Viewing Sexual Stimuli Associated with Greater Sexual Responsiveness, Not Erectile Dysfunction. Issue 2 (11th March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Prause, Nicole; Pfaus, James
• Is Part Of: Sexual medicine. Volume 3:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 90
• Page End: 98
• Publication Date: 2015-03-11
• Subjects: Sexual disorders -- Periodicals; Sexual health -- Periodicals; 616.69005
• DOI: 10.1002/sm2.58
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-1161

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="sm258-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Introduction</title> <p>Time spent viewing visual sexual stimuli (VSS) has the potential to habituate the sexual response and generalize to the partner context.</p> </sec> <sec id="sm258-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Aim</title> <p>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.</p> </sec> <sec id="sm258-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>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.</p> </sec> <sec id="sm258-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Main Outcome Measures</title> <p>Self‐reported sexual arousal in response to sexual films and erectile problems on the International Index of Erectile Function were the main outcome measures.</p> </sec> <sec id="sm258-sec-0005" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>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.</p> </sec> <sec id="sm258-sec-0006" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>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. <bold>Prause N and Pfaus J. Viewing sexual stimuli associated with greater sexual responsiveness, not erectile dysfunction. Sex Med 2015;3:90–98.</bold></p> </sec> </abstract>