Hypersexuality, which is defined as “extremely frequent or suddenly increased sexual urges or sexual activity” in dictionaries, can be quite dangerous to one’s social and professional life. Although the causes are still not known fully, it usually manifests itself as a symptom of other disorders or alongside with other disorders.

P:S: There is absolutely nothing sexist in this content. We are merely focusing on women.

This term is used for those who have excessive sexual activity and sex urges.

Although some say that certain medical applications cause hypersexuality, it is mostly now known how or why it starts.

After hypersexuality, other mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder can also present themselves.

This disorder, which is 99% seen in women and affects women’s socials lives very negatively, manifests itself as an insatiable sexual hunger and strong sexual urge.

The word is of Greek origin, made up by the words Nymphe (young woman) and mania, it is the name given to the excessive amount of sexual drive, that is mostly seen in women.

The symptoms include an insatiable desire for sex or masturbating until the sexual appetite is absent.

These women can say ‘yes’ to every kind of man, regardless of their suitability to their type or emotions.

The strongest wives in history have also suffered from this disorder.

For example, history books say that in Ancient Rome, the wife of Tberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Valeria Messalina used to sleep with various men every night and even change her looks to anonymously infiltrate the common people to find partners.

A nymphomaniac ignores the pressures of society; there is only one goal for them: sleeping with a man, no matter what.

What causes nymphomania? One of the most frequent organic reasons is hormonal irregularities.

According to H. J. Stemmler and Kiel, the increase in sexual drives of the women who are treated with androgen for cancer can reach very disturbing levels.

Therefore, married women may develop the tendency to cheat on their partners.

The neural sensitivity increases excessively and affects sexual drive. The center of the brain that is in charge of controlling sexual intercourse, partner choice and ensuring satisfaction breaks down completely.

How to treat hypersexuality?

There are a series of theoretical models used to explain and treat hypersexuality.

However, the wide spread idea of today’s popular media is that these people are sexual addicts, although sexologists haven’t reached a consensus yet.

The explanations available for this disorder include theories stating that this type of behavior is compulsive and impulsive.

If you experience sexual urge right or shortly after intercourse, you are also hypersexual.

That women can experience multiple orgasms in a short period of time is a well known fact today.

The number of nymphomaniacs in society is very low, however it is possible to come across women who suffer from it all over the world.

Women who suffer from nymphomania experience lots of problems because of their sexual urges that know no rules.

Nymphomaniacs who don’t know what they are doing, who stop men on the street and force them to have sex have been seen. However, the likelihood that this will happen is only 2%.

World Health Organization differentiates between satyriasis (men) and nymphomania (women) in the section of “Excessive Sexual Drive” (with the code F52.7) in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).

Triggering causes of hypersexuality:

Vulva diseases are also important when it comes to sexual drive. For example, the diseases that lead to itchiness in the vulva; the women are always stimulated by hormones. The way they sit and their legs move constantly cause the tendency to have sex.

The case that some women tend to have sex no matter where they are or how they feel has also been seen in some forensic reports.

If you want to self-diagnose, here are the symptoms of Nymphomania:

• Focusing on sex and sexual thoughts constantly.
• Losing the ability to control yourself.
• Masturbating upon the stimulation caused by touching things or a bump.
• Unsuccessful sexual relationships that repeat themselves all the time.
• Having sexual encounters without distinction.

The damage caused by nymphomania can be horrible.

Nymphomania is a disorder that effects the social life and relationships of a person. Because all the focus of women suffering nymphomania is on sex, they also have one goal: having sex. That’s why both their friendships and naturally, love life suffer. They repeatedly find themselves in unsuccessful sexual relationships.

Additionally, these people are more likely to catch an STD. As they constantly engage in unsteady sexual encounters and change partners, their health is also at risk.

According to Epidemiology, the branch of science that studies the distribution, frequency and causes of diseases, accidents and anything health related:

The number of people who believe that they are hypersexual is not known. Although there have been studies to estimate this number, the base of these studies is also unknown. However, according to the estimates of these studies: 3-6% of the population is hypersexual.