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Anesthesia can cause disturbing sexual hallucinations, leading to lasting psychological trauma

  • Written by Melody White, Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut
imageHaving witnesses or recording devices during procedures requiring anesthesia could help prevent opportunities for sexual assault.Science Photo Library/Getty Images

Some patients can have vivid and detailed sexual hallucinations during anesthesia with sedative-hypnotic drugs like propofol, midazolam, diazepam and nitrous oxide. Some make suggestive...

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