Russian doctors have spoken about the negative impact that video games can have on "male strength." There is an opinion that "sitting" in games reduces fertility and potency:
"sitting at the computer day and night, playing "tanks" or going into virtual reality is definitely not good for fertility, reproductive function [...]."
A psychiatrist explained that in the process of virtual communication or from computer games, endorphins are released — a person experiences pleasure, and this can reduce the level of libido, reduce the level of search activity that is characteristic of men:
"From the point of view of sexology and psychiatry, the formation of Internet addiction (going into virtual communication, computer games, etc.) can gradually affect the decrease in libido."
Men who go into virtual reality develop "insecurity, reduced communication skills, and anxiety may increase. The appearance of depressive experiences is also not excluded, which further repels a man from real life, live acquaintances with girls."