Update

[travelisdangerous]

I haven't posted on here for a while but need help in the direction to take. I'm a 19 year old male and I got sitting pain and pn symptoms when I was 18 after I had sex. It was incredibly annoying but around the end of 2015 it had improved MASSIVELY to the point where I sometimes went about a week without noticing it. I achieved this just by limiting my sitting time.

Around January time after sex i had an increase in my symptoms again, however this time I noticed that I felt weirdly aroused, constantly. This feeling has been steadily getting worse to the point where I can't sleep (which is why I'm writing this now). It isn't constant and seems to be brought on if I sit down for a moderately long period of time but it lasts for ages.

As my symptom's felt as though it was getting better I hadn't sought any treatment, but now I feel like I should probably start again. This is incredibly frustrating for me as I felt as though I was getting better. Is persisant arousal a common symptom of pn? Is it likely to get better?

Thanks for reading

[Violet M]

Yes, persistent arousal can be a symptom of pudendal neuralgia and it can either remain constant or come and go. It is often referred to as persistent genital arousal disorder PGAD and seems to be more common in women than in men although it can occur with men too. I can't say for sure if it will get better. I've known people who had it come and go but never get worse, others it got better over time, but for others it did not go away and became painful as well. There is a long thread on this topic on the forum. http://www.pudendalhope.info/forum/view ... =48&t=1590 There is also a newsletter at this link: http://www.pudendalhope.info/sites/defa ... ne2013.pdf

Violet

[stephanies]

Travelisdangerous,

Have you been checked out by a urologist? Have you had a pelvic MRI? I am trying to think of steps you could take to help you figure out the origin of your symptoms. Keep us posted.

Stephanies