According to a large survey, led by Human Development and Family Science researchers at East Carolina University in Greenville and published in Journal of Cannabis Research, cannabis can improve orgasm and treat sexual dysfunction.
Cannabis, impotence and sexual satisfaction: what the study says
Led on 811 participants aged between 18 and 85 of whom: 536 were women and 187 declared themselves LGBTQIA+, the survey investigated on the influence of cannabis on sexual functioning and satisfaction.
As stated by the researchers, "the results indicated that both men and women perceived cannabis use increased their functioning and sexual satisfaction, in particular the desire and intensity of orgasm - to which is added - the possible use of cannabis for the treatment of sexual dysfunctions, especially within women."
As can be seen from the final statistics, orover 70% of participants reported increased orgasm desire and intensity. Additionally, participants who reported masturbating reported that cannabis increased pleasure while masturbating masturbation.
Cannabis in the female sexual sphere
Likewise, one study American conducted in 2019 by Saint Louis University School of Medicine and published on Sexual Medicine, which however limited itself to female sexual experience combined with cannabis, had arrived at the same results.
Of the final sample, consisting of 372 women mostly heterosexual, a large portion reported a increased desire, more intense orgasms, decreased pain and no changes in lubrication.
Finally, women who reported using cannabis before sexual activity had 2.13 more likely to experience a satisfying orgasm compared to women who do not use cannabis.
Marijuana and sex: all the pros and cons
Combine marijuana and sex it is a practice with conflicting opinions which can have different opinions, depending on the individual predisposition of the subject pros and cons. Let's find out some of them.
According to several studies, among the largest benefits to bring cannabis under the sheets we find:
- Increase of libido, that is, sexual desire.
- There are many testimonies that have confirmed how cannabis, particularly in the women, you intensify the orgasm, prolonging its intensity, duration and increasing the sexual pleasure.
- Short or longer-term relationships? According to one study, published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information of the United States, cannabis helps to dilate the perception of time. Ability that, in the bedroom, gives at least the "impression" of a longer relationship.
Among the possible unwanted effects, however, often dictated by unconscious use or by the body's own response, which we remember varies from person to person, we find:
- As for the dry mouth, taking marijuana could affect your natural lubrication of the vagina and cause vaginal dryness.
- According to a study conducted in Australia, several men stated that smoking cannabis daily could promote the feeling of not succeed in reach orgasm
- However, in the same study, other subjects taken into consideration stated that after taking marijuana they recorded apremature ejaculation.
