opposite may be true - watching sexual films makes men more aroused generally.
Researchers also found no link between viewing sex films and the number of participants suffering from erectile dysfunction.
The study was carried out by Nicole Prause at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behaviour, and Jim Pfaus, a professor in Concordia's Department of Psychology.
Ms Prause and Professor Pfaus analysed data collected from 280 male volunteers.
All the men reported the average number of hours per week that they had viewed sex films, which ranged from zero to 25 hours.
They also completed a questionnaire that measures levels of sexual desire.
The researchers also found there is no relationship between viewing sex films and the incidence of erectile dysfunction in men who are sexually active.
'Many clinicians claim that watching erotica makes men unable to respond sexually to 'normal' sexual situations with a partner,' Ms Prause continued. 'That was not the case in our sample.'
'While many people think easy access to porn leads to problems in the bedroom, our study suggests the opposite: that erectile dysfunction is most likely caused by the same issues that have been known for some time, such as performance anxiety, poor cardiovascular health, or side-effects from substance abuse,' added Professor Pfaus.
A larger issue concerns recent assertions that watching porn causes addiction and ruins relationships.
Professor Pfaus said their data disputes those claims: 'The study participants represent a good cross-section of men that view porn on a regular basis.
'The fact that doing so increased their arousal to the erotic stimuli should cause clinicians and sex ther****ts to rethink their attributions.'
The study is published in the online journal Sexual Medicine.
Source : V Woollaston Published: 16:14, 17 March 2015 UK Press
But new research has found that the opposite may be true - watching sexual films makes men more aroused generally.
Researchers also found no link between viewing sex films and the number of participants suffering from erectile dysfunction.
The study was carried out by Nicole Prause at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behaviour, and Jim Pfaus, a professor in Concordia's Department of Psychology.
Ms Prause and Professor Pfaus analysed data collected from 280 male volunteers.
All the men reported the average number of hours per week that they had viewed sex films, which ranged from zero to 25 hours.
They also completed a questionnaire that measures levels of sexual desire.
The researchers also found there is no relationship between viewing sex films and the incidence of erectile dysfunction in men who are sexually active.
'Many clinicians claim that watching erotica makes men unable to respond sexually to 'normal' sexual situations with a partner,' Ms Prause continued. 'That was not the case in our sample.'
'While many people think easy access to porn leads to problems in the bedroom, our study suggests the opposite: that erectile dysfunction is most likely caused by the same issues that have been known for some time, such as performance anxiety, poor cardiovascular health, or side-effects from substance abuse,' added Professor Pfaus.
A larger issue concerns recent assertions that watching porn causes addiction and ruins relationships.
Professor Pfaus said their data disputes those claims: 'The study participants represent a good cross-section of men that view porn on a regular basis.
'The fact that doing so increased their arousal to the erotic stimuli should cause clinicians and sex ther****ts to rethink their attributions.'
The study is published in the online journal Sexual Medicine.
Source : V Woollaston Published: 16:14, 17 March 2015 UK Press
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