Homosaurus Vocabulary Site

Hypersexuality (https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000656)

homoit0000656

Hypersexuality

English

Nymphomania	English
Satyriasis	English
Andromania	English
Clitoromania	English
Don Juan syndrome	English
Don Juanism	English
Estromania	English
Excessive sex drive	English
Furor amatorius	English
Furor uterinus	English
Hyper-sexuality	English
Hyperactive sexual desire disorder	English
Hyperaesthesia	English
Hypereroticism	English
Hyperlibido	English
Hyperphilia	English
Hypersensuality	English
Hypersexual disorder	English
Messalina syndrome	English
Œstromania	English
Oversexuality	English
Satyrism	English
Satyromania	English
Sexual hyperesthesia	English
Sexual hyperversion	English

Description

Term used to describe a level or frequency of sexual desire that is perceived as excessive within a given culture. Though the medical community has not reached a consensus as to whether hypersexuality should be included as a clinical diagnosis, doctors and psychologists have historically diagnosed LGBTQ+ people with hypersexuality (or other related labels) in order to wrongly treat their identities and desires as medical disorders. Should only be used in a historical context or if an individual self-identifies with the term.

English

Issued (Created)

2019-05-14 07:04:01 UTC

Modified

2021-12-08 09:35:23 UTC

Erotomania [homoit0001538]

LGBTQ+ people with sexual addictions [homoit0001283]

Sexuality [homoit0001306]

Narrower

Sexual excitement [homoit0001284]

Replaces

http://homosaurus.org/v2/hypersexuality