Sexual arousal though they are generally considered secondary in role to the other three. Erotic stimuli which can result in sexual arousal can include conversation, reading, films or images, or a smell or setting, any of which can generate erotic thoughts and memories in a person. Given the right context, these may lead to the person desiring physical contact, including kissing, cuddling, and petting of an erogenous zone. This may in turn make the person desire direct sexual stimulation of the breasts, nipples, buttocks and/or genitals, and further sexual activity. Erotic stimuli may originate from a source unrelated to the object of
Persistent genital arousal disorder a treatment for nicotine addiction. PGAD is very rare. Although online surveys have indicated that hundreds of women may have PGAD, documented case studies have been limited to about 22. No population data on the disorder exists. The earliest references to PGAD may be Greek descriptions of hypersexuality (previously known as "satyriasis" and "nymphomania"), which confused persistent genital arousal with sexual insatiability. While PGAD involves the absence of sexual desire, hypersexuality is characterized as heightened sexual desire. The term "persistent sexual arousal syndrome" was coined by researchers Leiblum and Nathan in 2001. In 2006, Leiblum renamed the condition to "persistent