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Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
(ms) is the most common, disabling, neurological condition, to
affect young adults in the world today.
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Multiple
Sclerosis Symptoms
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Symptoms
of Multiple Sclerosis:
Sexual Functioning
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| Problems with sexual functioning are relatively common in
multiple sclerosis and may be the result of damage to the central nervous
system (CNS), side effects from drugs or due general anxiety.
They may also occur due to a loss of 'self-image' or loss of the
feeling of 'desirability' as a result of other symptoms of multiple
sclerosis; for example, from bladder problems, spasticity or fatigue.
Sexual dysfunction may be a combination of any, or all of
these factors.
Sexual dysfunction is broadly defined as the inability to fully
enjoy sexual intercourse. Specifically, sexual dysfunctions are disorders
that interfere with the ability to have sex.Obviously, sexual dysfunction takes different forms in men and women.
Causes of sexual dysfunction may also include lack of desire, fatigue,
or numbness of the genitalia.
In men with multiple sclerosis, the most common types of sexual
dysfunction include:
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Erectile dysfunction: an impairment of the erectile
reflex. The man is unable to have or maintain an erection that
remains firm enough for intercourse to occur. |
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Retrograde ejaculation: a condition in which the
bladder neck does not close off properly during orgasm so that
the semen spurts backward into the bladder. |
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| More rarely; |
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Premature ejaculation shortly after or prior to,
penetration. |
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Ejaculatory incompetence: the inability to ejaculate |
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| In women with multiple sclerosis, sexual dysfunction may
take the form; |
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Sexual arousal disorder: the inhibition of the general
arousal. A woman with this disorder does not lubricate, her
vagina does not swell, and the muscle that surrounds the outer
third of the vagina does not tighten-a series of changes that
normally prepare the body for orgasm. Also, with this disorder,
the woman typically does not feel erotic sensations.
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Vaginismus: a condition in which the muscles around
the outer third of the vagina have involuntary spasms in response
to attempts at vaginal penetration. |
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Painful intercourse. Pain can occur at the start
of intercourse, midway through coital activities, at the time
of orgasm, or after intercourse is completed. The pain can be
felt as burning, sharp searing, or cramping; it can be external,
within the vagina, or deep in the pelvic region or abdomen. |
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