Dutch Doctor Identifies Post-Orgasmic Syndrome

Reters Health via Yahoo ^ | 4-12-02 | anon

[Pharmboy]

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Tired and sweaty after sex? A Dutch doctor said on Friday he is studying a rare new syndrome among middle-aged men who complain of flu-like symptoms for up to a week after having an orgasm.

Marcel Waldinger, head of the department of psychiatry and neurosexology at Leyenburg Hospital in the Hague (news - web sites), said he planned to publish a report on "post-orgasmic illness syndrome" in the US Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy this month.

Waldinger has seen five Dutch men in as many years in his surgery complaining of a range of flu-like symptoms, including a sore throat, sweating, extreme fatigue and eye irritation after sex.

"Men developed influenza-like symptoms within minutes of having an orgasm. It is like having a serious flu. This happens as soon as they have an orgasm," said Waldinger.

"It is a new syndrome or a syndrome which is old but has not been looked at properly."

The syndrome could be a physical disorder caused by an allergic reaction or the immune system in direct response to the release of chemicals in the body after sex. The symptoms lasted between three and seven days, he said.

"We know that during orgasm and ejaculation very specific compounds like hormones are released into the nervous system. One hypothesis is that they might have had an allergic reaction to one of those compounds," Waldinger said.

[Pharmboy]

Post-shtupping syndrome? Can you take off from work for this?

[go star go]

It's a good thing it's not real or I'd be a dead man...

[WhyToKay]

Wow, middle age years must be pretty tough. Three to seven days?!?!?! --Doug, age 38

[11B3]

Too bad x-42 didn't get this one.

[Pharmboy]

There you go...bragging again..LOL!

[RJayneJ]

And here I thought my husband was faking so he wouldn't have to run the sweeper.

[Pharmboy]

...and what about FR posters?

[Fitzcarraldo]

Western Civilization must be in pretty good shape if there's time to study problems like this.

[jlogajan]

Those guys should count their blessings. After some of us have sex we catch an incurable disease -- matrimony. Yes, it is as scary as it sounds!

[NY.SS-Bar9]

Can you take off from work for this?

Not only can you take off - the ADD act requires employers to make the workplace PSS accessable.

[csvset]

...complaining of a range of flu-like symptoms, including a sore throat, sweating, extreme fatigue and eye irritation after sex.

"I'll have to settle for eating sushi."

[Own Drummer]

What is this "orgasm" thing everyone talks about?
--Linda

[M.K. Borders]

Trying to remember... What ever it is/was, I'm pretty shure the lack of it is not life threatening. :)

[Scully]

Sunday morning reading material! ;)

[Pharmboy]

Apology accepted ;-).

But, don't you think it's interesting that women don't get this (and is that why you folks live longer)?

[Pharmboy]

Linda--you just haven't met the right guy!!

[pepsionice]

Does my HMO cover stuff like this? And will there be a special foundation looking for a cure for this?

[Vinnie]

It's about time we men got our very own pseudo-syndrome. I was coming down with lackasyndrome syndrome.