June 2015 PMID 26185674

Viewing Sexual Stimuli Associated with Greater Sexual Responsiveness, Not Erectile Dysfunction.

Nicole Prause, James Pfaus

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125
Peak: 13 in Apr 2024
across 6 sources since Feb 2017

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1,882,923
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AI synopsis

What people are saying

Discussions show strong support for the idea that viewing sexual stimuli can improve responsiveness, with posts citing multiple studies and correcting misinformation, using a tone of scientific reasoning and debate that reflects active engagement and interest, though impact remains moderate as widespread beliefs are challenged but not replaced.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions support the article's findings that visual sexual stimuli may enhance sexual responsiveness rather than cause dysfunction.

InterestHigh interest

Posts express high interest by referencing multiple studies and emphasizing key points, indicating active engagement.

EngagementHigh engagement

Many comments analyze scientific research, challenge misinformation, and debate implications, showing deep participation.

ImpactModerate impact

While users highlight scientific evidence and correct misconceptions, the overall influence on broader public opinion appears moderate.

Abstract in brief

  • The study found that more time spent viewing visual sexual stimuli (VSS) is associated with greater sexual responsiveness in laboratory settings and increased sexual desire with a partner, not erectile dysfunction.
  • Viewing VSS for several hours did not negatively affect erectile function in real-life situations; in fact, those who watched more experienced stronger sexual responses.
  • The results suggest that engaging with sexual stimuli visually may enhance sexual responsiveness rather than harm it, countering the idea that frequent exposure leads to sexual problems.

Top posts

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NullSci
@Nullsci1 · X

For the 50th time: Men aren’t opting out for porn instead of real partners. Men who watch porn are more likely to desire real sex with a partner and to have casual sex w others. Not all porn consumers are made the same. https://t.co/F1H6fUmur7 https://t.co/zqcj7MJUBE https://t.co/XJWJkLXwYg https://t.co/X6PXkfifuz

Oct 24, 2025 · 119 likes · 11 shares · 1,955 followers View post →
PawelDSM
@PawelDSM · X

@KacperKita Po raz 100tny - to nie pornografia jest przyczyną, ona jest skutkiem. Łapie się pan na erystyczne wybiegi feministów i feministek https://t.co/xAZ7Wt4ely https://t.co/PxbxqNcxbW

Nov 14, 2025 · 76 likes · 17,837 followers View post →
NullSci
@Nullsci1 · X

Contrary to Matt Walsh, porn isn't responsible for the rise in virginity along young men. (A

Apr 27, 2024 · 70 likes · 17 shares · 1,955 followers View post →
NullSci
@Nullsci1 · X

...Pornography consumption is also associated with increases in wanting sex with a partner. Huberman says that watching porn "decreases motivation to find sexual partners", but this is obviously not true! https://t.co/zqcj7N0XDE https://t.co/oclvdV4DVn https://t.co/Vfz6KvoYNq

Dec 16, 2022 · 9 likes · 1 share · 1,955 followers View post →
KatboyKorb
@KatboyKorb · X

@Lootje_03 @Thedoomslayer81 @kzbulti @nokomiton @mikeyzmumu Multiple scientific studies proving the positive and beneficial effects of pornography: https://t.co/4Lxa6WT3gW https://t.co/GrS05gJiNH https://t.co/p02BVDxbLD https://t.co/0m4aXIgBFB https://t.co/OWXxBOELkp https://t.co/HQVCc2V8Ws

Oct 9, 2025 · 5 likes · 102 followers View post →
PawelDSM
@PawelDSM · X

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Nov 14, 2025 · 4 likes · 17,837 followers View post →

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PawelDSM
@PawelDSM · X

@KacperKita Po raz 100tny - to nie pornografia jest przyczyną, ona jest skutkiem. Łapie się pan na erystyczne wybiegi feministów i feministek https://t.co/xAZ7Wt4ely https://t.co/PxbxqNcxbW

Nov 14, 2025 · 76 likes · 17,837 followers View post →
Nicole Prause
@NicoleRPrause · X

@Sixoe142277 @LilTaybepoppin @kaiisyourking Your study...cited ME multiple times, claiming we found the opposite of what we found https://t.co/kTp2QTdvzl How is that possible? It contained no data. No one checked. Here is what we *actually* found, which they claimed the opposite https://t.co/r4GvvOMdnr

Nov 5, 2025 · 9,062 followers View post →
Notepad
@krlntpd · X

RT @Nullsci1: For the 50th time: Men aren’t opting out for porn instead of real partners. Men who watch porn are more likely to desire re…

Oct 25, 2025 · 11 shares · 97 followers View post →
Jorge Martinez
@JorgeEduardoMP · X

RT @Nullsci1: For the 50th time: Men aren’t opting out for porn instead of real partners. Men who watch porn are more likely to desire re…

Oct 25, 2025 · 11 shares · 1,303 followers View post →
The Calipers
@HardWigSoftLife · X

RT @Nullsci1: For the 50th time: Men aren’t opting out for porn instead of real partners. Men who watch porn are more likely to desire re…

Oct 25, 2025 · 11 shares · 119 followers View post →
What Data Says…
@what_data_says · X

RT @Nullsci1: For the 50th time: Men aren’t opting out for porn instead of real partners. Men who watch porn are more likely to desire re…

Oct 25, 2025 · 11 shares · 126 followers View post →
matrix07012
@matrix07012 · X

RT @Nullsci1: For the 50th time: Men aren’t opting out for porn instead of real partners. Men who watch porn are more likely to desire re…

Oct 25, 2025 · 11 shares · 710 followers View post →
imhoshi
@iam_hoshiii · X

RT @Nullsci1: For the 50th time: Men aren’t opting out for porn instead of real partners. Men who watch porn are more likely to desire re…

Oct 25, 2025 · 11 shares · 246 followers View post →
J Sam
@JaicSam · X

RT @Nullsci1: For the 50th time: Men aren’t opting out for porn instead of real partners. Men who watch porn are more likely to desire re…

Oct 25, 2025 · 11 shares · 980 followers View post →
JJ
@evolvjj · X

RT @Nullsci1: For the 50th time: Men aren’t opting out for porn instead of real partners. Men who watch porn are more likely to desire re…

Oct 24, 2025 · 11 shares · 252 followers View post →
Rai
@RaiGuy_ · X

RT @Nullsci1: For the 50th time: Men aren’t opting out for porn instead of real partners. Men who watch porn are more likely to desire re…

Oct 24, 2025 · 11 shares · 71 followers View post →
Curious Rum
@Curious_Rum · X

RT @Nullsci1: For the 50th time: Men aren’t opting out for porn instead of real partners. Men who watch porn are more likely to desire re…

Oct 24, 2025 · 11 shares · 240 followers View post →
NullSci
@Nullsci1 · X

For the 50th time: Men aren’t opting out for porn instead of real partners. Men who watch porn are more likely to desire real sex with a partner and to have casual sex w others. Not all porn consumers are made the same. https://t.co/F1H6fUmur7 https://t.co/zqcj7MJUBE https://t.co/XJWJkLXwYg https://t.co/X6PXkfifuz

Oct 24, 2025 · 119 likes · 11 shares · 1,955 followers View post →
KatboyKorb
@KatboyKorb · X

@Lootje_03 @Thedoomslayer81 @kzbulti @nokomiton @mikeyzmumu Multiple scientific studies proving the positive and beneficial effects of pornography: https://t.co/4Lxa6WT3gW https://t.co/GrS05gJiNH https://t.co/p02BVDxbLD https://t.co/0m4aXIgBFB https://t.co/OWXxBOELkp https://t.co/HQVCc2V8Ws

Oct 9, 2025 · 5 likes · 102 followers View post →
maribel gonzalez
@Maribel24091971 · X

@Ferno9 @Pantera_pe @lalunaenlibra Revisión sobre la base biológica Bentz, E. K., Hefler, L. A., Kaufmann, U., Huber, J. C., & Tempfer, C. B. (2015). Evidence for a biological underpinning of gender identity. Sexual Medicine, 3(2), 93–99. https://t.co/lDiSaH1KWP

Aug 8, 2025 · 173 followers View post →
T.J. Runyon
@TJRunyon205 · X

Wrong. Porn doesn’t reduce people’s desire to have sex with real partners: https://t.co/7qVb6ZQZdM https://t.co/wmJLO8vHTE https://t.co/y0KMEcBv3H

Apr 30, 2024 · 1 like · 442 followers View post →
Eura
@EuraPrime · X

RT @Nullsci1: Contrary to Matt Walsh, porn isn't responsible for the rise in virginity along young men. (A

Apr 28, 2024 · 17 shares · 113 followers View post →
Tav Redd
@ReddTav · X

RT @Nullsci1: Contrary to Matt Walsh, porn isn't responsible for the rise in virginity along young men. (A

Apr 27, 2024 · 17 shares · 212 followers View post →
Wilfred Reilly
@wil_da_beast630 · X

RT @Nullsci1: Contrary to Matt Walsh, porn isn't responsible for the rise in virginity along young men. (A

Apr 27, 2024 · 17 shares · 154,725 followers View post →
El Pensador Sereno
@Volaverunt91 · X

RT @Nullsci1: Contrary to Matt Walsh, porn isn't responsible for the rise in virginity along young men. (A

Apr 27, 2024 · 17 shares · 1,647 followers View post →
Red Drummarts
@redrummarts · X

RT @Nullsci1: Contrary to Matt Walsh, porn isn't responsible for the rise in virginity along young men. (A

Apr 27, 2024 · 17 shares · 1,385 followers View post →
Stella
@ubiquitousnewt · X

RT @Nullsci1: Contrary to Matt Walsh, porn isn't responsible for the rise in virginity along young men. (A

Apr 27, 2024 · 17 shares · 5,328 followers View post →
A Hiding Person
@a_hiding_person · X

RT @Nullsci1: Contrary to Matt Walsh, porn isn't responsible for the rise in virginity along young men. (A

Apr 27, 2024 · 17 shares · 371 followers View post →
lsd
@RemttidAcul · X

RT @Nullsci1: Contrary to Matt Walsh, porn isn't responsible for the rise in virginity along young men. (A

Apr 27, 2024 · 17 shares · 103 followers View post →
Pneuma
@Heroine__P_ · X

RT @Nullsci1: Contrary to Matt Walsh, porn isn't responsible for the rise in virginity along young men. (A

Apr 27, 2024 · 17 shares · 915 followers View post →
Viv ⥀川
@Vivernu · X

RT @Nullsci1: Contrary to Matt Walsh, porn isn't responsible for the rise in virginity along young men. (A

Apr 27, 2024 · 17 shares · 1,505 followers View post →
Kakyoin Solo Kakyoin
@SoloKakyoin · X

RT @Nullsci1: Contrary to Matt Walsh, porn isn't responsible for the rise in virginity along young men. (A

Apr 27, 2024 · 17 shares · 481 followers View post →
NullSci
@Nullsci1 · X

Contrary to Matt Walsh, porn isn't responsible for the rise in virginity along young men. (A

Apr 27, 2024 · 70 likes · 17 shares · 1,955 followers View post →
DeBosey
@deboseyBo · X

@cathy_mudge @JeannaHoch That's actually been debunked (the ED thing). Regardless of your position on porn, facts are always better than misinformation. https://t.co/4CuaASXVsw https://t.co/Qdy5aMQnS3

Aug 3, 2023 · 97 followers View post →
NullSci
@Nullsci1 · X

...Pornography consumption is also associated with increases in wanting sex with a partner. Huberman says that watching porn "decreases motivation to find sexual partners", but this is obviously not true! https://t.co/zqcj7N0XDE https://t.co/oclvdV4DVn https://t.co/Vfz6KvoYNq

Dec 16, 2022 · 9 likes · 1 share · 1,955 followers View post →
Samuel Stone
@SamWStone · X

@gretchen_bee @Independent Wierd, this study says that porn can increase sexual peformance. https://t.co/MR3HAQr6Vv Being a feminist I'm sure you're sex positive and open to learning?

Aug 5, 2022 · 291 followers View post →
SAψø
@SOCHLSA · X

@switchbladellie @TimmyVanartsda2 @brndxix https://t.co/98efVWMDqs

Apr 16, 2022 · 53 followers View post →
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@Y81382373 · X

@lapiber https://t.co/QYgn90PTrZ

Dec 14, 2021 View post →
Dr Vian Aziz
@VIANAZIZFRCOGUK · X

وجدت دراسة أجريت عام 2015 أن استخدام الإباحية المنتظم كان مرتبطًا باستجابة جنسية أقوى لدى الرجال ورغبة أقوى في ممارسة الجنس مع الشريك. https://t.co/6CmALJlNxm

Nov 12, 2021 · 3 likes · 57,837 followers View post →
Josh Steele
@LingTolls · X

@jstevewhite @Jose1Pino @strxwmxn @PsychPLockwood https://t.co/EKHBA1p3mU https://t.co/1LVj04upFT

Oct 18, 2021 · 1 like · 801 followers View post →
Josh Steele
@LingTolls · X

https://t.co/EKHBA1p3mU Porn is associated with better sexual function and desire, not less. https://t.co/yojvc6HeUS

Oct 18, 2021 · 801 followers View post →
NullSci
@Nullsci1 · X

@_khiemngo_ @heykahn @robkhenderson Well, a 2015 study found porn to be associated with wanting real sex with a partner, and a 2016 one found porn consumption to be associated with having more sexual partners in the past year. https://t.co/uc3pMOJOeS https://t.co/zqcj7N0XDE

Oct 10, 2021 · 2 likes · 1,955 followers View post →
thorts
@shortthorts · X

@DSpidery @MerittDrew Oh and.... https://t.co/6C8yINUDyO

Aug 7, 2021 · 1 like · 244 followers View post →
Josh Steele
@LingTolls · X

@TheMathFolder @Theo_TJ_Jordan https://t.co/wOOswOYYmX

May 18, 2021 · 801 followers View post →
Josh Steele
@LingTolls · X

Maybe there is an entire group of men with ED entirely attributed to porn use, but the science so far does not support it. In 2015, there was actually a link to use of porn and sexual responsive ness. https://t.co/wOOswOYYmX

Feb 19, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 801 followers View post →
Your Brain on Porn
@YourBrainOnPorn · X

Viewing Sexual Stimuli Associated with Greater Sexual Responsiveness, Not Erectile Dysfunction: A Comment by Richard A. Isenberg MD https://t.co/PQWkwPjuGX

Nov 24, 2020 · 3 likes · 13,275 followers View post →
Department of Incendiary Statements
@ssjus2 · X

@ScribeUndead VSS use within the range of hours tested is unlikely to negatively impact sexual functioning, given that responses actually were stronger in those who viewed more VSS. https://t.co/zEPpzWO1p5

Dec 9, 2019 · 1 like · 179 followers View post →
balkraix
@balkraix · X

1-https://t.co/gXt30urDs7 2-https://t.co/DnK8xYqrkv 3-Una revision de mas de 150 estudios donde desmontan el modelo de adiccion y señalan ciertas ventajas https://t.co/ASCHcn920y https://t.co/4TAW6woEAw

Jun 18, 2019 · 4,506 followers View post →
Daniel Casado
@Daniel__Casado · X

Lo siento cadena @La_SER pero va a ser que no https://t.co/Iw08s7Y304 https://t.co/sSWy3Yzz18

Apr 14, 2019 · 3,437 followers View post →