<unk>  was once a common medical diagnosis for women, which was described as exhibiting a wide array of symptoms, including anxiety, shortness of breath, fainting, nervousness, sexual desire, insomnia, fluid retention, heaviness in the abdomen, irritability, loss of appetite for food or sex, (paradoxically) sexually forward behaviour, and a "tendency to cause trouble for others". It is no longer recognized by medical authorities as a medical disorder. Its diagnosis and treatment were routine for hundreds of years in Western Europe. In Western medicine<unk>  was considered both common and chronic among women. Even though it was categorized as a disease,<unk> 's symptoms were synonymous with normal functioning<unk>  sexuality. In extreme cases, the woman may have been forced to enter an insane asylum or to have undergone surgical hysterectomy.
Female hysteria
Male hysteria
Menstrual disorder
Puberty menorrhagia
Marasmus
Retired husband syndrome
Female sexual arousal disorder
Polycystic ovary syndrome