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

  1. Nicole Prause PhD1,* and
  2. James Pfaus PhD2

Article first published online: 11 MAR 2015

DOI: 10.1002/sm2.58

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Sexual Medicine

Sexual Medicine

Volume 3, Issue 2, pages 90–98, June 2015


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Prause, N. and Pfaus, J. (2015), Viewing Sexual Stimuli Associated with Greater Sexual Responsiveness, Not Erectile Dysfunction. Sexual Medicine, 3: 90–98. doi: 10.1002/sm2.58

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  1. 1

    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada

*Corresponding Author: Nicole Prause, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, 730 Westwood Blvd Semel Neuropsychiatric Institute 38-153, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. Tel: 323-919-0783; E-mail: nicole.prause@gmail.com

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  1. Issue published online: 11 JUN 2015
  2. Article first published online: 11 MAR 2015

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Keywords:

  • Erectile Dysfunction;
  • Sex Stimuli;
  • Erotica;
  • Sexual Arousal

Abstract

Introduction

Time spent viewing visual sexual stimuli (VSS) has the potential to habituate the sexual response and generalize to the partner context.

Aim

The aim of this study was to examine whether the time spent viewing VSS is related to sexual responsiveness felt in the laboratory or with a sexual partner.

Methods

Nontreatment-seeking men (N = 280) reported their weekly average VSS viewing in hours. VSS hours were examined in relation to the sexual arousal experienced while viewing a standardized sexual film in the laboratory and erectile problems experienced with a sexual partner.

Main Outcome Measures

Self-reported sexual arousal in response to sexual films and erectile problems on the International Index of Erectile Function were the main outcome measures.

Results

More hours viewing VSS was related to stronger experienced sexual responses to VSS in the laboratory, was unrelated to erectile functioning with a partner, and was related to stronger desire for sex with a partner.

Conclusions

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. Prause N and Pfaus J. Viewing sexual stimuli associated with greater sexual responsiveness, not erectile dysfunction. Sex Med 2015;3:90–98.

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