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post-SSRI sexual dysfunction

post-SSRI sexual dysfunction noun: a permanent condition of physical and psychological sexual anhedonia, among other symptoms, that occurs in around 1 in 200 people who have consumed SRI drugs (SSRIs, SNRIs, etcetera), which is caused by the permanent desensitization of some serotonin receptors.

Noun

post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (uncountable, abbreviation PSSD)

  1. A permanent condition of physical and psychological sexual anhedonia, among other symptoms, that occurs in around 1 in 200 people who have consumed SRI drugs (SSRIs, SNRIs, etcetera), which is caused by the permanent desensitization of some serotonin receptors.
    • I've since discovered this side-effect isn't uncommon and has a name: PSSD (post-SSRI sexual dysfunction). I know men who also suffer with PSSD and struggle with the same genital numbness and anorgasmia, coupled with erectile dysfunction.[2018 June 8, anonymous author, “My life in sex: ‘After taking antidepressants, my genitals felt numb’”, in The Guardian

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Forms of post-SSRI sexual dysfunction

abbreviationPSSD

Questions about post-SSRI sexual dysfunction

What does post-SSRI sexual dysfunction mean?
Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction means a permanent condition of physical and psychological sexual anhedonia, among other symptoms, that occurs in around 1 in 200 people who have consumed SRI drugs (SSRIs, SNRIs, etcetera), which is caused by the permanent desensitization of some serotonin receptors.
What part of speech is post-SSRI sexual dysfunction?
Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction is a noun.

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