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A small sampling from MedHelp (roughly 2000 posts on different threads) of various men who have experienced porn-related ED.
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COMMENTS: This 2011 article is a bit dated, for more up to date info see the Porn & ED section, and begin with START HERE: Porn-Induced Sexual Dysfunction. Since 2011, all studies assessing young male sexuality report a tremendous rise in erectile dysfunction and low libido. See – Research confirms enormous rise in youthful ED. […]
Read More… from Porn-Induced Sexual Dysfunction Is A Growing Problem (2011)
Today’s ejaculation advice may be wrong for our species For the last half-century, Western sexologists have advised men to ejaculate as frequently as the urge arises, on a par with nose-blowing. At the same time, doctors assure guys that there’s no risk of excessive ejaculation because they’ll stop when they’ve had enough. But what if […]
Read More… from Are You Exiting the Gene Pool Due to Low Sperm Count or ED? (2011)
“I think it’s safe to say my libido is back, but it was eight weeks of no porn, masturbation or erotica, and minimal fantasy.” —Recovered user
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Reid, et al are certainly correct that not all compulsive porn users are the same. In fact, I’m sure Hilton and Watts would agree that there are porn users with serious issues, such as AIDS or mental illness, who benefit from counseling and medication. We see a few of them on our forum, too. We also agree that it is not helpful to those recovering to imply they have permanent brain damage, although it’s doubtful this was Hilton and Watt’s intent in explaining the relevance of hypofrontality research.
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Read More… from Gary Wilson’s comment on Rebuttal by Reid, et al
Finally, the American Society of Addiction Medicine has acted, since the DSM would not. The Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders work group for the upcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) is currently discussing whether to demote the proposed “Hypersexual Disorder” (which addresses compulsive porn use, among other behaviors) from Sexual Dysfunctions to […]
Read More… from DSM-5 Attempts to Sweep Porn Addiction Under the Rug (2011)
There’s no simplistic answer for this, as everyone is different. However, there are some typical signposts:
Here’s a sampling of self-reports of various men who have experienced porn-related ED
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“Interesting factoid: I just did some calculations… Assuming an average of an hour and half a day of pornography from age 12 to 27, means I’ve watched roughly A YEAR of porn. Quite possibly significantly more. I’ve been off here and there but had my share of 6+ hour days.” […]
Read More… from What are the symptoms of excessive Internet porn use?