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Male Sexual Problems

Myths and misconceptions:

  ■ Aged people want their penis to behave in youthful fashion all through out the life.-Male sex desire and penile action is highest around the ages of 18 yrs. Thereafter physical ability and sexual desire and arousal starts decreasing. Men are willing accept the physical changes, decline in stamina, falling of the hair etc but do not want to accept the failing sexual energy and the declining penile function. It puts them in panic when they realize that they need longer time to get an erection as they age.

  ■ Man is always ready for the sex: Men believe that they can get aroused any time and get an erection when ever they want. This is a misconception. Normally men can get only a single ejaculation once in 24 hours.

  ■ Long penises gives women a better enjoyment: Every men psychologically want a thicker and longer penis, but the longer and thicker version of the male organ, does not women more or better pleasures. It is functional ability of the penis that counts and not the size.

Drugs and dysfunctions:

Many drugs are capable of altering sexual response on an individual.

  ■ Psychiatric drugs: Can lower or increase the sex - desire, or can stop the ejaculation.

  ■ Drugs for the heart: Beta blockers can cause loss of sex, by stopping the heart beating at a higher rate , required for the sexual functioning.

  ■ Gastric ulcer drugs: These medicines can stop the relay of the arousal from the brain to the genitals, thereby causing loss of erection and sexuality.

  ■ High blood pressure medicines: Cause loss of desire and proper erection.

  ■ Drugs for the epilepsy: do not let the brain get excited and interferes with erection and ejaculation.

  ■ Anti- parkinsons drugs: They can actually increase the sex- desire.Drugs for the cancers: They can destroy the capacity of the genitals and penis to erect. Diseases and dysfunction: Sexuality is affected in many diseased conditions:

  ■ Psychiatric illness - Long standing Schizophrenia, Depression, Mania can destroy a person's ability to perform sex.

  ■ Cardiac diseases - they can restrict a person's ability to enjoy sexuality.

  ■ Gastro- intestinal diseases -- By malabsorption of the nutrients they severely hamper the erectile function.

  ■ Hormonal disorders - All pituitary hormonal diseases can severely cripple the sexual functions. Thyroid disorders can lower the sexual response Sex- hormones-Andropause like conditions will cause loss of erections

  ■ Diabetes--By causing peripheral neuritis it can cause erectile dysfunctions.

  ■ Spinal cord diseases — They can interfere with ejaculation.

    Typically sexual disorders in women are sterility, dyspareunia (painful sex) and vaginal dryness. Men commonly suffer from erectile dysfunctions and problems of premature ejaculation. Sexual disorders very often arise from psychological factors such as fear and incompatibility of partners. These disorders may also be precipitated by smoking, hormonal imbalances, diseases like mumps and diabetes and the prolonged use of drugs like contraceptive pills.Conventional treatment may lead to various side effects. In women, blurred vision, tender breasts and depression is not uncommon. And in men it could lead to mental confusion, gastric problems, dizziness and headaches.Herbal medicines act by increasing the blood supply and exciting the nerves. It also treats psychological problems of the patient and administering a constitutional remedy, which treats him or her in totality. After medication, the patient experiences a generalfeeling of well-being. Herbal treats the psychological causes also and thus regains the lost vigour.

Female Sexual Disorder

Loss of sex-desire:

  ■ Symptoms ~ No sexual sensation when comes in contact with the regular sex-partner. No arousal and no/less vaginal lubrication.

  ■ Causes:lack of stimulating fore-play,relationship problems,diseases.

  ■ Disease factors causing loss of sex: desire. Depression ranks nol. Thyroid disorders, other endocrinological disorders, infertility, stress, and emotional unstability- due to childhood sex- abuse. Treatment principles are understanding the body , mind and the patients environment. Offering practical step by step solutions.

  ■ High sex- desire:If a women is initiated into sex life at a very early stage then she tends to develop a strong sex- desire. Such women also have high sex- sensations in the body. Relationship conflicts, longing for a desirable sex- partner also increases the sex- desire.

  ■ Painful intercourse:It always due to some disease conditions.

  ■ Common conditions are:Vaginusmus and Pelvic infections and Endometriosis.

  ■ Commonly one comes across a condition called Vaginusmus. In this condition the vaginal muscle are contracted and they are unable to relax when an attempt for penetration is made. Gradual dilatation of the vaginal muscles are required. Problems of small or sagging breasts or loose vagina is frequent.