title: Sexual hypersensitivity.
abstract: A variety of genital conditions appear to be precipitated by sexual intercourse in susceptible individuals. Some of these conditions represent true immunological hypersensitivity reactions whereas others have a nonimmunological basis and reflect an increased reactivity or sensitivity to sex by the individual concerned. This article introduces the term "sexual hypersensitivity" as a means of classifying these reactions.
authors.affiliation: Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sonnex
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001446:Balanitis / Q000209:etiology; D003075:Coitus; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D014848:Vulvovaginitis / Q000209:etiology