Table 1.
Severity and duration of symptoms related to post-orgasmic illness syndrome before and 8 and 15 months after intralymphatic immunotherapy
| Symptom | Severity (VAS, mm)∗ |
Duration (h) |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline → 8 mo → 15 mo | Baseline → 8 mo → 15 mo | |
| General | ||
| Weakness | 100 → 80 → 70 | 48 → 40 → 40 |
| Fatigue | 100 → 80 → 70 | 48 → 40 → 40 |
| Fever | 100 → 50 → 20 | 48 → 24 → 12 |
| Feverishness | 100 → 50 → 20 | 48 → 24 → 12 |
| Chill | 100 → 50 → 20 | 48 → 24 → 12 |
| Malaise | 100 → 80 → 60 | 48 → 48 → 48 |
| Myalgia | 100 → 80 → 60 | 48 → 48 → 48 |
| Arthralgia | 100 → 80 → 60 | 48 → 48 → 48 |
| Ocular | ||
| Burning sensation | 100 → 60 → 60 | 48 → 36 → 40 |
| Respiratory | ||
| Rhinorrhea | 100 → 60 → 60 | 48 → 36 → 36 |
| Sneezing | 100 → 60 → 0 | 48 → 36 → 0 |
| Sore throat | 60 → 60 → 60 | 48 → 48 → 48 |
| Sputum | 100 → 50 → 40 | 48 → 24 → 24 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||
| Anorexia | 100 → 70 → 70 | 48 → 40 → 24 |
| Urinary | ||
| Residual urine sensation | 80 → 80 → 80 | 48 → 48 → 48 |
| Voiding difficulty | 80 → 80 → 80 | 48 → 48 → 48 |
| Weak stream | 80 → 80 → 80 | 48 → 48 → 48 |
| Dribbling | 80 → 80 → 80 | 48 → 48 → 48 |
| Neuropsychiatric | ||
| Depression | 100 → 80 → 50 | 48 → 40 → 24 |
| Anxiety | 100 → 50 → 40 | 48 → 24 → 20 |
| Irritability | 100 → 80 → 80 | 48 → 40 → 36 |
VAS = visual analog scale.
∗
The VAS ranged from 0 to 100 mm.