Are smartphones killing our sex drive?

posted by Maxwell R. / Nov 21, 2013, 11:24 PM

So there it is, you are about to retire for the evening with your companion and you reach across to…pick up your smartphone and play Candy Crush until you fall asleep. That was a medical case brought to Dr. Wang in Taiwan. A woman complained to him that her boyfriend, a 28 year old man who smoked and had a smartphone obsession was causing his performance to be rather…soft.

Among Dr. Wang’s specialites, one of them is treating men with erectile dysfunction and he determined that this young man was smoking too much, and was obviously playing too much Candy Crush. The prescription? Stop smoking and play with something (someone) else.

Miraculously, his condition has “improved greatly.” Dr. Wang has noted that there has been an increasing flow of younger men into his clinic for treatment of conditions that normally affect middle-aged men.

In what is becoming age-old advice, take the time to detach from the device every now and again, you never know what might pop up.

sources: Want China Times via BetaBeat

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25 Comments

1. androidornothing

Posts: 143; Member since: Apr 26, 2012

Ok.....wierd topic.

posted on Nov 21, 2013, 11:28 PM 8

13. Wiki_jaan

Posts: 704; Member since: Jun 24, 2012

yes it is ...... but its true

posted on Nov 22, 2013, 1:54 AM 5

14. LiyanaBG

Posts: 381; Member since: Nov 07, 2013

phones are the reason most relationships and marriages ended. lack of attention your partner deserve.

posted on Nov 22, 2013, 2:57 AM 0

21. JerryTime

Posts: 468; Member since: Nov 09, 2013

Actually most marriages fail because of finances. The statistic is over 50% in the U.S.

posted on Nov 22, 2013, 8:08 AM 2

22. Mike_L.13

Posts: 20; Member since: Nov 15, 2013

This is interesting to hear. My question is - what about finances in particular leads them to fail? Not enough income, disagreement on how to spend income, etc.? Curious to know if you have any idea or if you have a source. Thanks

posted on Nov 22, 2013, 9:03 AM 2

23. JerryTime

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/perfi/basics/2006-04-27-couples-cash-series_x.htm There yah go man.

posted on Nov 22, 2013, 9:24 AM 1

25. Mike_L.13

Very interesting, thanks for posting it.

posted on Nov 22, 2013, 10:04 AM 0

2. addicted2088

Posts: 57; Member since: Sep 25, 2012

"you never know what might pop up." Um, okay, good one!

posted on Nov 21, 2013, 11:28 PM 6

6. Dingy_cellar_dweller

Posts: 339; Member since: Mar 16, 2013

Is there an app for that.

posted on Nov 21, 2013, 11:43 PM 8

3. Hammerfest

Posts: 384; Member since: May 12, 2012

So old its not even funny... month/s ago even...

posted on Nov 21, 2013, 11:37 PM 0

4. phobia09

Posts: 4; Member since: Mar 15, 2013

Dr. Wang? Is this serious?

posted on Nov 21, 2013, 11:38 PM 2

12. AliNSiddiqui

Posts: 382; Member since: Sep 19, 2012

LMFAO! HAHahahahahaha didn't even think of that xD

posted on Nov 22, 2013, 1:40 AM 0

5. Tux_Alan

Posts: 74; Member since: Jan 30, 2013

Lol doctor wang treating erectile dysfunction! (Says I lying in bed with my smartphone in hand... Bloody hell... My manhood is in peril!!)

posted on Nov 21, 2013, 11:43 PM 0

7. taikucing unregistered

what the..

posted on Nov 21, 2013, 11:48 PM 0

8. davenycept

Posts: 200; Member since: Jul 03, 2012

I remember that commercial....that chick was super hot...every time I saw it I kept hoping he would put that phone away and pay attention to that beautiful woman in front of him before she leaves him