 [ Symptoms ] what are the effects of lack of sex  is sex deprivation documented to cause any harm i am a 41 male suffering from depression anxiety ocd and panic attacks i have extremely strong sexual urges but i have been suppressing them and i wonder if this could contribute to or exaggerate my depressive suffering could you please recommend other sources to learn more about this or any website which offer help to the likes of me i have been jobless for a long time and can not afford expensive therapy so any free help will be great [ Disease ] persistent knee pain lasting over a month from a jogging injury where there was a loud pop could be many things but a full or partial tear of one of the ligaments tendons or menesci would be high on the list as well as cartilege tears it would be in your fiance is best interest to see a good orthopedist he should have done this weeks ago he may need some imaging studies like an mri of that painful knee i sounds like he damaged the ligaments under the knee which only hurts when you pressure on the knee like kneeling of touching he should get it checked out soon the longer he waits the worse it will become because of inflammation under the knee this will cause the knee to eventually lock in a slight bent position and then it will be difficult to move and that is something that you do not want