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Cha, ukubuka i-porn akwehlisi i-testosterone yakho. Eqinisweni, ucwaningo oluningi lubonisa ngokuphambene. Ukuthakaseleka ngokocansi okuvela ekubukeni okuqukethwe okuhlobene nobulili kuvame ukubangela ukwanda okwesikhashana ku-testosterone, hhayi ukwehluka. Lokho kukhuphuka okwesikhashana kuyimpendulo yemvelo yomzimba wakho kumajubane ocansi, futhi ibuyela endaweni ejwayelekile ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho.
Akukho bufakazi obuqinile besayensi bokuthi ukubuka i-porn njalo kubangela ukwehla okuhlala njalo kumazinga e-testosterone. Kodwa isithombe esigcwele siyinkimbinkimbi kancane kunokuthi yebo noma cha. Izinkathazo zangempela ezizungeze ukusetshenziswa kwe-porn okuningi azihlobene kakhulu ne-testosterone ngokwayo kodwa kakhulu ne-dopamine, impilo yengqondo, nemikhuba yokuphila engathinta ama-hormone akho ngokungaqondile.
Umzimba wakho uphendula ngendlela efanayo kumajubane ocansi noma ngabe ukuthakaseleka kuvela kanjani: ukubona, ngokomzimba, noma kokubili. Uma ubuka okuqukethwe okucacile ngokocansi, ubuchopho bakho buwubona njengesikhuthazo socansi futhi uhlelo lwakho lwe-endocrine luyaphendula.
Ucwaningo oluningana lulinganise le mpendulo. Ocwaningweni olulodwa, abacwaningi bathola ukuthi amazinga e-testosterone akhuphuke phakathi nemizuzu yokuqala eyi-10 yokuthakaseleka ngokocansi okuvela kumafilimu ocansi. Olunye ucwaningo lulinganise i-testosterone emadodeni ngemuva kokubabonisa izinhlobo ezahlukene zamavidiyo amafushane futhi lathola ukuthi i-testosterone yenyuke cishe ngo-35% ngemva kokubuka okuqukethwe okucacile ngokocansi, yafinyelela phezulu phakathi kwamahora angu-60 no-90.
Ucwaningo lwango-2021 lwamadoda ayisishiyagalombili abasha lwaqhathanisa amazinga e-testosterone ngemva kwezimo ezintathu: ukubuka i-porn ngaphandle kokuzijabulisa, ukuzijabulisa nge-porn, nokungenzi lutho. Zombili izimo ezihlobene ne-porn zakhulisa i-testosterone, inhlanganisela ye-porn nokuzijabulisa ibangele ukukhula okukhulu.
Olunye ucwaningo olukhulu endaweni yokuzijabulisa lwathola ukuthi amazinga e-testosterone amadoda enyuke cishe ngo-11% ngokubuka nje imisebenzi yocansi. Labo ababambe iqhaza emisebenzini yocansi babona ukwanda okukhulu nakakhulu.
Ngakho impendulo emfushane ukuthi i-porn ibonakala ikhuphula i-testosterone okwesikhashana, ayiyihliseli phansi. Lokhu kwanda kubufishane futhi kubuyela kokujwayelekile ngokushesha, kodwa akubonisile ukuthi ukubuka i-porn kuyayimunca i-testosterone yakho.
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Enye yezimbangela zokudideka ukuxhumana ne-dopamine. I-Porn ivula uhlelo lokuklomelisa lobuchopho bakho futhi ibangela ukukhululwa kwe-dopamine, amakhemikhali afanayo angajabulisa abandakanyeka ekudleni, ukuzivocavoca, neminye imisebenzi ejabulisayo. Ngokusetshenziswa njalo noma okuphoqelekile, abanye abacwaningi bakholelwa ukuthi ubuchopho bungaba yizinzwa kuleli kukhushukwe kwe-dopamine. Lokho ukuba yizinzwa akwehlisi i-testosterone ngokuqondile, kodwa kungakwenza uzizwe ungazethembi, ungabi namandla, futhi ungabi nasithakazelo ekwenzweni ngokoqobo okuseduze. Lezi zimpawu zihambelana nalokho okuzwakala njengokwehluka kwe-testosterone, okungenzeka ukuthi kungani abantu behlanganisa lezi zinto ezimbili.
Esinye isiqephu salo mdwebo sihlanganisa i-prolactin. Ngemuva kokukhishwa, umzimba wakho ukhulula i-prolactin, i-hormone ehlisa okwesikhashana i-libido futhi idala lokho muzwa wokuthi "sekuqediwe". Ukuzijabulisa njalo nge-porn kusho ukuphuma okuningi kwe-prolactin, okungakushiya uzizwa ukhathazekile futhi ungabi nasithakazelo ocansini. Kanye nalokhu, lokhu akufani nokwehluka kwe-testosterone, kodwa umuzwa ungase uzwakale ufanayo.
Kunocwaningo lwaseShayina lwabafundi basekolishi oluthola izixhumanisi phakathi kokuchayeka kwe-porn kusenesikhathi ebusheni nokushintsha kwamanye ama-hormone okuphindaphindayo njenge-progesterone ne-prolactin. Abacwaningi batusa ukuthi phakathi nengane, lapho isimiso sama-hormone sisathuthuka, ukusetshenziswa kwe-porn okuningi kungathinta kanjani ukuthi indlela yokubuyisela ama-hormone ikhule. Kodwa-ke, lolu cwaningo lwalubheka amaphethini ama-hormone phakathi nesikhathi esithile sokuthuthukiswa, hhayi kumadoda abadala abuka i-porn ngokungajwayelekile, futhi alutholanga ukwehla okuqondile ku-testosterone.
Umphakathi weNoFap uphakamisa umqondo wokuthi ukuphika i-porn nokuzijabulisa kuholela ku-testosterone ephezulu. Lokhu kuncike kakhulu ocwaningweni olulodwa oluncane lwango-2003 olwathola ukwanda okungama-45% ku-testosterone ngemva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa zokuphika. Kodwa lokhu kwanda kwaba okwesikhashana. I-testosterone yabuyela endaweni ejwayelekile ngisho nangokuqhubeka kokuphika futhi yahlala lapho.
Ukubuyekezwa kocwaningo lwango-2021 okubheke izifundo ezitholakalayo kwathola ukuthi ngenkathi ukuphika okwesikhashana kungase kubangele ukukhula okwesikhashana kwe-testosterone, akukho bufakazi obuqinisekisayo bokuthi ukugwema ukuzijabulisa kuholela kumazinga e-testosterone aphezulu ngokuqhubekayo. Ababhali bacaphune ngokucacile ukuthi babheke izifiso mayelana nezinzuzo zokuphika njengoba zinikeziwe, ngenxa yokuthi izifundo zibe zincane futhi zingafani.
Noma kunjalo, amanye amadoda azizwa kangcono lapho ehlezi noma eyeka i-porn. Lokho kuthuthukiswa kuyiqiniso, kodwa kungenzeka kuxhunyaniswe kangcono nokuba nzwa kwe-dopamine okuthuthukisiwe, ukulala okungcono, ukwehliswa kwamacala noma ihlazo, nokunciphiswa kokuziphatha okuphoqelekile kunokuba kube ushintsho oluqondile ku-testosterone.
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Uma ukhathazekile ngamazinga akho e-testosterone, izinto ezinobufakazi obuqinile ngemuva kwazo azihlobene kakhulu ne-porn. Nazi izinto ezithinta ngempela i-testosterone yakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi:
Lezi zimo zokuphila zinomthelela omkhulu kumazinga akho e-hormone kunokuthi ubuka i-porn noma cha.
Uma ubhekene nezimpawu ezinjengokukhathala okuhlala njalo, ukulahlekelwa ukuzimisela, ukuncipha kobudlelwano obuseduze, ubunzima nge-erections, noma ukulahlekelwa okungachazekile kwesisu semisipha, kufanele kuhlolwe amazinga akho e-testosterone ngokuhlolwa kwegazi okulula. I-testosterone ephansi ithinta cishe amaphesenti angu-2 amadoda ngokuvamile, kodwa iba yinto evamile ngokukhula.
Udokotela angakwazi ukukala kokubili i-testosterone yakho ephelele neyamahhala futhi asize ukuthola ukuthi ngabe kukhona yini okuthile okwehlukile kwezempilo okwenzekayo. Uma amazinga akho ephansi ngempela, kunemikhuba ephumelelayo etholakalayo.
Ngaso sonke isikhathi, uma uzizwa sengathi ubudlelwano bakho ne-porn buye baba ukuphoqeka noma buyathinta imizwa yakho, ubudlelwano bakho, noma isithakazelo sakho ekwenzweni okuseduze ngokoqobo, lokho kufanele kubhekwiswe ngokwakho, kungakhathalekile ukuthi amazinga akho e-testosterone athini. Uhlangothi lwempilo yengqondo lokusetshenziswa kwe-porn okuningi luyiqiniso futhi luyasebenza, ngisho nalapho izinombolo zamahomoni zibukeka zilungile.
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