A 36-year-old member asked:
is paraphilia a hormone disorder?
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Dr. Michael Sinclair answered
Family Medicine 38 years experience
No: It is a 6-month period of recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies or sexual urges involving a specific act, depending on the paraphilia. No specific hormone issues have ever been found that could explain this mental illness.
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