Study says orgasm is harder for men who smoke weed

[The Straight Story]

Study says orgasm is harder for men who smoke weed

A study from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia found that men who smoked pot daily were four times more likely to have trouble getting an orgasm than those who didn't inhale. The same study also found that some daily smokers experienced premature ejaculation almost three times more than those who didn't smoke.

The study was conducted via phone survey of 8,600 people, ages 16 to 64. The study also found that women who smoked weed daily were not only more likely to have two or more sexual partners in a year but were also seven times more likely to have been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease.

http://www.digitalcity.com/2009/10/16/weed-on-forehead-nyc-bans-flavored-tobacco-and-pot-prevents-org/

We need to test this to verify - PM me if you want to join my study :)

[CreekDog]

1. or softer

:evilgrin:

[HuckleB]

2. Duh.

[cherokeeprogressive]

3. "have trouble getting an orgasm"

Does that mean pot smoking men are not prone to premature ejaculation?

[Orrex]

22. No--it means that in the middle of The Act, they stop to have some nachos.

[cherokeeprogressive]

23. It's all becoming clearer now...

That's why she always makes nachos before she says "Let's get high and fuck".

I never put the two together! Now I'll stop complaining about three hour old nachos...

[ezgoingrl]

4. This thread reminds me of the day Julie G. said "orgasm"

instead of organism while reading aloud in Biology. That was a great day in high school science.

[crim son]

5. I'm not a man

but I might be useful helping test the male subjects. :P

[The Straight Story]

13. Give me a shout, you bring the weed and I'll do the deed

:rofl:

[crim son]

19. Irresistable!

:rofl:

[GOPisEvil]

14. So many inappropriate thoughts, so little time.

:rofl:

[crim son]

20. I am sort of sorry I posted at all.

:P

[HughMoran]

44. ...'cause you're from "Bang"or, ME

:rofl:

[lib2DaBone]

6. So this is why we put people in jail for 20 years for possession of a MJ seed?

... if your erection lasts for more than four hours.. contact your doctor. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of smoking Pot... it may not benefit everyone.

[SpiralHawk]

42. Surely science can create a "Weedagra" formula

that would blow this problem away...

[U4ikLefty]

7. I have been conducting this 'survey" for a number of years

with different results.

[jaysunb]

8. From my 50 years experience..

with weed and sex, this sounds like bullshit to me...:rofl:

[dusmcj]

9. harder ? But that's a good thing, no ? Oh, _I_ get it.

Maybe they last longer. And besides, if the pop shot is all it's about they're not gonna get much mileage, at least not with women worth banging.

[harry_pothead]

10. I'm a counterexample.

[Swamp Rat]

11. LOLOLOLOL!!!!

:rofl:

[snagglepuss]

12. Does study also say that men who smoke weed don't notice the added strain?

:evilgrin:

[flvegan]

15. But won't men that smoke weed "eat" more?

I hear that it triggers the munch...oh, nevermind. If you didn't get my drift from the subject, it isn't worth explaining.

[Forkboy]

37. Like I need any encouragement on that front.

:9

[beltanefauve]

16. Studies conducted

in my household suggest otherwise. :hippie:

[eridani]

32. Anecdotal information from my household confirms n/t

[Iggo]

17. Women who take illegal drugs daily...

...are more likely to have two or more sexual partners in a year.

Goddamit! I gotta get me some study money!

[MrModerate]

18. There's a big push on to demonize weed here in Oz right now.

We're seeing articles in the Australian (a Murdoch paper) about "a nation of potheads" and how scientists have *just* discovered that weed use can cause heart attacks, schizophrenia, pneumonia, lung cancer, the yaws, dropsy, market dislocations, wedgies, and underarm dandruff.

Maybe it coincides with the visit of leaders from (I'm not remembering the name right) the "Law Enforcement Against Drug Prohibition" organization.

[winyanstaz]

21. sorry..this study they are saying they did is full of bullshit...

smoking pot actually makes sex even more pleasurable for both men and women.....as many already know for themselves ;)
As to the other statistics such as too many sex partners or diseases..again I think that is a load of bullcrappy...I know a lot of people (male and female) that have smoked pot at some point in their lives..and none of them are sex-crazed sluts with diseases either..sheesh.
This sounds a lot like that movie..reefer madness to me..hahaaa

[Occulus]

35. It sounds like they're trying to rehash Reefer Madness

I heard this bullshit concoction of excuses for impotence or lack of good technique when I was a freshman in high school and took sex ed. I didn't believe it when I was a virgin, and I sure as fuck don't believe it now.

Pun intended.

[Warren DeMontague]

24. Or, Australian stoners are more likely to fuck w/folks who ask sex questions on the phone.

Sorry, but.. I used to smoke a LOT of pot, back in the day.

And, er, no.

[BuyingThyme]

25. Mixed results.

[Onceuponalife]

26. Absolute horse shit.

[HughMoran]

38. Most would disagree

I see lots here who've experienced the "longer time" that it takes to get an orgasm. Are you speaking for yourself or all of us?

[Webster Green]

27. What a load of crap..

Most pot studies are just that.

This one is absolutely absurd. :rofl:

[WCGreen]

28. So it take a little more time...

But the orgasm, man, is like orgasmic, dude...

[tridim]

29. So drink up! Because drunk sex is sooooo much better.

:eyes:

[JoeyT]

30. Meh

About the only thing weed's been proven to do is lower sex drive (in some people) and lower sperm count for a little while. The lowered sex drive is by no means universal and the stoned sperm is fixed within a day or so.

If I read it right, it's saying that it makes it harder for some men to reach orgasm, while the rest that it doesn't affect that way it might cause premature ejaculation. I'm not sure if by "harder to reach orgasm" they mean taking longer or if they mean actual anorgasm.

[TexasObserver]

31. I read the article, and it really said something different from the title.

It basically suggested that the men smoking weed typically didn't have the same problem with premature ejaculation as their non smoking counterparts. They lasted longer.


Those pot smoking women that are having sex more often than the other women? They're not having sex with guys who AREN'T smoking.

[eridani]

33. So it makes men last longer?

And that would be a problem because why?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

45. lol! My thought!

[Raejeanowl]

34. Uh.....

I seem to remember women having similar difficulties.

Don't ask me where I got this information.

[Forkboy]

36. That's just because you can't pull us away from playing Halo and eating Mac and Cheese.

[Curtland1015]

39. I didn't think you were allowed to say anything bad about weed around here...

Now I'm just confused!

:P

[RagAss]

40. It just seems longer, man.

[Stevenmarc]

41. Dude where's my orgasm?

[SpiralHawk]

43. Check. One orgasm coming right up

[Fly by night]

46. This "study" was debunked on another on-line discussion board (with 50,000+ public health types)

Here is what I posted there:

Posted By Bernie Ellis:
Well, this is one of the most confusing studies that Join Together Online has reviewed to date. Which is it -- did subjects "have problems reaching orgasm" or did they "experience premature ejaculation"? And since when has the fact that a male "reached orgasm too slowly" been defined as a problem, particularly by his sex partner?

Marijuana has been used as an aphrodisiac for thousands of years. The ancient Indian Ayurvedic medicine systems used cannabis to increase libido, produce long-lasting erections, delay ejaculation, facilitate lubrication and loosen inhibitions. Some Tantric sex practitioners drink a substance called bhang, a sort of spiced marijuana milkshake to enhance the sexual experience. In 19th century Serbia, female virgins were given mixtures of lamb’s fat and cannabis on their wedding night to make sex less painful. Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon and other Middle Eastern and Northern African cultures used cannabis for sexual purposes in a potent form known at kif as recently as the early 20th century. (Just Google "marijuana aphrodisiac" for more documentation.)

The only person who would describe marijuana use as problematic to his sex life has never had sex while using marijuana. Unless, of course, he doesn't know how to do either.

Posted by Dave on 02 Sep 09 10:55 AM EDT
According to The Journal of Sexual Medicine Abstact, these were self-reported problems in sexual function. That is to say the men themselves were saying they weren't satisfied with their performance.

Posted by Bernie Ellis on 02 Sep 09 11:39 AM EDT
I should have read the JSM abstract before responding earlier, because the study looks pretty flawed. The conclusions are based on self-reports of around sixty men (out of a telephone sample of over 8,000), with no adjustment for anything other than demographic factors.

Thus, researchers appeared not to adjust for alcohol, tobacco or other drug use (all of which would affect sexual function) among those sixty men before coming to their conclusions. (Given the exceedingly small sample size, those statistical adjustments would be difficult, if not impossible.)

They also ignored men who used cannabis less than daily (which is the modal pattern for cannabis users) in their analysis, limiting their comparison to daily users vs. non-users. It is also telling that women who were frequent cannabis users did not report excess sexual dysfunction problems.

Again, this study is highly suspect and it would be nice to be able to access the entire study on-line (which does not appear to be possible).

[shadowknows69]

47. Aren't those top two statistics somewhat contrary to each other? Or am I just wasted?

[bigwillq]

48. I always got really horny

and had really intense orgams when I smoked weed. It did seem, like when using alcohol, that it took longer to climax, though.

[ensho]

49. disagree

nt

[Darth_Kitten]

50. Wow, to think all this time and money wasted....

who the hell cares about whether some guy can or can't get off?

Have better things to worry about.

[mike_c]

51. I must be an outlier....

:evilgrin:

[AngryAmish]

52. yeah but those Doritos are sooooo good.