Can Pornography Cause Erectile Dysfunction? | Top Tips to Naturally Reverse ED

In this video, Dr. Rena Malik, MD tackles the provocative question of whether pornography usage contributes to erectile dysfunction (ED). In a concise exploration, she sorts through various studies to reveal that while direct causation may not be firmly established, certain psychological factors linked with pornography use-such as anxiety, stress, and moral incongruence-could increase the risk of Erectile Dysfunction (ED). Dr. Rena Malik offers a nuanced perspective that will enlighten listeners on this complex issue, further enriching their understanding of sexual health.
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▶️Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
04:14 Erections: Stimulation, Reflexes, and Nocturnal Activity
09:37 Psychogenic erectile dysfunction: psychological factors affecting erections.
12:31 Vascular issues and erectile dysfunction.
16:03 High blood pressure and drugs, and causes of ED
19:57 Cannabis and pain meds effects on ED.
24:42 Psychogenic ED from pornography, conservative treatment options.
28:41 Erectile function and lifestyle improvements
30:35 Erectile dysfunction, Mediterranean diet, age correlation
33:09 Takeaway
Evaluation of young men with organic erectile dysfunction
www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov/pmc/articles/PMC4291852/
Comprehensive Intersystemic Assessment Approach to Relieve Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction: A Review.
doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6116
Treatment of male sexual dysfunction
www.uptodate.com/contents/tre... ed&topicRef=7468&source=related_link
Epidemiology and etiologies of male sexual dysfunction
www.uptodate.com/contents/epi... ed&topicRef=7468&source=related_link
Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Erectile Function, Sexual Satisfaction, and Cognitive Decline in Men From Midlife to Older Adulthood
doi.org/[10.1093/geront/gnac151](doi-org.proxy-hs.researchport...)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama...
Effects of diet and antihyperglycemic drugs on erectile dysfunction: A systematic review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f...
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[@RenaMalikMD]

Sponsored by Boston Scientific. Visit www.edcure.org/rms for additional information on erectile dysfunction and treatment options

[@theggame01]

Yes I would like to know more about. supplements particularly grape seed extract. Raw garlic or aged garlic. Vitamin D3. The right form of magnesium. The right form of zinc. When does vitamin c does it actually help.thanks🎉

[@0nextlifemaybe]

Now differentiate between the effect of "porn" and use of attractive people to advertise and sell almost everything.

[@DarthGnostikos]

@RenaMalikMD Let’s talk supplements. My current stack serves nitric oxide production and blood flow: Maca 5g, Beta Alanine 5g, citrulline 5g, and Creatine 5g.

[@dimitriusrivera8685]

@RenaMalikMD. On the cannabis use if you stop using it like smoking will it help with ED as well? What about edibles does that also have a effect as well?

[@MonicoSison]

Ee​@@theggame01

[@teanistillmon3341]

This is what I need to hear. I am 55 and to be informed is the key.

[@brenraz]

When the bank calls for my late payment, dysfunction starts !!

[@Velo1010]

Dysfunction is related to stress for me. Bills, career advancement, family matters, and so forth.

[@bharattak7846]

😅😅

[@bbis2175]

😂😂100%

[@usainbolt5153]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 My G

[@divy1996]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@tonynes3577]

Regarding Pornography and masturbation: for myself as an older man, there is an advantage for pornography versus real person stimulation for masturbation. The majority of my orgasms in my life have been achieved by visual stimulations or just fantasy and not by real live person sex. If I was promiscuous, yes, I would have my orgasms with (many) real people. Also there are risks with having real people sex: social stress and effort (in meeting someone), sexual infections etc. So pornography does have a positive role in achieving sexual orgasm. In my opinion, the only risk with having pornography is visiting sites with illegal visual material. And of course, being obsessed with pornography.

[@carlodonnell146]

for me there nothing like the real thing..not to claim that I have never partake in porn.....but I was not totally obsessed because I know its dangerous; if a man is obsessed with porn he may eventually go out looking for the real thing that looks like his obsession..and I think thats what makes serial killers..if he is not aware that it could happen..........and I feel convinced now that it affects sex with a partner if you have one......so I have given up on it ...

[@Revolutionized]

Marriage has proven to be an effective solution for addressing future sexual concerns. While it may not be ideal for older individuals due to flexibility issues, when it occurs within an optimal time frame, it can significantly mitigate most future sexual-related problems.

[@xanderyusuf7494]

This couldn't have been more perfectly timed

[@Luigi13]

Honestly, when a man has a sexy partner he has no time to worry about a lot of things. Sex is part of life and as long as a man and a woman have a healthy sexual relationship and take care of themselves a lot of ailments won't visit them. Pornography does help to stimulate the mind and the body when you don't have a woman with whom a sexual relationship is a daily norm. When there is a woman in a man's life and they both are sexually active it becomes a healthy lifestyle.

[@stantheman7908]

My ED was caused by proton therapy for prostate cancer. Sildenefil worked for a long time, then suddenly stopped. Now I'm using Trimix with great results. The injection isn't as bad as I feared and the payoff is worth it

[@jasonkarch4904]

What is trimix?

[@user-xy8uu5co5g]

​@@jasonkarch4904❤

[@battleaxe.]

This was a very edifying presentation. Once again, thank you very much Dr. Malik!

[@warmed1]

Check your gain levels on your mixer. That's why your audio is scratchy. Lower the gain and your audio will sound better.

[@hugosantos1476]

Yeah, I caught that too. I think it's clipping.

[@michaelfrick3687]

So informative, so thorough, so honest, so complete, and so helpful. Thank you, Dr. Malik.

[@LeviW2892w]

As I have said before, I enjoy these scientific based talks. Most of my E.D is psychogenetic starting way back when my wife went thru the change and it also started taking longer for me to get erect as I was getting older. Add my past porn use (which I no longer watch) and that just compounded it. We also went thru a stage of several years with no sex just because we were both afraid we could no longer satisfy each other which caused even more anxiety when we did try. She felt I no longer desired her and I felt she no longer desired me in that way.. After some discussion we agreed I would use and E.D med when we wanted to have sex. It wasn't an instantaneous change but we now have a system that works for us. I probably do not get as much exercise as Dr Malik suggests but I am in good physical health, eat well and get decent exercise 2-3 days per week. Thank you!

[@MichaelBilek-pk9hp]

Wow, such great information. Internet can often provide misleading information but your video provides information that people may not know about.

[@wesleycartwright2581]

This is one of the most informative videos I’ve ever watched. Thanks for sharing all this information.

[@vickiethompson8023]

It's vey very informative . Love her programs . I watch them three or four times so it stays as a prevention . Thank you doc

[@user-xi4jj8yi9d]

Outstanding video DR Rena

[@tonygorman9462]

67-year-old male: 15 years ago i had an office job, ate a mostly plant based diet, was 5kg over weight and had issues maintaining an erection. Today I work outdoors, eat a keto/carnivore diet, no problems maintaining an erection and wake up most days with morning wood. Rena in a lot of her videos when referring health talks about high cholesterol been bad, this needs to be put into context, if you have low triglycerides then high cholesterol is fine, especially on a keto diet.

[@jp7357]

I didn’t know cardiologists and lipidologists work outside these days, but glad to know from a world renowned expert that high ldlc and low TG is “ok”. Luckily we have you to put DOCTOR Rena’s comments into context.

[@charlesamberwilliams1257]

If you are a plant based diet and was overweight, you definitely did it wrong… Makes no sense unless you ate a lot of processed foods and/or wasn’t eating balanced. I was vegan for 6 years and never lost weight until I ate a balanced diet… ED is more common in meat eaters than plant eaters so I’m sure your case is not a norm

[@mikejohe1920]

​​@@charlesamberwilliams1257they be eating processed plant based food and bread 🍞 and that is very fattening

[@PickledShark]

Sounds like the only thing that mattered in that was you went from an office job to an outdoor job. Also, studies have shown that people tend to be the least satisfied in their lives at middle age, around 50 years old, and this improves with time. In short, there are far too many variables at play for you to reasonably assume it’s caused by your ketogenic/carnivore diet, especially when the data doesn’t back that up. It’s more likely that you are having better erections in spite of your diet, than because of it.

[@paperback10]

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[@dontagreen3290]

This is very informative!! Thanks for sharing this information.

[@mariocalderon8703]

Thank You Dr. Malik 😊 so many factors to learn & consider but the bottom line is to talk to your Doctor First! 😊

[@garlowe8565]

Just found your videos. Thank you. These videos are informative and really well presented. This gives me a lot of information I can use to better describe my condition and concerns with my physician. You are awesome!! ❤️

[@rahilxxi8510]

Love the education Dr Rena , thank you!

[@joetamaccio9475]

Thanks Rena , we need this . The greater detail , the better

[@sturisa]

Enjoyed listening to your podcast on my 45 minute walk Dr. Malik!

[@Victor-oc4vm]

Good idea thanks

[@andresngwenya1871]

Thanks for the presentations very informative

[@plainsimple244]

Funny: It's all in the mind...it's cultural as well.... I think people should ask if religion causes erectile dysfunction because enjoying sex and going to church can mess up someone's head...lies can mess up someone's head, literally.

[@skycladraven1248]

In the US this is painfully obvious with the chronic homophobia and aversion to nudity in general.

[@chrisneeds6125]

Religion may affect your sex drive but turning to Jesus definitely will not...

[@kojo7485]

​@skycladraven1248 I agree 👍 💯 Religion and Sexual Habits don't go well together 😮

[@nevswain478]

imagine blaming the only thing that treats sexual intercourse as sacred an issue. If you're having sex outside marrriage, bring on a world of hurt and risks.. The dysfunction is from people who think sex means nothing. If sex meant nothing, we wouldn't have such heinous crimes associated with it, if its just ''nothing bro''. I haven't watched this vid yet, but if she states that pron doesn't cause ED, she is lying through her teeth, and she is part of the multiple billions dollar problem thats affecting young men today..

[@plainsimple244]

@@nevswain478 Yes, sex is vital and important but normal and natural.... The subject is porn causing erectile dysfunction and then you have to ask why would a man watch porn merely to get an erection? He wouldn't....So now you have to get into what excites a man, if porn excites that particular guy, how can porn cause erectile dysfunction? HAHAHA.... This is why this video is 1000% subjective because a guy will watch porn for various reasons. I personally believe guys just want to see women and how women are when it comes to being their true selves as opposed to seeing how women present themselves because it's a huge difference in a woman having sex being her true self than how she is socially, even if she's in a loving sustainable relationship, her personality would be different. A guy is pretty-much open when it comes to his personality and sexuality combined but women are different in that area because they do not or are not actually real or themselves socially...so when it comes to sex, she's an entirely different being...so to see a woman in that environment knowing how she is, that's what a man really loves.

[@miteshmakwana1619]

Dr Rena, this is the first time I came across your video, and was very informative. looking forward to watching many more of your vids!

[@ericmangels4917]

Very informative video ! I hve already started getting mine treated and will mke more changes as time goes on. Thanks for sharing Dr Malik !

[@mfauziab]

sharing: cholesterol - blended green apple + celery; high BP - dark chocolate; diabetes - fresh herbs . . . plus lower stomach exercise 😊

[@michaelfay8660]

Great job very informative and accurate !

[@NorrisKeene]

You are great. You explain everything very well. Thanks for your advice and recommendations.

[@eclecticx]

Good video! Exercise makes a HUGE difference. Strength training, cardio. Diet's important, too. Balanced and low fat which is why the Mediterranean Diet helps (healthy proteins with lots of fruit & veg). If you're not on a Med diet, consider taking vitamins. C & D. Cut out fat. Supplements like L-arginine, L-carnitine, and collagen can help as well, but be careful and knowledgeable. Too much can be a bad thing. Daily Cialis, too, can be a godsend.

[@mikesmith6594]

Thanks for informative video on this topic .

[@sroth8087]

Best advise at the 21 min mark. I thought I had ED but it was due to high blood pressure and cholesterol. It’s an excellent idea to go to your primary doctor and get tested for both! Both are hereditary in my family, and the silent killer! I had no idea.

[@laffing_hwhitee]

Excellent content! Great infor mation!

[@kabugamuhuthu534]

Thank Dr. Very informative podcast. Many men need to listen to this podcast.

[@princeadam5705]

Thank you Dr. great video and great job ❤❤❤

[@sayeidfaisal4066]

Thx for making us educated...

[@larrydee8859]

As always; Excellent informative video, Dr. Malik. The eventual cognitive decline, is very scary. Please, if possible, Please expand on this cognitive topic, as well as supplements, to help reverse ED. Thanks again.

[@TWills-oe7hn]

Dr that was great. Very comprehensive. Even so, I wonder if you can speak about the sound wave treatments for ED and situations they may are may not be appropriate for.

[@skitsotrader141]

Bruh, a few things causes dysfunction... ex, bills, overtime, Mondays, and no money

[@frankcosta597]

Hi Dr Rena Malik, your content is informative and current. I appreciate that you create an atmosphere of healthy safe instruction practices; you normalize and give credibilty to our humanity's sexual health. Over the years of listening to your content and taking notes, you are a woman who allows a man to feel clarity and emotional acceptance about the dynamics of relationships from medical and therapeutic professionals that care. Your forum of awareness that sexual health and life goals are intertwined allows me to reflect on my life experience. Thank you Dr Rena Malik!

[@adrianandrews2254]

Clear and useful video, BUT everybody talks about ED and nobody talks about an inability to climax even when there are no problems with firmness or duration. How about covering this ? Different question - why does needing to pee kill an erection dead ?

[@cedricgerard2572]

Dr ! You made my day . Thank you

[@justsayin5110]

Thank you so much. I'm already triggered to change my health lifestyle. This video was the last hit I needed

[@ariues]

thank you this was amazing so informative and enjoyable

[@tewodorabrhambruk1161]

Thankyou so mucj Dr. Very useful information

[@richardwitalis7731]

Very informative

[@rxsleeve5373]

Well done video and very informative. Bond to help several men.

[@aaronwalcott513]

I sit informed! Thank you, Doc! To be fore-warned is to be three-legged.

[@waltersstreet]

This channel is great

[@hojo70]

ED affects half of men in their 50's so it's extremely common. The problem with it is that there are a LOT of causes and they aren't necessarily mutually exclusive so you could have any number of concurrent issues going on which makes it nearly impossible to identify and effectively treat. Most men don't want to untangle all of the causes or dramatically change their lifestyle so they just ask a doctor for a prescription for Viagra and try to deal with it that way. But that doesn't treat the root cause and I suspect symptoms will only get worse over time.

[@mslice09]

Most men will develop a prostate enlargement problem.which is the root of most sexual problems.. Cialis is a safer medication and will clear up many sexual problems..

[@rutgersmarine2065]

Thanks Dr Rena.

[@russgordonmiamiso.fla.3296]

how great is this lady and such quality info each and every time/ I would move to her city to have her as my primary for sure/dmaa

[@emmettcarman6584]

Dr. Malik, always has a wonderful and information show. I have to thank her for sharing this information.

[@sharifmohammad2322]

Great episode! Please do an episode re: Citrulline supplements for ED

[@jamesrussell1979]

Very interesting and very informative 👍 👌 👏

[@belomark3680]

Tan Q! Dr.Rena .Excellent lesson .

[@TheMountainBeyondTheWoods]

Very informative and educational.

[@handsome_Xpress]

We appreciate your teachings 💯

[@alanzamora6504]

Thank you for being our doctor and teacher * i think _ this is my thoughts ? what you don't used _ gets useless * many bad critics concerning porno ( but ) occasionally tends to enhance marriages while some other times splitting them ( but ) you're not hurting anyone by unloading your stress _ i think * is only but my thoughts 😮

[@gamereditor59ner22]

Interesting topic and information you presented Dr.🤔 Keep it up!😎👍

[@michaelgianakos8288]

Yes, I would like to learn about supplements.

[@carloscarbon2010]

Thank you Dr Malik your videos are awesome. I feel like you answer everything I need to know about health and how to improve my relationship with my girlfriend. I could never get all this information from my doctor in a half hour visit.

[@lennyschneider674]

Your enthusiasm talking about penis makes me smile 😊

[@Lee-1]

😂

[@keithliermann692]

Loved this thank you

[@wayneturner6966]

Yes on supplements and also time of day to take them and what not to take together.

[@etwodajo]

You are amazing and thank you for all you do

[@davidl4417]

Love watching these videos. Longer ones have more details. As far as supplement education, I'd like to learn about your views on L'Citrulline. I've taken it often, with no effect. Recently, I've increased my dosage to about 6mgs, still with no effect. What really bothers me is that I'm in very good physical shape, not overweight, weight training, moderate exercise and sports, eat little meat and poultry, salmon often, no medical conditions to worry about(blood pressure, cholesterol), and yet I'm experiencing mild ED. So neither living right nor a supplement is helping my condition. Not sure what else I need to do!

[@richardcarr7633]

Thanks Doctor Malik.

[@theggame01]

Yes I would like to know more

[@CarlosRamos07]

Yes, I would like information regarding supplements.

[@choppy7593]

It's interesting to me how you speak so freely about this topic. Nice teeth BTW. They look natural.

[@Lucky73678]

My hands are tied. Ed is a definitely an issue.

[@taufiqmohab-ali4083]

Thank you very much.

[@user-ol4zm4tq4c]

Love this Doctor

[@sounddoctrineministriesusa]

Hey doc... great video ALWAYS. Just a word of advice for your sound quality. Try to lower your volume on your box for where you plug your mic. It is clipping (too loud input). Then your voice will sound smoother and not fuz/distortion. Hope that helps. Blessings to u

[@user-vh5nj6nq2c]

Thank you Doctor Malik for your time educating us on this issue. I would love to hear more about supplements we can use. I take a 1 a Day multivitamin extra Vitamin D,C and L Arginine and L Citrulline.

[@Bosephboto]

Dr Rena cures my ed 😩🤞

[@STICKYJUICE_]

no...... why did you have to say that

[@damienhunt4264]

@@STICKYJUICE_ He didn't have to, he wanted to.

[@abnerreyes9503]

I developed ED because of my out of control diabetes . Went through pure hell for almost five years . BUT had a certain procedure and im back baby !!!

[@TheGhamsh0s]

What is the procedure plz

[@MrFredlthomasiii]

Doc, my ignorant butt though the 3 types were one in the same!!!! Thanks for the information Doc!!!!!!! Have a wonderful weekend Doc!!!!❤❤❤

[@rosschristopherross]

Thanks!

[@RileyCat-th2bf]

Thank you Dr!

[@gmmaupin]

Sleep! About a year ago, I spent some time in the hospital for a serious condition. I compared my stay to being a prisoner in Guantanamo Bay being tortured by sleep deprivation. It was insane. I was awakened so often I barely slept at all. Pill, blood pressure, another pill, housekeeping to empty a wastebasket of one small piece of paper, another pill which could have been given with an earlier pill, on and on and on. It was horror, pure horror. It certainly led to a grouchy demeanor. Another day of sleep deprivation and I'd have been hallucinating. Frankly I can only describe the sleep deprivation as pure evil torture.

[@GreenspudTrades]

Thinking about having the AMS-700 installed makes me shudder.

[@shawnneal9263]

Please I need info about supplements. Thanks!!😊

[@MrFpadilla00]

Supplements I want now!

[@geno5169]

I was a runner! Before I lost my vision! I did keto for years! I had to stop that diet! I have clogged arteries and had 2 A: fib! Not sure if my clogged arteries could be cause?. I I don’t drink nor smoke! I lift weights and eat pretty heavily.

[@arnoldjalandoni2388]

Very informative. Really psychological in nature.

[@ELENTE_]

In the beginning Mic gain was too high.. sound was distorted and clipping.. thanks for the info though

[@ambrishdixit5470]

Good 👍👍 information🎉🎉

[@theelephant2887]

I am interested to know if taking Nitric Oxide supplement improves ED symptoms

[@ytsux9259]

Of course! There's no nitric oxide supplement but there are ingredients that make nitric oxide when inside the body.

[@mousetravelswithrick]

Would love to know your thoughts on proper supplements.

[@DerekJones1081962]

I would like to learn more about psychogenic ED.

[@OGH217]

In your future videos, I'd like to know about L-citrulline and L-arginine. Do I take one or the other or both? I've heard pumpkin seeds help. Is that true?

[@gerraddowns4909]

Thank you!

[@fishman5519]

WOW!!! Theirs so many things I can do to improve. But from my experience in life so far, lol, when my sexual encounters are spontaneous, I perform much better. But when things are planned, I don't do as well.

[@davidcole2337]

For me it has been age and Fact long Term Marriage where Physically Connection has been very challenging the past few years..

[@joshuaokoro-sokoh2993]

Fun fact, type 1 collagen is also found in bone, which surprisingly adds a lot of insight to the word "boner".

[@RickySteves]

Can the endothelium heal/regenerate after quitting cannabis?

[@clarehuyck5298]

Like this broadcast lots of good info, I have had ED for 19 years always open to you

[@sazjay1166]

Dr how do U strengthen the bulbospongiosus muscles it's definitely causing my Ed, it narrows when I'm nervous