Debunking Myths About Porn Addiction

The Science of Sex had an interview with Dr. Nicole Prause, Ph.D. of UCLA and founder of Liberos, an independent research facility that seeks to explore the health benefits of sexual touch. Liberos is the only lab that allows “hands on” self-stimulation and partner-touch in respect to pornography, observing people while they watch pornography as they normally would.

You can follow Dr. Prause on Twitter here, her handle is @NicoleRPrause.

We mention an abundance of research in this interview, which can be found here:

• Iatrogenic effects of Reboot/NoFap on public health: A preregistered survey study

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

• Effects of a 7-Day Pornography Abstinence Period on Withdrawal-Related Symptoms in Regular Pornography Users: A Randomized Controlled Study

• The broad reach and inaccuracy of men’s health information on social media: analysis of TikTok and Instagram

Here’s the previous articles on porn myths from The Science of Sex:

• Debunking Myths and Disinformation About Pornography and Sex

• The Research That’s Turning the Notion of Pornography Addiction on its Head

• No, Porn Doesn’t Cause Violence. Science Has Proven Otherwise

• Are We Living Through a Porn Epidemic? Here's What Science Says

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