Dhat syndrome

Also known as: Semen loss anxiety

Anxiety about semen loss in South Asian men.

Medical specialty: Psychiatry
Subspecialty: Psychiatry / Culture-bound syndromes
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: not affected; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Culture-bound syndrome.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

anxiety about semen lossdepressionfatiguesexual dysfunctionweakness

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