Restless Genital Syndrome, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Restless Genital Syndrome, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

I came across this condition when I was doing research on my book on Restless Leg Syndrome (Willis-Ekbom Disease) and found it extremely interesting.

I have never heard of such a condition existing in women.

I have written about Priapism before in men

Such a painful condition happening in women is really unexpected.

I can imagine their discomfort and pain when the disease strikes.

Restless genital syndrome is a well-recognized disorder in which a person feels continuous genital arousal without any sexual stimulus or fascination.

It was at first called the Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome (PSAS), then Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD) and then Restless Genital Syndrome because there is no sexual arousal or desire involved.

Particularly, it is not linked to hyper-sexuality, sometimes known as nymphomania or satyriasis.

Hyper-sexuality, nymphomania, and satyriasis are also not identified as diagnosable medical disorders by the DSM-IV.

Besides being very rare, RGS is also often not reported by patients who may consider it shameful or embarrassing.

This is a somatosensory disorder featured by an unpleasant sensation affecting the genital area and pelvis.

It has been portrayed as a spontaneous, intrusive, and unwanted genital arousal (e.g., tingling, throbbing, pulsating) that happens in the absence of sexual desire or interest.

Restless genital syndrome has been confirmed in only a few men and less than 1% of women.

There might be other sufferers too which have not reported their problem.

This is mainly because in this situation most men think that their libido is higher than the normal population and therefore they get these unwanted hardened penises.

Doctors have come up with the most possible logic that there is some abnormality in the nerves that carries the sensations towards the penis in men and the clitoris in women.

The nerve signals in penis and clitoris reach to the brain and give the message that there is something sexually appealing while in reality there is nothing like that.

Physical arousal produced by this syndrome can be very intense and last for extended periods, days or weeks at a time.

An orgasm can occasionally provide temporary relief, but within hours the symptoms recur.

The recurrence of symptoms, with the exception of known triggers, is sudden and not predictable.

Failure or refusal to relieve the symptoms often causes waves of spontaneous orgasms in women and ejaculation in men.

The symptoms can be disabling, preventing concentration on ordinary tasks.

Some situations, such as riding in an automobile or train, vibrations from mobile phones, and even going to the toilet can aggravate the syndrome unbearably causing the discomfort to border on pain.

It is not infrequent for patients to lose some or all sense of pleasure over the course of time as release becomes linked with relief from pain rather than the sensation of pleasure.
Some patients have said that they avoid sexual intercourse, which they may find to be a painful experience.
The disorder may persist for many years and can be so serious that it has been known to lead to depression and even suicide.

To diagnose RGS, 5 different features should be present:
1. The genital arousal should last for an extended time (hours to months)
2. No other cause for genital arousal should be present
3. The genital arousal should be unrelated to feelings of sexual desire
4. The arousal sensation should feel intrusive and unwanted, and be linked with some distress
5. The arousal sensation should persist, at least to some degree after orgasm

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Restless Genital Syndrome
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Dec 22, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463330968

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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Restless Genital Syndrome,

A

Simple

Guide

To

The Condition,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2019 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Restless Genital Syndrome, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

(What You Need to Treat Restless Genital Syndrome)

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Restless Genital Syndrome

What is Restless Genital Syndrome?

Restless genital syndrome is a well-recognized disorder in which a person feels continuous genital arousal without any sexual stimulus or fascination.

Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD), that was at first called the Persistent Sexual Arousal

Syndrome (PSAS) and also called the Restless Genital Syndrome (RGS) produces a spontaneous, persistent, and uncontrollable genital arousal in women and men, with or without orgasm or genital engorgement, and not linked to any feelings of sexual interest or desire.

The syndrome was first reported in 2001 at first under the name of persistent sexual arousal syndrome (PSAS).

Later, it was identified that the symptoms were produced by a genital somatosensory abnormality instead of a sexual desire, and the name was altered to persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD).

Finally, in 2009 a link with restless leg syndrome (RLS) was identified, and the name restless genital syndrome was suggested.

Some doctors use the term Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome (PSAS) to indicate the disorder in women.

Others indicate the syndrome of priapism in men to be the same disorder.

Particularly, it is not linked to hyper-sexuality, sometimes known as nymphomania or satyriasis.

Hyper-sexuality, nymphomania, and satyriasis are also not identified as diagnosable medical disorders by the DSM-IV.

Besides being very rare, RGS is also often not reported by patients who may consider it shameful or embarrassing.

This is a somatosensory disorder featured by an unpleasant sensation affecting the genital area and pelvis.

It has been portrayed as a spontaneous, intrusive, and unwanted genital arousal (e.g., tingling, throbbing, pulsating) that happens in the absence of sexual desire or interest.

A lack of knowledge in society regarding the human reproductive system diminishes the intense pain of the sufferer.

Physical arousal produced by this syndrome can be very intense and last for prolonged periods, days or weeks at a time.

Orgasm can occasionally provide temporary relief, but within hours the symptoms recur.

The recurrence of symptoms, with the exception of known triggers, is sudden and not predictable.

Failure or refusal to relieve the symptoms often causes waves of spontaneous orgasms in women and ejaculation in men.

The symptoms can be debilitating, stopping the person’s concentration on ordinary tasks.

Some situations such as riding in an automobile or train, the vibrations from mobile phones and even going to the toilet can worsen the disorder unbearably causing the discomfort to feel as pain.

It is not rare for sufferers to be unable to find some or all sense of pleasure over the course of time