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 Prof. Dr. Waldinger






Prof. Dr. Marcel D. Waldinger: Consultative psychiatrist and head of the Psychiatric department and Neuro-sexuology outpatient clinic of The Hague Leyenburg General Hospital. Scientific researcher in the field of Sexual Pharmacology and member of the discipline group Psycho pharmacology of the Utrecht University Pharmacology Faculty.
Restless Genital Syndrome

Restless Genital Syndrome (ReGS) is a condition (as yet) only found in women. ReGS causes a woman to constantly feel the sensation of being on the verge of an orgasm. These sensations are located at the clitoris, vagina, labia and the region around the vagina, (such as on the pubic bone and the groins) and sometimes the anal region. Typical for these pre-orgasmic sensations is that they are not accompanied by sexual fantasies or genuine sexual desires. The symptoms therefore can better be described as arousal sensations of the genitals (genital arousal) than genuine sexual excitement. ReGS can arise gradually or suddenly. Some women initially experience it as a pleasant sensation but soon they become desperate and depressed. The sensations of genital arousal does not recede if the woman has reached an orgasm by masturbation or sexual intercourse. To the contrary, in some women the feelings return stronger. Women suffering from this are not out to get sex, they just want to get rid of the feeling that irritates them so much. Most women, who suffer from this condition, are hesitant to discuss it with anyone out of shame. This makes them feel even more alone with their condition. Often they are not taken seriously by their doctor or specialist because most doctors have never heard of the syndrome.


Research

In 2001, the American sexologist Sandra Leiblum was the first therapist who reported about these women in the medical literature. Dr. Leiblum called it
Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome (PSAS).

Later, when it appeared that sexual desire is lacking during these sensations, PSAS was renamed and became Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD).

Based on systematic scientific research that has been published in 2008, the Dutch neuropsychiatrist Prof. Dr. Marcel D. Waldinger was able to demonstrate that the unwanted genital sensations could belong to a more or less overlapping syndrome with restless legs (restless legs syndrome; RLS) and the frequent occurrence of urgency to void (overactive bladder syndrome; OBS). According to Prof. Dr. Waldinger, PSAS or PGAD is a genital form of restless legs. In order to emphasize this association with restless legs, Prof. Waldinger has renamed this combination of complaints as he speaks of Restless Genital Syndrome (ReGS)

Scientific research conducted by Prof. Waldinger and his colleagues in 2009, has shown that Restless Genital Syndrome is caused by a disorder (a sensoric neuropathy) of a short small nerve, the Dorsal Nerve of the Clitoris. This nerve is a distal branch of a longer nerve, the Pudendal Nerve, and is located left and right next to the vagina and clitoris.

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Contact:

Women may contact Prof. Dr. Waldinger without intervention of a general physician or another medical specialist


 
The address:
Polikliniek Neuroseksuologie
Dr. M. D. Waldinger
Ziekenhuis Leyenburg
Leyweg 275, 2545 CH Den Haag, Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)70 - 210 20 86
please call between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM
Or send an email
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