A distressed parent beseeched me, “Doctor, please counsel my son. He refuses to get married and says he is homosexual.” My advice to the parent was, “He is right.

In a recent case study, a man, Raj, was dejected after the love of his life, Sonam, chose another man over him and moved to the US.

Q I am going be married to my mother’s, brother’s son. Therefore, he is my cousin. Will we have normal children as I heard that when cousins marry the child isn’t born normal. Is this true?

Many people think their sex life is not a part of their overall health and are often reluctant to spend money for a sex examination and resort to
self-medication or follow self-help books without knowing what they’re doing.

Q I am a 45-year-old man and for the past two months, I’ve been suffering from an itch at the tip of my penis. I have no problems urinating. Around 20 years ago, I had sex with a lady and at the time, I noticed pus in my urine. However, I recovered from that disease as I got treated for the same and I have been enjoying a happy married life

A diabetic was shocked to find out that diabetes was the reason why he was having sexual problems and wasn’t able to “rise to the occasion.” Many diabetics are unaware of likely sexual problems. According to diabetologists, the population of diabetics in India will register a steep increase from 50 million in 2010 to 87 million in 2025. Indians seem to be developing diabetes at a much younger age (at least 10 to 15 years earlier) than the western population.

Q I use a long-lasting condom when I have sex and I want to know if using such a condom regularly has any side-effects?
No. To the best of my knowledge such usage will not produce any side-effects.

Why do men have one-night stands? The simple truth is that it is a major male sexual fantasy. A survey conducted by the Men’s Health magazine indicates that the average male would prefer to have 18 sex partners in his lifetime. Meanwhile, evolutionary psychologists are of the opinion that there may be a genetic basis. According to them, owing to sexual monotony, sexual passion dies in any long-term monogamous relationship. In such situations, the new sex partner rekindles the passion.

Q My wife and I have been married for two-and-a-half years and we still do not enjoy our sex life. We are also going through some rough times in life. Often, I am too tired to have sex and lose my erection. How can we solve this problem and enjoy a healthy sex life?

In an era of men falling asleep before attempting sex or right after sex, there is now a new breed of men who actually fall asleep while having sex! The reason for this? In one word, fatigue!