“Bachelor” Star Megan Marx Jokes that Having 'One Orgasm at a Time' Could 'Slow' Progression of Her Rare Brain Disease
The 35-year-old revealed in January 2023 that she was diagnosed with spinocerebellar ataxia, a rare degenerative neurological disorder
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Megan MarxBachelor Australia star Megan Marx is hoping to do whatever she can to treat her rare degenerative neurological disorder.
The 35-year-old, who was diagnosed with spinocerebellar ataxia last year, posted a video on Instagram joking about how she might be able to slow the progression of her brain disease.
In the clip, Marx says, “Are orgasms good for brain health,” while typing the question into Google. The first search result shown read, “Genital stimulation and orgasm result in tons of blood flow to the brain.”
After reading the answer, the reality star leaned back onto her couch with a smirk on her face.
“Doing what I can to slow the progression of this brain disease, one orgasm at a time,” she wrote in the caption.
Many of her followers laughed in the comments section and encouraged her to do “whatever it takes” to stay healthy.
“😂I think anything is worth a shot, Megs. Beats an apple a day,” one person wrote before Marx replied, “I guess we have to do our own research!”
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Marx first revealed she was diagnosed with the rare degenerative neurological disease in January 2023 on Instagram.
"Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA6) Months of waiting for gene test results, I met with the neurologist on Friday. S— news. Diagnosis," Marx wrote alongside a selfie. "Some tears while [boyfriend Keith Newman] took over the conversation. F— huh!"
Spinocerebellar ataxia is a group of inherited brain disorders that affects the cerebellum — part of the brain that controls coordination of physical movement — and the spinal cord, according to the Cleveland Clinic. It affects about one to five of every 100,000 people.
As the condition progresses, it can cause problems with the eyes, hands, speech, legs and mobility. Symptoms typically appear after age 18 and slowly worsen over several years, per the Cleveland Clinic.
There is no cure for spinocerebellar ataxia, however, treatment plans involve minimizing symptoms and improving function.
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Following her diagnosis, Marx focused on her many remaining physical abilities.
"Feeling grateful for my physical body right now, in its present state, before neurological degeneration attempts to take some of me from me," said The Challenge Australia star. "All the yays for love making and skinny dipping and hiking and painting and food-ing and bad dancing and awful conversations at bars."
"Actually feeling grateful altogether. Many have worse diagnoses," she ended the post. "Just some processing to do. Lots of living to do."
In June, Marx shared a heartwarming Instagram post about enjoying life despite her disease. The video began with clips of her crying and looking sad as she soaked her head in the bathtub.
“When I thought being diagnosed with an incurable brain disease would be the worst thing that would ever happen to me,” she began.
“But instead…it just made life a whole lot sweeter,” she wrote as the post switched to happy videos of her snorkeling, riding bikes, playing guitar, sitting by the bonfire, playing with her dog, going to the gym and spending time with her loved ones.
“To all the others out there with rare diseases with no treatments or cures - there’s still so much sweetness in love & life,” Marx added in the caption. “To my fellow Spinocerebellar Ataxia loves 🧡🧡🧡”
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