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A woman who suffers from a condition known as ‘persistent genital arousal syndrome’ has detailed how she deals with ‘sudden orgasms’ in her daily life.
The woman took to social media where she shed some light on the condition that leaves her with unexpected orgasms that are triggered without warning.
On Reddit, she wrote: “I was diagnosed with PGAD recently (persistent genital arousal disorder)
PGAD stands for persistent genital arousal disorder (google it). My doctor thinks it’s caused from a slight spinal defect I was born with that turned into mild scoliosis when I hit puberty and then soon after PGAD which I was only recently diagnosed with. my doctor thinks the change in my spine may have caused nerve damage in my spinal cord or something per my last appointment and imaging results, which triggered it.
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“It's nice to know what's wrong with me officially but also I don’t know anyone else with it and it’s obviously hard / awkward to talk about with friends and family. I was going to post about it somewhere on here when I made my account a couple days ago but kept chickening out.
“So yeah anyway that’s my confession. feel free to ask questions but no i won’t send you anything explicit.”
Many people took to the comment section to share their own reactions to the explanation, with one user asking: “Does it cause difficulties in your daily life? Do you need to hide your bulge?”
This prompted a reply from the original poster who said: “im a girl so that part no but it does make me have sudden orgasms which I hide from friends and family by saying it’s “painful” while it’s happening, which it isn’t actually painful it’s the opposite it’s just awkward to be honest about. my doctor does know the truth though I’ve told him privately. some people with it can have pain but luckily so far I don’t have any pain.”
Another wrote: “Out of curiosity, has this condition affected your relationships(the romantic kind)? If you are not of age or are not in a relationship, would this condition affect your decision whether or not to be in a relationship?”
To this, the woman replied with: “I’m 18 but yes, it definitely has. My doctor has told me to refrain from sex because it will make it a lot worse, so I haven't bothered dating because it’s just too much to have to explain to someone and I feel like it’s not fair for them if that makes sense.”
