What is post-orgasmic illness syndrome?

Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome is the name used to describe flu-like illness experienced by men after they have an ejaculation.

How do members experience post-orgasmic illness syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with post-orgasmic illness syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for post-orgasmic illness syndrome*

Who has post-orgasmic illness syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 12
30s 38
40s 14
50s 12
60s 4
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 75
Female 9

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What is post-orgasmic illness syndrome?

Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome is the name used to describe flu-like illness experienced by men after they have an ejaculation.



Common symptoms reported by people with post-orgasmic illness syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for post-orgasmic illness syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with post-orgasmic illness syndrome

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Who has post-orgasmic illness syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 78 say post-orgasmic illness syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 12
30s 38
40s 14
50s 12
60s 4
70+ 1
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 13
20-29 years 5
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 75
Female 9

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 3
Not Diagnosed 18

These charts show data from post-orgasmic illness syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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