Sexual Study Reports Results on Male Gamers: Good News and Bad News
11/09/2017 05:40 pm EST
The Bad News
The bad news is, according to the study, there was a pretty direct correlation between high amounts of time spent playing video games, and decreasing sex drive. In other words, the men who played the most video games tended to be the men least interested in having sex. We know, it seems like common sense would suggest the complete opposite, but hey, science is science.
The lead author of the study chimed in to give their two cents: "I think that video games might be similar to physical exercise in these regards: occasional use might have beneficial effects, but when some threshold between 'occasional use' and 'chronic abuse' is crossed, ill effects might occur."
One theory suggests that guys who play a lot of video games see a lot of dopamine stimulation, which helps to stimulate orgasm. The suggestion is that guys eventually build up a kind of tolerance to that kind of stimulation and excitement. An instinctive response trigger to dopamine's influence is that it's kind of "business as usual."
Now for what is most likely the grossest part of this article: We want your opinion. Weigh in below.
Is It Game Over for Your Sex Life?
(via Newser)
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