Sex addiction
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What is sex addiction?
Sex addiction is a condition where a person has an unusually intense sex drive or an obsession with sexual thoughts, feelings or behaviors that negatively impact their health, job, relationships or other parts of their life.
Common symptoms reported by people with sex addiction
Treatments taken by people for sex addiction
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Who has sex addiction on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 84 say sex addiction is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 2 | |
| 30s | 15 | |
| 40s | 8 | |
| 50s | 13 | |
| 60s | 12 | |
| 70+ | 20 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 7 | |
| 20-29 years | 4 | |
| 30-39 years | 4 | |
| 40-49 years | 5 | |
| 50-59 years | 7 | |
| 60-69 years | 1 | |
| 70+ years | 2 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 95 | |
| Female | 52 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 27 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 52 |