16. Sexual behavior in ADHD
Women with ADHD have significant1
- Earlier their first sexual intercourse
- Earlier her first live birth
- Earlier her menopause
ADHD is associated with riskier sexual behavior.2
One study reported significantly decreased scores in adult women with ADHD in terms of3
- Desire
- Excitation
- Orgasm
- Satisfaction
- Pain
- Lubrication
In adult males with ADHD, the study reported significantly lower levels of
- Orgasm
- Erectile function
- Sex Satisfaction
- Overall satisfaction
Only desire was not affected in men
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Spiegel, Pollak (2019): Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Increased Engagement in Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior: The Role of Benefit Perception. Front Psychol. 2019 May 22;10:1043. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01043. eCollection 2019. ↥
Amani Jabalkandi, Raisi, Shahrivar, Mohammadi, Meysamie, Firoozikhojastefar, Irani (2020): A study on sexual functioning in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2020 Feb 11:10.1111/ppc.12480. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12480. PMID: 32043624. ↥