A woman suffered a painful, five-day erection of the clitoris that left her barely able to stand.
The
29-year-old had been taking medication to boost her libido, but had
recently upped the dose, according to a medical report of her case.
She
was part of a clinical trial group taking the anti-depressant
medications wellbutrin (bupropion) and trazodone, the website
LiveScience reports.
When she began experiencing pain and swelling
in her genital area, she stopped taking the drugs - but the symptoms
got worse and worse.
The woman was suffering from a condition called priapism. This usually affects men but in rare cases, can affect women too.
The condition is where a penis or clitoris becomes engorged with blood, causing a painful, long-lasting erection.
It is caused by a blockage of the blood vessels that empty the penis.
Also,
a number of medications can sometimes disrupt the normal workings of
the nerves that help trigger an erection by widening the arteries in the
penis.
The nerves essentially ‘forget’ to narrow the arteries after the feelings of sexual arousal have passed, leading to priapism.
Those
that have been linked to priapism include anti-depressants (as this
woman was taking), erectile dysfunction medication and some recreational
drugs.
"The pain had become debilitating, as she was unable to
walk, sit, or stand without significant worsening of the pain,"
according to the case report in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
When
she was examined, doctors discovered her clitoris had become a purple
colour and swollen to 2.0 × 0.7 centimeters (0.8 × 0.3 inches),
LiveScience adds.
The drugs the woman was taking, wellbutrin
(bupropion) and trazodone, block receptors in the body called
alpha-adrenergic receptors.
The decongestant Sudafed is known to stimulate these receptors, so doctors gave the woman a dose of this every six hours.
A day later, the woman was discharged from hospital and recovered soon after.
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