Postorgasmic illness syndrome (POIS) is a debilitating sex-related illness that affects men and possibly women. Men with POIS have chronic physical and cognitive symptoms following ejaculation.
POIS has been called by a number of other names, including "postejaculatory syndrome", "postorgasm illness syndrome", "post ejaculation sickness", and "post orgasmic sick syndrome".
Beyond the above, little is known about POIS. We are conducting the POIS Survey survey in an effort to understand it better. The result of the survey will be:
This is a survey of BOTH people who have POIS **AND** people who DO NOT have POIS. Please proceed whether or not you have POIS.
I am a researcher. I am not a medical doctor or a healthcare provider. I cannot and do not provide any medical advice, especially since so little is known about POIS. This survey is intended to be self-explanatory. However, if you do have questions about the survey or if you find errors, the best way to contact me is by email at la.petite.mort.32@gmail.com or through Reddit at /u/La_pet1te_mort .
There are other diseases or syndromes that are possibly related to POIS or that might be a form of POIS. These post-orgasmic diseases include Dhat syndrome, post-coital tristesse (PCT), sexual headache / coital cephalalgia, and la petite mort.
Some POIS sufferers might attempt to improve their symptoms through practices such as NoFap, abstinence from pornography, masturbation, and orgasm (PMO), non-ejaculatory sex, non-ejaculatory orgasm (NEO), semen retention, karezza, tantra yoga, celibacy, taking supplements or drugs, following a particular diet, and even castration.