New research suggests that marijuana use can lead to increased sexual desire, arousal and satisfaction, along with lower levels of sexual discomfort.
The report, a doctoral thesis out of Queens University in Canada, includes two separate studies: an online survey of 1,547 cannabis users as well as a 28-day diary analysis of 115 individuals—87 of whom were marijuana users, while 28 were infrequent users or nonusers.
Kayla M.Mooney wrote, “Use of cannabis more frequently was related to greater daily sexual desires.” Participants reported higher levels of sexual desire on sexual activity days when they used cannabis as compared with non-use days.
The study found that participants who used cannabis reported higher levels of sexual desire, and less sexual distress than those who did not.
The abstract of the survey states that “approximately half the sample reported using cannabis for sexual purposes, with the most common being to improve aspects of sexual experience.”
The new report—which itself calls the relationship between cannabis and sexual functioning “complicated”—adds to a growing body of research about the subject.
A study published late last year found, for example, that vaginal suppositories infused with cannabis seemed to relieve sexual pain among women who had undergone treatment for gynecological carcinoma. The suppositories were combined with “mindful compassion exercises” online to offer patients more benefits.
The results favoured [combined] The research stated that “the group” was one in which the sexual functions, levels of arousal and orgasm, as well as levels of pain, increased.
Earlier research also found that administration of a broad-spectrum, high-CBD vaginal suppository was associated with “significantly reduced frequency and severity of menstrual-related symptoms” as well as the symptoms’ negative impacts on daily life.
A separate study from last year revealed that, in terms of sexual fulfillment, while alcohol may be effective at “facilitating” sex and sexual sensitivity, marijuana enhances sexual satisfaction.
While alcohol increased some elements of sexual attraction—including making people feel more attractive, more extroverted and more desirous—people who used marijuana “have more sensitivity and they are more sexually satisfied than when they consume alcohol,” authors wrote.
An academic review published in 2013 concluded that, while marijuana use is associated with increased sexual desire as well as more sexual activities and activity.
This article in Psychopharmacology also stated that low doses of cannabis may be the best for sexual pleasure, while high doses can lead to The price of a decrease is lowered It is a matter of desire and ability. The study also suggested there may be differences in effects between women and men.
Some advocates have cited the potential for cannabis to improve sexual function in women as a reason to add conditions such as female orgasmic disorder (FOD) as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana.
As for men, the Psychopharmacology article noted that studies’ findings “are conflicting—some suggest that cannabis causes erectile disfunction, premature ejaculation, and postponed ejaculation, while others claim the opposite.”
A 2020 study in the journal Sexual Medicine, meanwhile, found that women who used cannabis more often had better sex.
Numerous online surveys have also reported positive associations between marijuana and sex. One study even found a connection between the passage of marijuana laws and increased sexual activity.
A second study cautions however that more marijuana does not necessarily lead to better sex. A literature review published in 2019 found that cannabis’s impact on libido may depend on dosage, with lower amounts of THC correlating with the highest levels of arousal and satisfaction. A study published in 2019 found that the majority of studies indicated marijuana had a positive impact on women’s sexual functions. But too much THC could actually have a negative effect.
Separately, a paper last year in the journal Nature Scientific Reports that purported to be the first scientific study to formally explore the effects of psychedelics on sexual functioning found that drugs such as psilocybin mushrooms and LSD could have beneficial effects on sexual functioning—even months after use.
“On the surface, this type of research may seem ‘quirky,'” one of the authors of that study said, “but the psychological aspects of sexual function—including how we think about our own bodies, our attraction to our partners, and our ability to connect to people intimately—are all important to psychological wellbeing in sexually active adults.”
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