TY - JOUR

T1 - The impact of asexual trait and porn addiction in a young men healthy cohort

AU - Russo, Giorgio Ivan

AU - Campisi, Daniele

AU - Di Mauro, Marina

AU - Falcone, Marco

AU - Cocci, Andrea

AU - Cito, Gianmartin

AU - Verze, Paolo

AU - Capogrosso, Paolo

AU - Fode, Mikkel

AU - Cacciamani, Giovanni

AU - Morgia, Giuseppe

AU - European Association of Urology Young Academic Urologists (EAU-YAU) Sexual, reproductive Working Group

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. Andrologia published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the association between asexual trait, erectile dysfunction (ED) and porn addiction in a community sample of young men. Between August 2019 and October 2019, a total of 559 young male adults were subjected to an online survey sponsored by social networks with the aim of assessing their sexual habits. The following questionnaires were administered: The International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), Masturbation Erection index (MEI), Pornography Craving Questionnaire (PCQ) and Asexuality Identification Scale (AIS). The overall rate of ED according to IIEF-5 was 26.0% (165/478), the rate of ED according to MEI was 16.9% (81/478) and the rate ED in patients with AIS ≥23 indicating asexual trait was 10.0% (48/478). We found that IIEF-5 was positively associated with MEI (b = 0.32; p <.01) and negatively with AIS (b = −0.36; p <.01) and MEI was negatively associated with AIS (b = −0.36; p <.01). We found that MEI (odds ratio [OR]: 0.86; p <.01) and IIEF-5 (OR: 0.89; p <.01) were inversely associated with asexual trait. The presence of asexual trait can hide a greater risk of finding ED both in intercourse or masturbation. These results should be taken into consideration during the general assessment of the patient with sexual problems.

AB - In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the association between asexual trait, erectile dysfunction (ED) and porn addiction in a community sample of young men. Between August 2019 and October 2019, a total of 559 young male adults were subjected to an online survey sponsored by social networks with the aim of assessing their sexual habits. The following questionnaires were administered: The International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), Masturbation Erection index (MEI), Pornography Craving Questionnaire (PCQ) and Asexuality Identification Scale (AIS). The overall rate of ED according to IIEF-5 was 26.0% (165/478), the rate of ED according to MEI was 16.9% (81/478) and the rate ED in patients with AIS ≥23 indicating asexual trait was 10.0% (48/478). We found that IIEF-5 was positively associated with MEI (b = 0.32; p <.01) and negatively with AIS (b = −0.36; p <.01) and MEI was negatively associated with AIS (b = −0.36; p <.01). We found that MEI (odds ratio [OR]: 0.86; p <.01) and IIEF-5 (OR: 0.89; p <.01) were inversely associated with asexual trait. The presence of asexual trait can hide a greater risk of finding ED both in intercourse or masturbation. These results should be taken into consideration during the general assessment of the patient with sexual problems.

KW - asexuality

KW - erectile dysfunction

KW - masturbation

KW - porn addiction

KW - sex

U2 - 10.1111/and.14142

DO - 10.1111/and.14142

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 34105178

AN - SCOPUS:85107796485

VL - 53

JO - Andrologia (Print)

JF - Andrologia (Print)

SN - 0303-4569

IS - 8

M1 - e14142

ER -