SEXUAL HEALTH – Are we neglecting?

“We all spend lot of time, efforts and money to preserve, protect and restore physical health right from childhood to old age, but we grossly neglect our mental and sexual health”  says Dr Jagdip Shah, a leading Gynaecologist, Endoscopic surgeon and Sexologist from Mumbai. He came out with some startling facts about sexual health and its implications from an extensive survey of 817 middle aged married couple.

In majority the sexual activity has drastically declined ones they become parents. Ambitions, work pressures and timing, addictions and physical ill health are the most important negative forces for reduced sexual urge and performance in men, while gynaecological problems, pregnancy, dual responsibility of home as well as career and children studies are most important forces for reduced sexual urge and performance in women.

Those couples who have taken additional efforts to remain faithful to each other and consider mutual sexual gratification as an essential part of the married life, have better harmony in their life and they take better care of their children. Apart from these they enjoy better physical and mental health compare to those who seek gratification from an outsider. 

But those couples who have neglected are silently or openly suffering from matrimonial disharmony, unpleasant family life, improper child upbringing and physical as well as mental ill health. Alcohol, smoking, late working hours, obesity, TV/Internet, bringing office work to home, financial problems, domestic quarrels and late sleeping habits of children are common but easily correctable difficulties in maintain good sexual health. 

While medical diseases like Diabetes, heart disease, paralysis, cancer, backache and other orthopedics problems, gynaecological problems all need medical treatment along with sexology counseling to maintain  good sexual health. Different medicines, pace makers, valve replacement, orthopedic implants, brain surgery and cancer surgery affecting sexual health should be properly addressed.

A professional help from a sexologist at an earlier stage can make major difference in the life. As a sexologist we always emphasize that like other health check ups every couple must regularly evaluate their sexual health. We have very good questionnaire format for self evaluation. Those who want can send request on poojahospital@gmail.com or jagdip@parakhhospital.com.    

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