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Unwanted orgasms - House call: experience advice on health and fitness
Ebony, March, 2004
Q I just can't believe what my sister told me she heard. She said there condition that causes women to have one orgasm after another without being sexually stimulated. What in the world is going on here? Is this really true, or is someone just playing around with her?
T.L, Atlanta
A It is true. Your sister is apparently referring to a rare disorder that doctors call Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome (PSAS), a puzzling, life-altering condition that has nothing to do with sexual desire.
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Doctors describe it as feelings of spontaneous, intense and persistent genital arousal, with or without orgasm. Sufferers, some of whom experience as many as 200 orgasms a day, say PSAS is debilitating and humiliating because the continuous state of arousal is more like a curse than a blessing. It disrupts some victims' lives to the point of not being able to function normally.
To make things worse, doctors say there is no cure, and they are having difficulty determining a cause. Researchers have focused on everything from hormonal and neurological contributors to excessive blood flow or congestion in the genitals. So far, counseling and the application of a local anaesthetic have shown some promise..
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