Sunday, August 29, 2010

Male Sexuality from health perspective - Part 1

Caution: Always consult a sexologist for psychologically related sexual problems and a Urologist/OBG for respective male/female related physiological problems. Please refer to any standard 'good' textbook on Physiology and Anatomy for further reading. For online resources, I strongly recommend http://www.nih.gov/ and http://www.karolinska.se/. These websites contain vast information. Those who are interested in knowing little bit about medicine, will be greatly benefitted. I also recommend the site http://www.medindia.net/ for easy understanding of many disorders & diseases.

This article is for those who are in conjugal relationship to have a better physical & mental understanding with the spouse.  Also, this is for people who are 'knowledge' curious and have some 'logical & rational' thinking. This article is not an advice to go behind any 'spiritual' guru. Neither is it for people who are in 'live-in' relationship as sex can become more complicated and personally I don't believe in it due to the consequences of 'unprotected & not-so-honest' sex from the standpoint of Sexually Transmitted Diseases(STDs). This article is mainly to educate and create an awareness in people about sex from the standpoint of health issues. Sex is still considered as taboo in many societies and also not many people, especially parents talk openly about it in a healthy context.

Appreciation for anything in life comes only after we understand about it. So, sex is no exception. When people have healthy understanding of the subject, there will be less crimes associated with sex, inequality between men & women, poverty, population growth and thereby leading to peace among different nations around the world. A better informed society is always a peaceful society.

Sex is a double edged sword. If a person doesn't play it safe, one can sabotage oneself. A woman needs to have a better understanding of man's body parts and vice versa alongwith understanding of their own body parts. True happiness always results only when the act is done with an 'unconditional' attitude without being attached to the result. With the exception of sex, anything in excess should be shared with those who don't have. If one shares sex too, one will only spread disease and if uncontrolled, it can lead to an epidemic/pandemic problem. Only one thing in the world, even when shared, never decreases in either quality or quantity. It is called 'knowledge'. All other material things always decrease in quantity.

I'm going to start first with Male body parts and then address Female body. With the power of modern Medicine and changes in one's lifestyle, we can control and possibly even reverse some of the 'not so' life threatening illnesses like Type I & II Diabetes, Thyroid disease, Arthritis, Blood Pressure. I will classify the articles on these topics, which affect both sexes, under a separate category. Check my blog for these topics in couple of weeks.

Most men don't know about their own body especially reproductive organs. They may not even know where exactly prostate is located or what is vas deferens. A woman should know about male body parts if she loves her man and it is true for a man too. Wrt sex, a man should know what the body parts are, where they are located and how they function, play a role in and can affect his sexual life either physiologically or psychologically.

When a man is more informed, he can be at ease with his own body and also talk more comfortably with his partner. The organs outside are penis, scrotum and inside are testicles, bladder, kidneys, prostate, urethra, vas deferens, epididymis and seminal vesicles. Among these, epididymis, vas deferens and seminal vesicles are accessories. Erection, intercourse, orgasm, and ejaculation can be due to physiological or psychological origin. Erectile Dysfunction(ED) is mainly attributed to psychological origin. The actual male reproductive organs are penis, testicles, prostate and the seminal vescicles. We will see these body parts one by one in the next article.