Dad-of-two who endured up to 200 orgasms a DAY claims becoming a woman helped her cut down to ‘just’ eight daily climaxes
Christine Decker, born Dale, has suffered persistent genital arousal disorder for five years - but claims gender reassignment treatment has helped
A MAN who suffered up to 200 orgasms a day is now living as a woman - and "only" endures eight uncontrollable daily orgasms.
Christine Decker, who was born Dale, has battled the ultra-rare condition persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) for the last five years.
Living as Dale, he became housebound, enduing the agony of a pelvis that went into spasm almost constantly.
But, since coming out as transgender in June 2015 and beginning therapy which reduces the level of the male hormone testosterone, she's now living as a woman called Christine.
And claims the therapy has helped slash the number of daily orgasms she experiences from more than 100 to just eight.
Christine, 40, of Wisconsin, who remains married to her devoted wife April, 36, said: "I never felt like a boy, I just acted like one.
"Life has totally changed for me in the past year, though.
"There are no words for how happy I am right now.
"After I first came forward about PGAD, a lot of people assumed I’d died, because I went into hiding.
"But I’m still here, with the world at my fingertips."
Christine’s story began back in September 2012.
Then living as Dale, she slipped a disc in her back, getting up from a chair, rendering her unable to walk.
Panicking, she called an ambulance – and bizarrely experienced five orgasms on the way to Holy Family Memorial Hospital, Wisconsin.
"I’ll never forget the look in the paramedics’ eyes. They almost looked scared. They’d never seen anything like it," recalled Christine, who is an assistant for former NFL player, Superbowl champion and award-winning author, Dr George Koonce.
I’d be on my knees with it. All these people would be staring at me and didn’t understand what was going on
Christine Decker
"I was sobbing, I had absolutely no idea what was happening."
Doctors were baffled when, the next day, Christine had 236 orgasms – the constant spasms leaving her in agony.
"I’d be on my knees with it. All these people would be staring at me and didn’t understand what was going on," she said.
"It was really humiliating. The human race connects orgasms with pleasure, but it’s possible to have way too much of a good thing.
"I couldn’t function. I was in complete agony."
After being diagnosed with PGAD that same month, Christine was sent to see various different doctors.
Eventually, she found a pelvic floor therapist and chiropractor that offered to help.
By this point, she was completely housebound, barely able to run around after her sons Christian, now 15, and Tayten, now 14.
WHAT IS PGAD?
PERSISTENT genital arousal disorder causes sufferers to suffer uncontrollable orgasms.
They are often spontaneous, and do not resolve arousal.
The sufferer's arousal is not linked to sexual desire.
The condition typically affects women, and can lead to ongoing physical pain, stress, and psychological problems as it interferes with daily life.
Common symptoms of PGAD include:
- pressure
- burning
- pounding
- wetness
- pins and needles
- itching
The condition can leave some sufferers feeling as though they are about to experience an orgasm, without ever reaching climax.
While others will endure waves of spontaneous orgasms.
Reaching climax can relieve symptoms in the short term, but they can return suddenly within hours.
In 2014, Christine became the first man to speak out about life with PGAD, in a bid to get help and raise awareness of the debilitating condition.
But, rather than receiving sympathy, she was met with merciless trolling.
“It was brutal. I had people I knew in real life go online and say horrendous things,” she said.
“I had people accuse me of making it up to claim disability.”
She added: “I’ve worked all my life to provide for my family – why would I put myself through this for money and attention?
“I was even mocked on the Conan O’Brien TV show, here in the States.
“What he did was disgusting. He picked on someone with a rare medical condition, and turned me into the butt of a joke.”
Christine’s experience severely damaged her faith in people.
She continued: “The sense of empathy round the world has greatly disappeared. What gives people the right to attack someone with a life-changing disorder? You wouldn’t do it with any other illness, why is PGAD different?
I’d be on my knees with it. All these people would be staring at me and didn’t understand what was going on... I was in complete agony
Christine Decker
“It’s not okay to hide behind fake profiles online and mock people who are suffering.”
Forced into hiding, Christine said many people believed she’d died.
Instead, she was quietly pressing on with her treatment.
Then, in June 2015, she was invited to speak about her condition at an American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counsellors and Therapists (AASECT) conference.
After years of secretly battling with feeling trapped in the wrong body, she came out as transgender on stage in front of hundreds of people.
“As I was talking, something hit me and I thought, ‘If I’m ever doing this, the time is now'," she recalled.
"So I just said it. It was incredible, I got a standing ovation.
“I’d been lying to myself for so long. I’d known for years I was meant to be a woman, but I hadn’t been ready to come out.
"In that single moment, my life changed.”
After breaking the life-changing news to her sons and April, who does not wish to comment, Christine had extensive psychotherapy, before beginning hormone treatment.
Incredibly, the resulting lowered levels of testosterone appear to have helped her PGAD – reducing her number of daily orgasms from 100 to around eight.
Christine is currently planning to begin a programme of ops, so she can fully transition.
She has to fund them privately as, under current legislation, her private health insurance will not cover the surgery.
However, on the brink of releasing her first autobiography, which will be available via Amazon in the autumn, and also working on a number of books with former American footballer, George Koonce, who she’s become firm friends with, life is looking bright for Christine.
“There are two types of people in the world – the ignorant and the difference makers,” she said.
“I’m so glad I’m becoming a difference maker.
"People still stare at me everywhere I go, but I’m proud to be a voice for the transgender community.
“I’ve been so inspired by people like Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox.
"I’d love to meet them one day, but for now, I’m back and I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.”
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