This condition is described by tearfulness, a sense of depression, apprehension, agitation or aggression after sexual intercourse.
The paper was published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
For the study, 230 female university students participated in an online survey. Nearly 46 percent of the participants reported experiencing PCD symptoms at least once in their lifetime. Over five percent suffered PCD symptoms a few times within the past four weeks.
There seemed to be no connection between PCD and intimacy in close relationships.
Lead researcher Dr Robert Schweitzer said, "The findings build upon our previous research investigating the correlates of sexual functioning in women."
Dr Schweitzer noted, "The results of our original research in this area have now been confirmed in an international multinational study on negative postcoital emotions, which appear to have evolutionary functions."
As per a recent Australian study published in the International Journal of Sexual Health, one-third of women said they felt sad even after satisfactory sex. The researchers speculated that hormonal shifts after orgasm - the same changes that sometimes activate post-sex headaches - could be the reason.
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