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By: Christianne Porta; Himilce Luna;
Maria Pernick; Anislei Tejeda
*Koro or as it is labeled in the United States, Genital Retraction Syndrome.
*Specific to China, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
*Koro can also be referred to as Nipple Retraction Syndrome when it “affects” females.
Koro is the fear of a man’ penis shrinking and gradually absorbed by his/her body.
*Koro is an “illness” that usually occurs in cold climates and regions, which is common.
*The sufferer first experiences a tingling sensation in the genitals, followed by a rapid-onset panic attack.
*In Asia, this fear is almost always accompanied by an imminent fear of death.
*The sufferer normally asks friends or relatives to physically manipulate his genitals to stop them from retracting, which sometimes leads to injury.