According to Research Gate, persistent genital arousal disorder PGAD is a rare sexual health disease. Patients with this disorder can be distressed by the escalation of tension in the pelvic region and the prevailing necessity to diminish the pressure by self-stimulation.
The patients usually suffer from guilt or shame and often do not seek medical care. The cause of pgad disorder is unknown.
Putting it in plain terms, PGAS as described by experts is a disease that affects the nerve, it is the spontaneous, persistent, unwanted and uncontrollable genital arousal in the absence of sexual stimulation or sexual desire and is typically relieved by orgasm.
Symptoms include wetness, burning sensation, pressure, pins and needles, pounding and itching.
So, the sufferer feels like they are about to experience orgasm or may experience waves of spontaneous orgasm.
According to the United Nations National Institutes of Health, PGAD affects mainly women and may be triggered by not only sexual activity by nonsexual stimuli, such as vibrations from a car.
Also, the National Library of Medicine gave a case of a “44-years-old female who presented to her gynaecologist for evaluation of dysmenorrhea and menometrorrhagia.
During the review systems, the patient reported 5-6 months of increased pelvic tension, not associated with the increase in desire that required her to self-stimulate to orgasm approximately 15 times daily.
Upon further inquiry, the patient disclosed that her diet included soy intake of over 4 pounds per day which began approximately 1 month before the onset of symptoms.
Result: “Treatment consisted of supportive counselling and dietary modification. At the 3-month follow-up visit, the patient’s menstrual difficulties and sexual complaints resolved.”
Conclusion: Although the cause or cure of Persistent Sexual Arousal syndrome has not been identified, the successes of reducing dietary of phytoestrogens in this patient may provide insight into the cause of the disorder and suggest potential treatments.”
