A 39-year-old member asked:
is sex addiction real?
3 doctor answers • 12 doctors weighed in
Dr. Beata Zolovskaanswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Impairment: Any addiction is "real" when it causes impairment of function. For example if the sex addiction causes one to expose themselves to danger or not take basic health precautions.
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Dr. Jeffrey Rothanswered
Addiction Medicine 43 years experience
Is it real for you?: You might consider attending a mutual support meeting for sexual compulsivity. Listen to the experience of others for whom sex addiction is real before you decide for yourself.
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Adam Frontanswered
Clinical Psychology 27 years experience
Yes!: Many professionals think that behavioral addictions are not legitimate, just "bad habits." but if a behavior takes over your life or interferes with other major parts of life, it may be that the behavior (internet, gambling, sex, food, etc) is affecting yr brain chemistry similar to an intoxicating chemical. Abstinence ; support from others helps, see http://www.Netaddiction.Com/.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Is sex addiction a real disorder, or is it just an evolutionary advantage for the species?
1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Marvitanswered
Psychiatry 57 years experience
Depend on impairment: Addiction is not promiscuity or other socially define behaviors.
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:
How can a chronic illness affect your sex life?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Romanth Waghmaraeanswered
Pain Management 39 years experience
Chronic illness: This usually decreases your desire to have sex and your sex drive. This is due to central neural mechanisms.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
How can retirement improve my sex life?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Pedro Hernandezanswered
Geriatrics 40 years experience
Maybe yes/no: Retirement helps to reduce the stress of a job but in itself brings new forms of stress. If a pt has erectile dysfunction caused by a medical structural problem it won't get better? I guess you will have more time available for sexuality?
5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Why is sex addiction difficult to treat in younger people?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Peter Forsteranswered
Psychiatry 36 years experience
Focus of young: For a number of reasons sexual activity is much higher in young people anyway. For instance, hormone levels tend to stimulate interest. But also young people are surrounded by messages in the media and social media encouraging relationships and sexuality. All of this makes treatment harder, but certainly not possible.
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A member asked:
Why does air come from my vagina during or after sex?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Michael Sworanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 40 years experience
Vaginal air bubbles: Sexual activity can sometimes cause air bubbles to collect in the vagina, which then are expelled during or after sex. It's not a problem and not unusual. Get your regular gyn checkup to be sure that is what it is.
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