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- Title
Postorgasmic illness syndrome: potential new treatment options for a rare disorder.
- Authors
Pierce, Hudson; Fainberg, Jonathan; Gaffney, Christopher; Aboukhashaba, Ahmad; Khan, Aleem; Kashanian, James
- Abstract
Postorgasmic illness syndrome (POIS) is a rare postejaculatory disorder first described by Waldinger and Schweitzer in 2002 [[1]]. Discussion This report describes a patient who presented with symptoms consistent with the diagnosis of POIS utilizing criteria laid out by Waldinger et al. [[2]]. Waldinger et al. [[2]] theorized that allergies played a role in POIS, and that symptoms are explained by the patient having an immunogenic reaction to their own semen. It is possible that the pathophysiology of POIS is due in part to persistent autonomic dysregulation following orgasm, leading to the collection of symptoms reported by patients.
- Subjects
DISEASES; SYNDROMES; PREMATURE ejaculation; ALLERGY desensitization; PATHOLOGY; THROAT diseases
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Urology, 2020, Vol 54, Issue 1, p86
- ISSN
2168-1805
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/21681805.2019.1704861