Male Sexual Dysfunctions in Jamnagar: A Retrospective Study

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Abstract

Normal sexual activities are important and routinely performed by all during life time. A satisfactory sexual life of a couple is possible only when involvement of both male and female partners are present. Regular sexual activities are disturbed if one or both partners has/have difficulty in performing sex. In our country, usually these facts are kept as secret by partners though both understand the seriousness involved. Finally, this may be revealed to a clinician while reporting for any clinical condition including infertility. Such sexual disorders are possible in case of male and female partners. In general we are studying different aspects of male sexual dysfunction. Towards this, in this study, we tried to understand the existing level of male sexual dysfunction in the city of Jamnagar and surrounding area. This was carried out by conducting a retrospective study. Towards this we scrutinized records for five years, 1989-1993, of Out Patient Department of a major hospital, under Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar. Out of 1,17,974 records of patients studied, 41.9% were with erectile dysfunction, 26.83% were with premature ejaculation and 31.25% were with night emission. Patients were treated by physicians of our hospital. In conclusion, the present study showed the seriousness of sexual disorders among male partners reported to this hospital. This clearly shows the serious situation of level of male sexual disorders in Jamnagar city and surrounding area. Possibly similar situation may be existing in other parts of our country also. Studies of same nature at other places will show the unknown facts of male sexual disorder, present there, if any.