title: A modern perspective on nymphomania.
abstract: There is a stark contrast between the widespread myth of nymphomania and women who actually experience disruptive increases in sexual desire. Nymphomania can be defined in terms of three distinct elements: marked increase in sexual drive; extremely frequent partner sexual behavior; promiscuity. The essence of the problem, however, is the disruptive increase in desire. Causes often involve one or more of the following: acting out; atypical psychoses; alcohol and/or drug abuse; temporal lobe disorders; involvement with an inappropriate partner; response to another sexual dysfunction. Many of these women are unable to derive emotional satisfaction from sex.
mesh_terms: D000184:Acting Out; D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008875:Middle Aged; D009948:Orgasm; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*