What is Unwanted Sexual Arousal?
“I was just cleaning my room once and suddenly without any sexual stimulation I felt sexual arousal” says a person suffering from Unwanted Sexual Arousal.
You might have been watching Sex Education (A Netflix series) and seen Otis random erections and wondered about them, various questions might have come to your mind too. Well, here I am to answer a few of those.
You would have learnt a lot from what Otis and Maeve have told you too. Also what Otis has is completely normal as he is in teenage, and these are often called morning-wood.
Today, I will be talking about Unwanted Sexual arousal. This disorder can embarrass you in front of many people and also make you feel uncomfortable. The disorders are called Priapism and Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder. Let us now discuss both of them in detail:
Unwanted Sexual Arousal in Men
Unwanted Sexual arousal in men is called Priapism. It is a condition in which men suffer from long unwanted sexual arousal and erections without any sexual stimulus. The blood flow gets into the tissues of the penis and the erection continues for long hours. A person who is suffering from Priapism can suffer from an erection that can last for 4 to 6 hours.
It can be classified into Ischemic (low-flow), non-ischemic (high-flow) and recurrent ischemic. Priapism can be very painful and extremely embarrassing too.
In most of the cases, masturbation and hot showers can provide temporary relief but you should seek medication. “Priapism can also cause erectile dysfunction and death of penis tissues if not treated on time” says doctors and researchers.
Do you smoke weed or snort cocaine? Are you usually depressed and anxious and use tons of medications for that? Well Congrats you might have Priapism.
It can also be caused if you have any of the disease or problem mentioned in this image:
In case you have priapism, you should visit your nearest doctor as it can be harmful to your health. Priapism can be diagnosed by doing an ultrasound of your penis and can be treated by proper medication.
The medicines can reduce pain and provide relief, ice bags can be used to relieve the pain caused by Priapism too. In urgent cases, surgery might be required too. Although this condition is very rare and the symptoms are easily visible one should consult a doctor.
Unwanted Sexual Arousal in Women
Yes Priapism occurs in women too. It is called Clitoral Priapism. It is very painful and hurtful. In this case, the organs that drain the blood from the genitals or the organs that are supposed to relax the genitals can’t perform their function properly. This condition can often lead to swelling, pain and irritation. Also if it is not treated on time it can even lead to fibroids and blood clots.
Causes and treatment
The causes of female priapism include symptoms associated with Cancer. Medicines for anxiety and depression can cause clitoral priapism. Medicines associated with muscle relaxing and various other drugs some used for bodybuilding etc. can cause Clitoral Priapism.
“Stopping the use of such medicines is the first step towards treatment” says a gynecologist. In some cases surgery might be required too as the size of the clitoris increases a lot. One should consult their doctors for this.
Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder
PGAD is a disorder in women in which a women goes through unwanted spontaneous and uncontrollable sexual arousal in the absence of any sexual stimulation. It is typically not relieved by an orgasm, instead, it can cause a woman to have multiple orgasms.
This can last for several days and even weeks sometimes, and the symptoms include pressure, pain, vaginal and anal discomfort, unwanted orgasms. Also taking stress can make PGAD worse so if you have this disorder, try to relax and consult a medical professional as soon as you can.
Causes and treatment
The causes of PGAD can be psychological and neurological. Excessive stress and anxiety can also cause PGAD. Tarlov cysts have also been identified as a cause of Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder. The treatment of PGAD include physiotherapy and psychological education.
We know that these conditions are rare and talking about sex or sex-related issues have always been a problem in India. But ignoring it can have very harmful effects so in case you have any symptoms reach for medical consultation and there is no need to be embarrassed
