Sex film viewing, but not hypersexual concerns, are associated with more sexual arousal in anticipation of an intimate partner experience

Nicole Prause, Greg Siegle Problems with frequent sexual urges, sometimes called ‘sex addiction’, are thought to make responding to a real partner difficult. We assessed participants’ difficulties with sexual urges that felt out of control and pornography history. These couples in the laboratory then engaged in a genital stroking exercise while monitoring their physiology. Concerns about out-of-control sexual urges did not impair responsiveness with a partner. Viewing more pornography actually predicted more sexual responsiveness with a partner.
Source: Sexual Health - Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Source Type: research