Fun Facts About Porn
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Summary: The aim of this document is to provide a compilation of sources to showcase the dangers of porn and masturbation, why they are unhealthy and should be absent from society.
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Porn use has link to mental illness
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19772438
Longitudinal study found pornography use has negative effect on depression and life satisfaction
https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/ariqol/v14y2019i2d10.1007_s11482-018-9604-5.html
Porn use results in higher rates of depression
https://search.proquest.com/openview/a2487096f8cb0f2902deb14ea96eb3f6
Porn is associated with increased lower self-esteem https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25838755
Greater masturbation frequency is associated with less happiness
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17541849
Depressive symptoms are linked with greater desire for masturbation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12545415
Depression is significantly associated with masturbation among women, higher masturbation frequency results in higher depression
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15483368/
Depressive symptoms are associated with higher rates of masturbation among women https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12545415/
Watching porn leads to lower life satisfaction https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2017.1368977
A significant relationship also exists among teens between frequent pornography use and feelings of loneliness, including major depression.
https://sci-hub.se/10.1089/cpb.2005.8.473
High rates of impersonal sex are related to separation from parents during childhood, relationship instability, STDs, tobacco smoking, substance abuse, and dissatisfaction with life in general
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16502152/
One older study found that "introversion and depression show significant correlations with autoerotic stimulation and arousal, but not with heterosexual activity."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1275690/
"After adjusting for demographics, porn users reported greater depressive symptoms, poorer quality of life, more mental & physical-health diminished days, and lower health status"
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20946159/
Having an orgasm from purely penile stimulation of the vagina as opposed to orgasms from masturbation is associated with greater satisfaction (with sex life, mental health, relationships with both partners and friends, and life in general)
The earlier you begin using pornography, the more likely you are to form a drug addiction
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16232040
Adolescents exposed to high levels of porn have lower levels of sexual self-esteem.
https://sci-hub.se/10.3149/jms.1402.209
Longitudinal study found that " For both men and women, excessive pornography use at 3 months was associated with increased depression at 6 months. "
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10720162.2019.1645061
Greater use of immature psychological defence mechanisms is associated with lesser vaginal orgasm consistency, with any orgasm from clitoral masturbation during PVI, and with greater frequency of masturbation orgasm
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19889144/
Immature defences are independently predicted by masturbation for both sexes
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18761591/
Higher masturbation frequency is associated with immature defence mechanisms (which are linked to psychopathology), as opposed to penile vaginal activity which is associated with less immature defence mechanisms
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18331263/
“According to APA’s own criteria, contradictions of APA’s reasoning are shown and scientific and logical reasons are presented that show masturbation and homosexuality should be considered as abnormal behaviours. We reviewed “statistical”, “well-being”, “dysfunction”, “anatomo-physiological” and “social norm” criteria for healthy sexual behaviours and showed that, according to the real healthy criteria, masturbation and homosexuality are not normal behaviours.”
"PPU (Problematic Porn Use) is positively predicted by vicarious sadism (enjoying others' suffering)"
There is an association between penile-vaginal intercourse and indices of better physiological and psychological function.
Other sexual behaviours (masturbation, partner masturbation, oral sex, anal sex, or any other sex that excludes penile-vaginal intercourse) are either unrelated or occasionally negatively related to indices of physiological and psychological function.
Vaginal orgasm is related to better psychological health than clitoral orgasm
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14681990600891427
Insecure attachment styles are associated with lesser vaginal orgasm consistency, and are directly related to greater frequency of other sexual behaviours such as masturbation
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21676179/
Watching pornography is significantly associated with higher grey matter in amygdala (this is an indicator of and leads to behavioural disorders)
And is also significantly associated with worse connectivity between the left amygdala seed and bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (basically: brain works less good :<)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324617/#hbm23447-bib-0051
Pornography use leads to less white matter in the brain and other changes for the worse
http://umu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1750886/FULLTEXT01.pdf
Pornography viewers have lower levels of grey matter in the brain
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/1874574?resultClick=3
Although some antipsychotic medications might cause sexual dysfunction and low desire (for some, at least in part through prolactin-ergic mechanisms), there is also evidence that untreated schizophrenics have low desire for sex with a partner, and other studies also indicate that schizophrenics have low rates of partnered sexual activity but elevated rates of masturbation
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19453927/
Penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI) but not other sexual behaviour is associated with better psychological and physiological function.
Persons who report PVI (but no other sexual activities) have better stress responses than persons reporting other or no sexual behaviours.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15961213/
Childhood sexual contact is associated with hyper-sexuality (high levels of masturbation, thoughts about sex, varieties of sexual practices, partner turnover)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18614231/
Everyone knows this but some people are sick enough to deny it: pornography addiction is a real scientifically-documented psychological phenomenon.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8461095/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5561346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8394473/
Addiction to pornography functions similarly as chemical dependency on cocaine
"Moreover, we reviewed available neuroscientific literature on Internet pornography addiction and connect the results to the addiction model. The review leads to the conclusion that Internet pornography addiction fits into the addiction framework and shares similar basic mechanisms with substance addiction."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600144/
A longitudinal study following Internet users has found that accessing pornography online is predictive of compulsive computer use after 1 year.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16497122/
Pornography use is a behavioural addiction (in case you somehow didn't know already haha)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24693354/
Watching porn is an escalating behaviour
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4683093/
"Clinical reports suggest that terminating Internet pornography use is sometimes sufficient to reverse negative effects"
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/6/3/17/htm
Abstaining from masturbation has a measurably positive impact on testosterone levels https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11760788
Abstinence from masturbation has a statistically significant positive effect on testosterone, with a 50% increase in only a week, then stability https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12659241/
After 3 weeks, when comparing results before and after abstinence (from masturbation), higher testosterone concentrations are observed following the period of abstinence. This data demonstrates that abstinence does produce elevated levels of testosterone in males
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11760788/
In a 2007 animal study, researchers found that androgen receptors in the brain (which help your body make use of testosterone) were lower with frequent masturbation (thus would be higher with less masturbation)
Semen volume, sperm concentration, and total sperm count increase significantly with abstinence length
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27196032/
After abstinence from masturbation the sperm volume and concentration increases gradually with the length of abstinence from masturbation, being approximately 2 times higher after 10 days of abstinence than after 1 day of abstinence. The total sperm count increased about 4 fold from 1 day of abstinence to 10 days of abstinence. The WBC (white blood cell) count showed a small increase with longer abstinence periods. The pH remained essentially the same
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1426327/
This study finds the same as the above (except the last sentence), with the addition of:
Condom use appears to impair some benefits of penile-vaginal intercourse
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20088868/
Duration of abstinence has a statistically significant positive influence on sperm concentration and semen volume (better sperm)
Abstinence had no statistically significant influence on pH, viability, total and grade A motility, or morphology (no bad effect)
The percentage of DNA fragmentation remained unchanged relative to abstinence. (sperm doesn't have worse fertilisation)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15236990/
Lengthy sexual abstinence was found to increase semen volume and concentration and total sperm count, whereas motility (unconscious muscle contractions) and normal morphology decreased significantly
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7820161/
There is a significant difference in sperm concentration with respect to how many ejaculations a person has during a 7-day period before the abstinence period. Sperm motility and morphology are not affected by ejaculatory frequency.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15302284/
Porn use results in a decrease in academic performance
https://lirias.kuleuven.be/handle/123456789/458526
Controlling for covariates, U.S. army soldiers in 2018 who watched porn were between 1.72–3.56 more likely to report any lifetime perpetration of IPV (Intimate Partner Violence)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-021-01924-x
Problematic pornography use is associated with Intimate Partner Violence
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30461344/
Watching porn more than doubles the rate of divorce
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28936726
Porn has been shown to increase marital infidelity by 300 percent, according to a 2004 study in Social Science Quarterly.
https://sci-hub.se/10.1111/j.0038-4941.2004.08501006.x
“Adults who had watched an X-rated movie in the past year were more likely to be divorced, more likely to have had an extramarital affair, and less likely to report being happy with their marriage or happy overall.
For men, pornography use reduced the positive relationship between frequency of sex and happiness.
The negative relationship between pornography use and marital well-being has, if anything, grown stronger over time, during a period in which pornography has become both more explicit and more easily available."
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10834-014-9391-6
"Numerous studies have examined the connection between pornography viewing and marital quality, with findings most often revealing a negative association.
In general, married persons who more frequently viewed pornography in 2006 reported significantly lower levels of marital quality in 2012, net of controls for earlier marital quality and relevant correlates.
Pornography's effect was not simply a proxy for dissatisfaction with sex life or marital decision-making in 2006.
[...] frequency of pornography use in 2006 was the second strongest predictor of marital quality in 2012."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27388511/
Studies report that people who use porn feel less love for their spouse/partner and are more dissatisfied with their spouse/partner than people who do not use porn.
The study of more than 50,000 participants who had taken part in 50 previous porn studies, found men who watch porn in an intimate relationship are more likely to be less satisfied with their sex life and their partner.
https://sci-hub.se/10.1111/hcre.12108
68% of divorce cases involve one party meeting a new paramour over the internet while 56% involve one party having an “obsessive interest” in pornographic websites.
https://downloads.frc.org/EF/EF12D43.pdf
"Binary logistic regression analyses showed that married Americans who viewed pornography at all in 2006 were more than twice as likely as those who did not view pornography to experience a separation by 2012, even after controlling for 2006 marital happiness and sexual satisfaction as well as relevant sociodemographic correlates."
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-017-1080-8
"Americans who viewed pornography at all in 2006 were nearly twice as likely as those who never viewed pornography to report experiencing a romantic breakup by 2012, even after controlling for relevant factors such as 2006 relationship status and other sociodemographic correlates."
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-017-9444-8
"We found that the probability of divorce roughly doubled for married Americans who began pornography use between survey waves"
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2017.1317709
"Results from our analyses revealed significant and positive associations between pornography use and loneliness for all three models."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28448246/
Penile-Vaginal intercourse (PVI) frequency is directly associated with all life & sexual life satisfaction measures, whereas masturbation frequency is independently inversely associated with almost all life & sexual life satisfaction measures, and non PVI sex frequencies independently inversely associated with many satisfaction measures
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19453891/
People who watch porn regularly are less likely to get married than those who do not
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/eej.2015.7
People who view porn regularly are less likely to get married than those who do not and this is because users see porn as a substitute for marital sexual gratification.
https://sci-hub.se/10.1057/eej.2015.7
The frequency of penile-vaginal intercourse correlates positively with PRQC dimensions: Satisfaction, Intimacy, Trust, Passion, Love and Global Relationship Quality
Masturbation frequency is inversely associated with love
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17541850/
Frequency of pornography use was more strongly associated with feeling out of control when relationship and sexual satisfaction were lower
Couple dissatisfaction puts the individual at risk of reporting out-of-control pornography use
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29281588/
A systematic review of 17 studies found that Internet pornography and general pornography, are significantly linked with greater unsafe sex practices and number of sexual partners
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25587721/
Frequent pornography use is associated with many problematic behaviours.
Frequent users of pornography are more likely to live in a large city, consume alcohol more often, have greater sexual desire, and more often sell sex than other boys of the same age.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20888038/
The longer you watch porn, the more likely you are to watch minor intercourse
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257253220
More frequent exposure to sexually explicit material is associated with greater sexual uncertainty and more positive attitudes toward uncommitted sexual exploration (i.e., sexual relations with casual partners/friends or with sexual partners in one-night stands).
https://sci-hub.se/10.1177/0093650208321754
Elevated rates of impersonal sex are associated with a range of negative health indicators in the general population, including hypersexuality & paraphilic sexual interests (exhibitionism, voyeurism, masochism/sadism, homosexuality)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16502152/
According to one 2016 study, 46.9% of respondents reported that, over time, they began watching pornography that had previously disinterested or even disgusted them.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563215302612
According to a 2016 survey of children aged 11-16, over half of the boys (53%) and over a third of the girls (39%) believed that porn was a realistic depiction of sex
https://repository.uel.ac.uk/item/850v2
Porn strongly influences how people view sex
In fact 44% of boys aged 11–16 who consumed porn report that it gave them ideas about the type of sex they wanted to try. https://library.nspcc.org.uk/HeritageScripts/Hapi.dll/search2?CookieCheck=45026.5659513889&searchTerm0=C6090
Repeatedly watching an erotic stimulus makes it not only as less sexually arousing each time, but also as less appetitive and absorbing
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10846806/
Review of 20 papers found that "[...] sexually explicit material is associated with sexual behaviour, sexual norms and attitudes, gender attitudes, self-esteem, sexual satisfaction, uncertainty and preoccupancy."
The studies also reported "developmental effects on adolescents' behavioural, cognitive and emotional well-being."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28433892/
Masturbation is predicted by childhood sexualisation and absence of sexual partner
Liberal sexual values further increased the current probability of masturbation.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17710524/
When looking at porn, men ejaculate more & faster for new women as opposed to the same women more times
In both males and females watching porn is significantly associated with more verbal and physical sexual aggression in US and internationally, as revealed by meta analysis of 22 studies
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2015-58817-001
22 studies from 7 different countries were analysed:
Porn consumption was associated with sexual aggression in the United States and internationally, among males and females, and in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jcom.12201
Porn has significant impact on adolescents in regards to sexual attitudes, beliefs, behaviours, and sexual aggression as well as destroying self-concept, body image, social development
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10720162.2012.660431
Porn use increases rates of body dissatisfaction, self-objectification, sexist beliefs, sexual violence, and diminished views on women's competence and mortality
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2016.1142496
The more people watch porn, the more likely they are to believe that violence against women is acceptable, research suggests. The study also noted an increase in overall aggression that came with pornography use.
https://sci-hub.se/10.1002/ab.20328
Pornography and rape: A causal model.
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1989-15882-001
The more you watch porn, the more likely you are to identify as LGBT, almost 35% of people who watch porn several times a day are LGBT
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/02/28/more-porn-watch-more-likely-bisexual/
Porn can make you bisexual according to xhamster
Those who watched multiple times a day were more than twice as likely to identify as bisexual than those who watched only once a week
https://xhamster.com/blog/posts/934387
Gay and bisexual men watch porn 3 times more than heterosexual men (U.S., May 1st 2019)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5842099/
Homosexuals are significantly more likely to engage in masturbation
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17333329/
Gay men on average watch 3 hours of porn every week compared to only 70 minutes for heterosexual men
Homosexuals watch almost 3 times more pornography on average
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3719400/
Association between porn use and sexual behaviours is statistically significant
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32081698/
Sexual/gender minority (i.e. gay, trans) women first view porn at a significantly younger age than heterosexual women
Sexual/gender minority males have highest frequency of consuming porn out of all groups
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32169576/
Gay men consume 2–3 times more SEM (Sexualy Explicit Media) (Porn) than heterosexual men
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15451703/
Porn, over time, has the ability to alter sexual tastes so that the users believe the acquired tastes are natural. Thus, porn essentially rewires the brain with frequent use, according to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health in 2000.
https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/S1054-139X(00)00137-3
Watching porn can cause more mental health issues in both men and women, these include anxiety, depression, insecurity, and body image issues (like gender dysphoria), to name a few.
https://sci-hub.se/10.1037/a0028845
Porn is ruining our society and perverting younger and younger kids
22% of porn viewers under 18 are less than 10 years old
Porn use is rising in adolescents
https://www.burnet.edu.au/system/asset/file/2649/Pornography_ANZJPH_paper.pdf
In 2008, 14.4% of boys were exposed to porn before the age of 13
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18771400/
In 2011, 48.7% of boys were exposed to porn before age of 13
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25466233/
In 2017, 69% of males ages 15-29 said that they were exposed to porn when they were 13 or younger
In same study median age of seeing porn was 13 for men and 16 for women
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28664609
Porn is regularly watched by 45% of 14 years olds
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/9679160.html
Scary study on universities showed about 20% of males have porn addiction
2/3 of HR professionals have found porn in employees' work computer
In 2012, estimates of the total number of pornographic websites stood at nearly 25 million comprising about 12% of all the websites.
Why are we not taught about how dangerous and harmful porn is? Because the porn industry brings more money than NFL, NBA, and MLB combined.
https://www.plunkettresearch.com/statistics/Industry-Statistics-Advertising-Agencies-Public-Relations-Agencies-Direct-Mail-Advertising-Estimated-Sources-Of-Revenue-Expenses-US-2015-2020/ and https://enough.org/stats_porn_industry_archives#
Porn has taken over our society so much that today, porn sites receive more website traffic in the U.S. than Twitter, Instagram, Netflix, Pinterest, and LinkedIn combined (24 May, 2021)
https://www.semrush.com/blog/most-visited-websites/
Watching porn is significantly linked with erectile dysfunction and inversely related to sexual function
https://www.urotoday.com/conference-highlights/eau-2020/press-releases/123014-more-porn-worse-erectile-function.html
Porn is directly linked to erectile dysfunction in men
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039517/
Porn is directly linked to sexual dysfunction in women, as well as men
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460320307334
Masturbation is associated with sexual function problems and promiscuity among women
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17333329/
Masturbation is Related to Psychopathology and Prostate Dysfunction https://repositorio.ispa.pt/bitstream/10400.12/2375/1/ASB_41_539-540.pdf
Scientists have debunked media lies about the study that supposedly found masturbation reducing the risk of prostate cancer by 20% (it didn't)
https://sci-hub.se/10.1111/j.1464-410x.2004.4630_1.x
A review of several studies found that in general, men who developed prostate cancer had lower rates of penile-vaginal intercourse at age ≥50 years than age-matched controls, and a greater frequency of masturbation
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3066144/
Those with the first ejaculation at earlier age (≤12 years), those with the first intercourse at younger age (≤15 years), and those with the habit of masturbation are more likely to have prostate cancer
Studies the media use as evidence for masturbation having 20% decreases in risk of prostate cancer do not show that at all. They show that frequent ejaculation can decrease risk of prostate cancer, but this does not apply for masturbation as shown by the large body of research which examines differences between sex and masturbation and their effect on prostate cancer
https://sci-hub.se/10.1111/j.1464-410x.2004.04581.x
Masturbation, as well as frequent sexual activity in youth such as 20s and 30s is associated with higher risk of prostate cancer, while in men 50+ it may have a neutral or positive effect
https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08030.x
Penile-vaginal intercourse frequency is associated with longitudinal predictors of better cardiovascular health, but not other sexual behaviour such as masturbation
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10725567/
Persons who only masturbated have more systolic BP (blood pressure) reactivity than those who had Penile Vaginal Intercourse but not the other behaviours.
Masturbation is correlated with worse blood pressure
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15961213/
When comparing exercise value (oxygen uptake, and blood pressure and heart rate stimulation) of men engaged in: masturbation, masturbation by a partner, and two intercourse positions (man on top and woman on top);
Penile-Vaginal intercourse produced greater duration of heart rate elevation and substantially greater oxygen uptake at orgasm than the other activities
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6476990/
Alexithymia is inversely associated with frequency of vaginal intercourse among women, opposite of masturbation
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1021897530286
One old study found that successful nonhormonal treatment of erectile dysfunction led to an increase in FSI (frequency of Penile-Vaginal intercourse), a concomitant decrease in masturbation frequency, and a decrease in psychiatric symptoms
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2444712/
^ Results of a poll on reasons why people joined no fap (https://www.reddit.com/r/NoFap/comments/1zt8z7/the_rnofap_survey_results_and_breakdown/)
The parent company of Pornhub has a history of sex trafficking monetization
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/two-million-people-sign-petition-to-shut-down-pornhub-for-sex-trafficking-videos-301122030.html
Exposure to pornography may increase the risk of a teen pregnancy.