Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome
Needless to say, that caught my eye.
It got my attention as well. And, I’m not even a researcher.
…women with PSAS "become involuntarily aroused genitally for extended periods in time in the absence of sexual desire."
The genital arousal is "usually persistent, unprovoked, and unrelieved by orgasm" and unwelcome by the women, the researchers note.
Did they just study a SINGLE orgasm? Although I’ve not "researched" this topic, I do know that sometimes one just don’t get it.
Goldmeier encourages women to seek assistance for PSAS. While there is no clear treatment, "there are healthcare workers out there who will listen to you and try their very best to help," Goldmeier writes.
"Every case has to be investigated thoroughly," he writes.
Sounds to me like Goldmeier’s a horndog! Got SO many questions about this. None of them are appropriate for a work environment. But hell, I’m willing to chance it.
- Who are these "healthcare workers"? I mean, it would seem to me that charging someone to relieve sexual arousal would border on the edge of, oh, prostitution?
- The flip side of the above, if he finds a "cure", will he open clinics all over the country?
- How exactly does Goldmeier propose studying someone’s "sexual arousal"?
- Is this sort of the same as a guy getting a boner that won’t go away? You guys know the ones I’m talking about. The ones in church for example. They’re useless, they’re kind of annoying. And, sometimes, they just won’t go away, ergo, they’re persistant. Is this the lady’s version?
- If Goldmeier finds a "treatment" for sexual arousal, will he make instructional videos?
- Is this sort of the same as nymphomania?
OK, that’s enough for now. I have to write an audit for elderly social programs. Needless to say, I have no desire to deal with PSAS while doing that.
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Tags: Health, Silly science
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Ever since the discovery of PSAS in 2001, all kinds of outrageous stories about this condition have been buzzing around. Because the condition has a sexual connotation, causing it to appeal to the imagination of (mainly) men, the sensation orientated media has regrettably presented this syndrome out in a disgusting manner. Tall stories about women having 500 or even 800 orgasms per day, has spectacularly boosted tabloid or magazine sales . The truth about PSAS is a lot less sensational, much more complicated and it is not at all enjoyable or fun to those who suffer from it. QUITE TO THE CONTRARY! Not only have these publications done injustice to the women who were interviewed; also the Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome and the tremendous emotional pain that comes along with it was served a great deal of injustice. PSAS is a condition that ruins everything and it is most definitely not characterised by having an inhumane number of (spontaneous) orgasms. Nonsense……utter nonsense! The personal stories from women with PSAS, will paint an entirely different picture. PSAS is “living hell”! Who wants to live there!?
I have to admit I got a bit of a chuckle out of the teaser headline. However, I’ve been around and dealt with enough odd afflictions of my own to know that no matter how silly it may sound, when it’s a problem, it’s something to be taken a little more seriously. That’s why I put it on Space ( medical ) as opposed to Webdream ( humor ). The “science” involved sounded kinda silly, but the problem not. If you do occasionally drop by here, I had a hard time finding anything researching this condition seriously and presented in such a way that it makes sense to the common layman ( myself ). If you do have some links are articles, I’d be more than happy to present it here.
Thanks for the excellent comment.
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