Plenty of women haved yearned for one for years, but for one woman the big ‘O’ is just too much, especially as she has to endure up to a total of 100 of them a day.
British woman Kim Ramsey is 44 years of age and has a medical condition which makes her feel constantly aroused.
But, she makes sure people know it isn’t as exciting a condition as many think it is.
Even the slightest pelvic movement can set Kim off. Something as small as a car going over a bump or leaning over to get the hoover can trigger a climax but the sheer volume of them has left her tired, in pain and unable to have a normal relationship.
Ms Ramsey is a nurse and suffers from Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD).
Her doctors have suggested the incurable syndrome was caused by an accident in 2001 when she fell down some stairs. This fall may have lead to a Tarlov cyst in her spine, at the point where a woman’s orgasm originates.
And so Ramsey’s painful, and very awkward, experience began.
“Other women wonder how to have an orgasm – I wonder how to stop mine,” she told The Sun.
Ms Ramsey has since moved to New Jersey. She first noticed the problem in 2008 after having sex with a new boyfriend.
She said: “I had constant orgasms for four days. I thought I was going mad.
“We tried everything to make it stop. Squats, deep breathing, I even sat on frozen peas but the orgasms and sexual arousal continued for 36 hours – I must have had around 200 orgasms during that period. The pain and exhaustion was excruciating.”
Ms Ramsey said she feels like she cannot control her body anymore and finds it hard to go about her daily life. She said she is worried she will not be able to control the sexual arousal.
“Imagine feeling aroused for no reason other than you got up that day.
“I’ve even had one in public. I was travelling home on the train and it was a bit of a bumpy ride.
“Every jerk of the train or vibration made me more aroused and it was a 40-minute journey so there was nothing I could do.
“I just had to bite my lip and sit on my hands and hope no one noticed.”
Although these sensations experienced may seem and feel like arousal, they are not based on any sexual desire, thoughts or behaviour.
It is not clear as to how many people have this condition as doctors feel many patients may suffer in silence.
“Both women and men just don’t seem to get it, they seem to think it’s a great thing and, believe me, it’s really not,” Ms Ramsey said.
The condition is very rare and there has so far been very little research into it. Because of this her doctors remain unable to help Kim.
Ms Ramsey only received an official diagnosis in June and will travel to London next month to see a PGAD expert.
“At the moment I am able to work. But without the correct treatment this condition can limit my ability to work. I don’t want that. It’s already destroyed my chance of having a relationship.”
