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Previous thread: >>11528486
Many people say that No-Fap is a broscience. But I managed to find many studies showing otherwise. What do you think?
1. Watching pornography can cause addiction just like gambling or playing video games
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3050060/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289977152_Should_compulsive_sexual_behavior_be_considered_an_addiction
2. Masturbation can cause hair loss
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/135817/
3. Watching porn causes sexual dysfunction like erectile dysfunction.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039517/
4.Fapping downregulate androgenic receptors
https://raypeatforum.com/community/threads/masturbation-downregulates-certain-androgenic-receptors-in-the-brain-and-upregulates-certain-estro.6998/
https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/99250
5. No-fap raises levels of testosterone
https://healthfully.com/effects-of-masturbation-on-testosterone-5625804.html
6.Porn cause lowering of acetylcholine levels, which causes brain fog
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600144/
7. Masturbation harms functionality of brain regions connected with dopaminergic system. It can cause decrease of one’s motivation
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S007477421630068X
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707935/
8.Porn addiction have its withdrawal symptons
https://pornstudycritiques.com/studies-find-escalation-and-habituation-in-porn-users/
9. People abstaining from porn are better at postponing gratification. No fap also makes you less neurotic and more extroverted
http://www.alec-sproten.eu/language/en/2016/01/18/how-abstinence-affects-preferences/
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Previous thread: >>11521246
Here are studies, showing dangers of masturbation and watching porn. They also show benefits of no-fap.
1. Neuroscience of pornography addiction
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600144/
2. Masturbation can cause hair loss
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/135817/
3. Nofap can reduce sexual dysfunction
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039517/
4.Fapping downregulate androgenic receptors
https://raypeatforum.com/community/threads/masturbation-downregulates-certain-androgenic-receptors-in-the-brain-and-upregulates-certain-estro.6998/
5. No-fap raises levels of testosterone
https://healthfully.com/effects-of-masturbation-on-testosterone-5625804.html
6.Porn cause lowering of acetylcholine levels, which causes brain fog
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600144/
7. Masturbation harms functionality of brain regions connected with dopaminergic system
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S007477421630068X
8.Onanism and its relation with psychopathology and prostate dysfunction
http://mare.ispa.pt/ficheiros/artigos/costa_2012.pdf
9.Porn addiction have its withdrawal symptons
https://pornstudycritiques.com/studies-find-escalation-and-habituation-in-porn-users/
10. People abstaining from porn are better at postponing gratification. No fap also makes you less naurotic and more extroverted
http://www.alec-sproten.eu/language/en/2016/01/18/how-abstinence-affects-preferences/
11.Ejaculation reduces oxytocin levels. Oxitocin is a hormone responsible for bonding with other human beings.
https://sites.tufts.edu/emotiononthebrain/2014/11/18/postcoital-neurochemistry-the-blues-and-the-highs/
12. Porn can affect your sexual tastes
https://fightthenewdrug.org/how-porn-affects-sexual-tastes/

So that will be it, when it comes to studies for now. What do you think. Are those studies legit? Or is no-fap just another broscience? Counter-arguments and other studies are always welcomed.

Previous thread >>11511974
Some studies:
Dangers of watching porn
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600144/
Masturbation and hair loss
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/135817/
Fapping and pre-frontal cortex (WARNING SOURCE IS DAILYMAIL SO BEWARE)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2642712/Does-watching-porn-make-LAZY-X-rated-content-shrink-region-brain-linked-motivation-study-claims.html
Semen retention and sperm mobility
https://www.healthline.com/health/fertility/sperm-motility#treatment
Counter-arguments and other studies are welcomed.

Are there any benefits to no-fap? I heard many contadictory opinions on the topic.