How Porn Stunts Growth in Teens and Adults (science-based)

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Timestamps
00:00 - intro
00:38 - overview
01:51 - porn predeterminism
02:57 - epidemic statistics
03:33 - social media
04:17 - sleep impact
04:50 - neurotransmitter sensitivity
06:03 - hormone impact
08:18 - hormone impact 2
09:29 - pitfalls of online info and research
10:42 - psychological effects
11:59 - cortisol is a nasty hormone
13:32 - HPG axis, androgens
14:56 - masturbation frequency
15:37 - how to resist the urge
17:23 - sources (linked)
17:34 - outro

Sources
a) Porn = high cortisol (anti-reward theory, hits HPA, HPG axes) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti....
b) 1,354 adults lost height from high cortisol https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18561...
c) Cortisol’s effect on HGH and the skeleton (cushing’s) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16675...
d) Abstinence (7+ days) raises baseline testosterone (temp) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12506...
e) Androgens/AR on bone remodelling and growth https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...)
f) Testosterone increases igf-1 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/74868...
g) Porn viewership statistics https://wifitalents.com/statistic/por...
h) Study done on 7 men (test, cortisol and prolactin) b4/after ejaculation https://www.fertstert.org/article/S00...
i) Quora discussion (anecdotal, non-scientific) https://www.quora.com/Does-masturbati...
j) Inconclusive study (ejaculation negatives) due to ethical/temporal limitations https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...