Nymphomania
Despite what you may have heard about "Nymphomania", the term is not a valid diagnosis of a condition. The term is used to describe a perceived "above normal" level of sex drive in women. However, there exists no scale to calculate what is "normal".
Many believe that the word has developed as slang by men to degrade women with a high sex drive. Many men are very self-conscious about their own sex drive, and the thought of a woman having a "better" drive is threatening.
The correct terminology for a perceived excessively high sex drive might include: hyper sexuality, sexual addiction, and sexual compulsivity. Further information on these conditions can be found in the article on sexual addiction.
Despite what you may have heard about "Nymphomania", the term is not a valid diagnosis of a condition. The term is used to describe a perceived "above normal" level of sex drive in women. However, there exists no scale to calculate what is "normal".
Many believe that the word has developed as slang by men to degrade women with a high sex drive. Many men are very self-conscious about their own sex drive, and the thought of a woman having a "better" drive is threatening.
The correct terminology for a perceived excessively high sex drive might include: hyper sexuality, sexual addiction, and sexual compulsivity. Further information on these conditions can be found in the article on sexual addiction.