Wanderlust Daily Trifle: Restless Genital Syndrome

Wanderlust Daily Trifle, also known as the "did you know" series, will bring you daily facts, stats and pieces of wisdom to help you navigate the world of love and sex well informed.

Did you know "Restless Genital Syndrome," or "Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder" only occures in women? It is a medical disorder characterised by insatitable libido. These women report weird sensations – like tingling, itching-like and wave-like sensations, small shocks or cramps – at the clitoris, vagina, labia and the region around the vagina, (such as on the pubic bone and the groins) and sometimes the anal region.

Although patients usually experience a close-to-orgasm sensation as if they are on the verge on getting an orgasm, they do not long for or fantasize about sex.

So now you know.