One of Google's most-searched trends in 2025 relates to a sex trend that's particularly popular with Gen Z, yet you might be surprised to find out that there are a number of dangers associated with the act commonly referred to as 'gooning'.
It's certainly not a surprise that sex is one of the most-discussed topics on the internet, especially when it comes to Googling sometimes obscure and often embarrassingly intimate questions, yet one particular term appears to have dominated naughty conversations in 2025.
If you've not yet came across it, or still don't actually know what it means, the term 'gooning' refers to the process of masturbating until you're just about to climax, only to stop and 'reset' in order to prolong the process and hypothetically achieve a stronger orgasm.
Historically you might have heard this concept referred to as 'edging', and you might have even being doing it without knowing it was even a trend, but it's proven to be a popular concept to discuss among the internet's Gen Z cohort, so much so that it was one of Google's most-searched trends of the year.
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What you might be shocked to find out is that there are a number of dangers associated with the process of gooning, as while it could bring you short-term pleasure, it likely comes bundled with long-term health downsides that are best avoided.
As shared by LADbible, one health expert revealed to the Daily Mail that the fast-growing sex trend could not only mess with your performance in bed, but also lead to issues such as erectile dysfunction in the future.
Dr Paula Hall has warned that "if we keep repeating any behavior it gets more habituated. Your brain is undoubtedly becoming more habituated to that behavior and the more it's repeated, the more likely you are to struggle to stop and enjoy other activities.
"We know what people with compulsive sexual behaviors tend to struggle with erectile dysfunction," Dr Hall added.
Another expert, Dr Richard Viney, revealed that while he understands why the concept of gooning might seem like a 'holy grail' to some in search of deeper sexual gratification, it could end up 'desensitizing the individual to real sexual encounters', issuing a similar warning for erectile dysfuntion.
Getting trapped in the 'vicious cycle' of gooning, as Dr Viney calls it, could end up leading "to performance anxiety, making the sexual issues more embedded," so it's up to you as to whether that's a worthy trade off for short-term pleasure.