Doctor: Picking Up Attributes in the Hospital-Chapter 370 - 337: Shattered to Dust? (Part 2)

Of course, such a description is very vivid, but for a doctor’s diagnosis, it’s of no help at all.

It’s like being pounded by a big hammer?

Zhao Heng has never been pounded, how could he know what it feels like to be hammered?

"It’s just... it’s just that kind of intense feeling, it just keeps coming and coming, never stops."

The young man hesitated for a moment, gathered courage, and said somewhat ashamedly.

"Intense feeling?"

Zhao Heng completely did not expect the young man to describe this kind of feeling.

Logically, if rewarding oneself, the feeling should be great and should not cause this kind of distress. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Yes, that’s the feeling. It comes in waves, can’t stop at all, feels like the whole body is continuously spasming."

Maybe because he finally voiced it out, the young man spoke much more fluently, and explained to Zhao Heng all at once.

"Are you sure?"

Zhao Heng pondered for a moment, then asked again.

The condition described by the young man is also documented in clinical cases, known as Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome (abbreviated as PSAS), translated as Persistent Arousal Syndrome.

Patients with this condition experience constant, involuntary arousal of the genital organ without any external stimuli or sexual need, and even multiple orgasms.

However, the symptoms do not necessarily fade with orgasm; the feeling of arousal can return shortly afterward. Some patients may experience these sensations lasting several days to weeks, affecting their daily lives, as common activities like riding in a bus may trigger symptoms, severely impacting daily life.

Yet this extremely rare disease generally affects women, so a young man having this condition is indeed extraordinarily rare.

In the etiology investigation for female PSAS, the cause is not clearly identified; most scholars believe it might be related to muscle disorders and excessive tension or spasms in the pelvic area.

But if this condition is found in men, it’s genuinely unknown what the cause could be.

"I’m sure, but nobody believes me, they say I’m overindulging!"

Faced with Zhao Heng’s doubt, the young man got anxious and blurted out.

Since the onset of the condition, neither he nor his family dared to speak about it, even in the hospital, they were too embarrassed to mention it.

When he told his best buddies, they didn’t believe him either, even mocked him, saying his defenses had crumbled.

Some even said he got lucky with such a disease, experiencing orgasms all the time, asking if it wasn’t blissfully pleasurable.

But only he knew, just a slight touch, and he keeps climaxing, it’s really unbearable, the feeling is akin to being pushed to sprint fifty meters all the time, not just tremendously exhausting but also intensely weak and extraordinarily painful.

Sourness, pain, itchiness, swelling, numbness, all these sensations come one after another.

"Let’s start with a neurophysiological examination for him, particularly checking the physiological response of the pelvic nerve, lower abdominal nerve, and vagus nerve to stimulation."

Zhao Heng thought for a while, took a careful look at the young man who had a look of seriousness mixed with a sense of injustice and instructed Li Yang.

No matter how absurd a patient’s symptoms may sound, as a doctor, it is one’s professional and ethical duty to verify them.

A sexual climax refers to an escalation in excitement and tension during a sexual response cycle, reaching a peak that results in a burst of sensation accompanied by an extremely pleasant feeling.

Both men and women can experience a sexual climax. It’s produced by interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems, involving pelvic, lower abdominal, and vagus nerves in the nervous system, and hormones like androgens, estrogens, and progestins in the endocrine system.

For men specifically, a sexual climax involves an increase in neurotransmitter concentrations due to receptor stimulation on the genital organ, causing a wave-like spread typically accompanied by ejaculation.

Anatomically, the nerves controlling sexual climax are located around the spine, known as the sacral nerve roots, and stimulating them with electrodes can induce a climax.

"Okay."

Upon hearing Zhao Heng’s instructions, Li Yang nodded peculiarly.

Before coming to this department, as a seasoned attending physician in the emergency department, Li Yang had seen a lot, but a condition where someone is perpetually in a state of "bliss" was unheard of, let alone witnessed.

"Doctor, I’m telling the truth, it really is like this!"

The young man hastily reiterated.

"I believe you’re telling the truth, but let’s conduct an examination first to confirm it. Once we’ve understood the specifics, we will know how to treat it."

Zhao Heng reassured the young man.

"Thank you, doctor, thank you."

Upon hearing Zhao Heng’s acknowledgment, the young man got a bit choked up. Until then, neither his family, his workplace, nor the hospitals had believed what he said. They all thought his claims were too outlandish, virtually unheard of, but now that Zhao Heng said he believed him, the young man felt an overwhelming urge to cry.

Ever since he developed this disease a year ago, and with these symptoms, at just twenty-six years old, even his girlfriend, whom he’d been dating for two years and was planning to marry, broke up with him because of this incomprehensible condition.

With this ailment, living a normal life is impossible. What normal young woman could endure such a situation?

It’s practically living as a deserted woman!

Next, Li Yang filled out a request form, and the orderly took the young man for the examination.

"Dr. Zhao, does this disease really exist?"

After the young man left for his examination, Tian Zhen asked Zhao Heng curiously.

Though Tian Zhen was a nurse, she graduated from a reputable nursing program, so her professional knowledge was very solid.

Still, the situation the young man described was something she had never heard of.

There are simply too many unknown strange diseases in the world.

"This disease does exist, but generally, it’s women who are affected, it’s extremely rare for men to have it."

Zhao Heng replied.

"So, is there any effective treatment for this disease?"

Tian Zhen asked curiously again.

"Currently, there’s no confirmed effective treatment; we haven’t even fully understood the origin of the disease’s onset. However, there was a report earlier, where a female patient abroad, after a three-year persistent onset, committed suicide due to long-term physical and psychological torment."

Zhao Heng explained calmly.

These insights were obviously gained from blending his knowledge in both andrology and gynecology.

As a typical doctor, one would need to be quite free to delve into such knowledge.

"Huh? So there’s really no treatment at all?"

Tian Zhen appeared bewildered—there really is no shortage of peculiarities in this big world!

"According to documented literature, local application of anesthetic gel can have some initial effect in early stages, but its efficacy diminishes in middle and later stages."

Zhao Heng explained.

"If that’s the case, even if diagnosed, how to treat it?"

Tian Zhen asked again.

It sounded like another "incurable disease!"

"First, local anesthetic gel can control symptoms, then slowly look for the cause."

Zhao Heng considered then replied, acknowledging the unresolvability of the situation. Though his current skills had reached expert levels, they still fell short of being all-knowing and all-capable.

With diseases where even the cause isn’t known, let alone discussing treatment.

"Why don’t I ask over at the andrology department, see if they’ve received any patients like this?"

Li Yang offered a suggestion to Zhao Heng.

"No need to ask, they’ve never encountered it either."

Zhao Heng shook his head slightly.

He had gathered experience from all the andrology doctors, from chiefs to associates, even seasoned attending doctors — he knew whether they had treated such conditions.

"Alright."

Li Yang didn’t understand why Zhao Heng was so certain that andrology hadn’t encountered such patients, but he nodded as well.

Everything would hinge on the examination results!