MEN prefer romping with sex dolls thanks to the rise of free internet porn, it's been claimed.

Boss of sex doll firm 1amdoll USA says his business is booming because men don't want real women anymore - because sites like PornHub and RedTube have raised the bar on what's deemed sexy.

3 Men prefer sex with robotic women rather than real ones, according to a sex doll manufacturing boss Credit: Getty - Contributor

The boss, only known as Brent, was speaking to journalist and author Jon Ronson, on his podcast The Butterfly Effect.

He said: "Part of the success for our company has been the overuse of pornography."

Brent added: "I've had a couple of customers who have said I go to the bar and take a girl home at 3am and she's a little fatter than I'd like her to be or she's not as cute.

"So they turn to the doll because the doll can be put in the position they want."

Shocking research, last year, claimed that porn is also helping the rise of sexual dysfunction in men.

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3 Research suggests the rise of free internet porn has contributed to men lacking sexual desire and suffering from impotence Credit: Alamy

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Newsweek reported that an excessive smut habit can be "ruinous to men’s psychosexual health", leading to impotence and a disinterest in your partner.

Studies by the American Urological Association found the more time men spend on sites such as PornHub, the less able they’ll be to connect with a partner in the bedroom.

Of the men surveyed, roughly 20 percent used porn three to five times a week.

Nearly four percent of men preferred masturbating to porno over having sex with a real partner.

The same study, however, found minimal negative effects on women who watch pornography.

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Earlier this month we revealed one in two women admitted masturbating over a co-worker's photos.

We also revealed high-tech sex dolls which can laugh at your jokes - and even load your dishwasher.

From April, horny porn users will have to register personal details, including name, address and date of birth, before they can access adult movies - under tight new UK vice laws.

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