Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on compulsive porn usage

Re:Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on c... by zero_billion on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @10:48AM (#27973111)

thanks for sharing your experience. i guess it's different for different people. i have heard stories of young men who had erectile dysfunction. They could not get an erection with their partner but could an erection with porn. quitting porn has helped many such people overcome ED. before anyone asks, this relation of erectile dysfunction to porn is not yet proven. hopefully there will be more studies on the same in coming years. so, i would say for some quitting porn in itself improved their life conditions.

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Re:Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on c... by thewebcount on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @12:29PM (#27974344)

Do you have any science on that? A friend mentioned this to me, so I looked it up, and I could find no evidence (from reputable sources) that it's true. There does appear to be an increase in ED in younger men in recent years, and also a decrease in sperm count, but not one of the sources I found mentioned anything about porn usage being related.

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Re:Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on c... by belorn on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @08:11PM (#27979070)

Wikipedia has a good hint over the science for ED:

In about 80% of cases, physical causes can be identified.[2] These include cardiovascular disease; diabetes mellitus; neurological problems, such as those following prostatectomy; hypogonadism; and drug side effects. About 10% of cases are psychological impotence, caused by thoughts or feelings;[2] here, there is a strong response to placebo treatment.

If a patient can not get an erection with their partner but can with porn, the cause is unlikely to be physical.

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Re:Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on c... by zero_billion on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @12:44PM (#27974536)

true, i haven't found any research paper on this too. But, I have seen this being shared in our community posts.

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Re:Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on c... by keyb0ardninja on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @04:30PM (#27977198)

https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/research/

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ru3RQbsaYfM

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Re:Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on c... by keyb0ardninja on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @04:29PM (#27977193)

https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/research/

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ru3RQbsaYfM

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Re:Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on c... by bambax on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @12:32PM (#27974376)

> quitting porn has helped many such people overcome porn

Sure. Is this a typo though? What do you mean exactly?

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Re:Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on c... by zero_billion on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @12:43PM (#27974527)

corrected this. i meant quitting porn has helped many such people overcome ED.

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