UK woman with rare illness can't stop having sex
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WHILE the desire to have sex as many as 10 times a day sounds like fun to some, the urge to approach and be physically intimate with strange men is ruining a British woman's life.
Ms Donna Glover, 40, describes her experience to News of the World: "When I have an episode of the illness, all I want to do is have sex. Doesn't matter where I am, who I'm with or what the consequences will be. I just have to have it.
"It's an overwhelming desire I just can't control. I become a sexual predator and I have to satisfy the urge as soon as I can - and that means any man will do, even a total stranger."
She said she has slept with more than 150 men despite being married for five years and having had five long-term partners.
Ms Glover said she has suffered from these sexual urges since she was in her teens.
It was only during a recent visit to the doctor's that she was diagnosed as having Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS), also known as Sleeping Beauty Syndrome. About one person in six million suffers from this illness.
Besides destroying her relationships and making it difficult to hold down a job, her illness makes even buying groceries a chore.
"I was in a supermarket when a bloke made eye contact. Within minutes we were in the park tearing each other's clothes off," she told News of the World.
"I'd scour Internet chat rooms for men who were just after one thing. That suited me fine. We'd arrange a meeting and within an hour or two we'd be having sex - at their house, in hotels and even in cars. The location didn't matter. My only concern was my sexual need."
Her desire for sex has been enjoyable for her boyfriends, but after a while it was too much for them.
She added: "When I recover from an episode, I can't believe some of the things I've done. Normally I'm a shy, reserved and faithful person. But I've even tried it on with friends' husbands. Most of my family don't speak to me now."
Ms Glover, who is divorced and has a child, had her symptoms - excessive sleeping, altered behaviour and hypersexuality - diagnosed as KLS.
Now that she is aware of her illness, she takes steps to prevent relapses - she removes batteries from her phone, stays off the Internet and stays at home.
Dr Hilary Jones, who is a health columnist for News of the World, said KLS might be due to an imbalance of brain chemicals and treatment with amphetamines and drugs like lithium sometimes helps.
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little miss bonkers.
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She needs to have her privates stitched up