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Hypersexuality is desire to engage in
human sexual behavior at a level high enough to be considered clinically significant.
Hypersexuality is characterized by a debilitating need for frequent
genital stimulation which, once achieved, may fail to result in the expected long-term sexual—or emotional—satisfaction. This dissatisfaction is what is believed to encourage the heightened frequency of sexual stimulation, as well as additional physiological and neurological symptoms.
The concept of hypersexuality replaces the older concepts of
nymphomania (or
furor uterinus) and
satyriasis. Nymphomania was believed to be a female
psychological disorder characterized by an overactive
libido and an
obsession with
sex. In
males the disorder was called
satyriasis (for etymology of the words, see
nymph and
satyr). "Nymphomania" and "satyriasis" are no longer listed as specific disorders in the
DSM-IV, though they remain a part of
ICD-10.
The threshold for what constitutes hypersexuality is subject to debate, and critics question whether a standardized diagnostic threshold even exists. Sex drive varies widely in humans; what one person would regard as a normal sex drive might be deemed to be excessive by some and low by others. The consensus among those who consider this a disorder is that the threshold is met when the behavior causes distress or impaired social functioning.
Hypersexuality may also be expressed in those with
bipolar disorder during periods of mania. People who suffer from bipolar disorder may often display tremendous swings in sex drive, depending on their mood. Sometimes this physiological need for sexual activity is much higher than what they'd describe as "normal" and at other times it's far below that..
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