How would you react, if your doctor prescribed regular sex with a loved one on the prescription along with medicines? Well, it turns out that the health benefits of regular sex extend beyond the bedroom. Turns out that sex is good for you wellbeing in ways you may have never imagined.   Claim # 1 Sex lowers stress. You have heard and read about it, but do you believe it. Let’s see what the researchers have to say. Fact In one study, researchers found that daily intercourse for two weeks led to cell growth in the hippocampus, the part of the brain that keeps stress levels under control. Disclaimer: This study was tested on rats, not us feisty folks, but it might still help explain

My boy friend insists that I should perform oral sex on him, whenever I deny regular sex. However, I am not comfortable with the idea, I have talked with my girl friends, and they suggest that it’s the best way to enjoy sex without the fear of pregnancy. Please advise. Ayesha (name changed) We receive many emails from readers on concerns, inhibitions and reluctance over oral sex. Hence My Health Guardian team decided to get in touch with Dr Rajan Bhonsle, eminent sexologist to clear your misconceptions on the subject. 1. Is oral sex natural? For centuries oral sex has been disapproved of and has even been considered unnatural. However, the fact is that oral sex is a kind of stimulation

THE GLOSSIES CLAIM about phenomenal health benefits arising from a hectic activity under the sheets. Not that they are wrong, but there is a lot more that your sex life tells. The quality of your sex life or the absence of it, speaks volumes about your overall health, signals that are pertinent enough to be noticed and acted upon. Guardian Health Chronicle lists them. FOR MEN Sex Scene # 1  NO MORE NAUGHTY AT FORTY It might be low testosterone Stress and falling out of love too can make you lose interest in sex. But, if other things are just fine, and you prefer to count sheep, rather than get intimate with your partner, low testosterone levels may be the reason behind it. This is more

By Dr Uttam Dave, a well known Sex and Relationship Therapist, Author and Columnist A woman to a man during sex, ‘keep it up.’ The man wonders if it was a comment or a compliment. How important is sex talk in a relationship? Well, you can get naughty, talk dirty, but ‘sex talk’ is more than that. It is an important ingredient of a robust relationship. As time flows and relationships mature, sex tends to lose novelty. There is a lot to be said and heard. However, the feedback often comes in the garb of taunts or comments and it defeats the very purpose of it. Your sex life can become much richer, meaningful and satisfying if you know some ground rules about having a sex

Once upon a time you could grab an impromptu session of sex whenever you wanted. Then, kids happened, priorties changed and life was never the same. Dr. Jayanti Dutta, well known, Clinical Psychologist tells you what to do….. “I feel squeamish when my husband broaches sex after the birth of my second child. I feel that I am not as desirable as earlier because of my jelly belly and stretch marks“, says Gargi. “Since I have started commuting long distance for work, my gym time has been sacrificed. As a result my girth has expanded and I don’t feel sexy enough!”, sighs Rituparna Then names have been changed but these are real women and so are the

At times even the happiest matrimonial relationships can be starved of sex. And the culprit is not the woman, rather the man. Many women stay in marital relationships feeling lonely and devoid of intimacy because their husbands’ are just not interested in initiating sex with them. The women doubt themselves, rush to gyms and beauty salons to get an enviable figure and beautiful complexion, buy a new wardrobe, still the love sparks fail to ignite the ‘man’. If you too are caught in a‘sex-starved’ relationship take heart, because you are not alone……. My Health Guardian talks to experts, who give ‘couple-tested solutions’ to rescue your marriage. All these solutions take

Can you have that forbidden fruit, if you know your limits? By Dr. Rachna K Singh, Lifestyle Counsellor at Artemis Healht Institute Girish and Medha were experiencing ebbs in their sexual life. It lacked oomph. On a hunch they got an erotic video and watched it together. Their ‘love life’ needed this stimulus to blossom and the sexual fatigue became a thing of the past. Akshayata and Akhil were facing turbulence in their marriage, and the reason was Akhil’s addiction to pornography. He would coax her to imitate the porn artists. Initally, Akhayata grudgingly complied but she found the whole act revolting and humiliating. She got divorce. Two sets of couple have different outcomes

For the last three months Pratim Goel, 40-year-old software professional was a bit worried about his marital relationship, sex life to be precise. He was never in the ‘mood’ and this really got him worried after a sex drought of three months. Once while shopping at the pharmacy, he braced himself to buy herbal aphrodisiac, readily available at almost all pharmacies. The courage paid off because the herbal aphrodisiac did the trick in stoking the fires of passion. While FDA approves Viagra and Cialis to improve the performance of men’s machinery, these products aren’t sold off-the-shelf and require a practicing practitioner’s prescription. The modus operandi for these medicines

If your marriage is on rocks, find a bed…. The statement sums the significance of the marital bed (read a fulfilling sex life) in keeping the zing alive in the marriage. A happy sex life is a vital ingredient for a committed relationship. However, the subject by nature attracts myths, which we hear from our friends, best buddies and believe in. Thus, we create roadblocks in our minds which prevent us from enjoying the act, because mentally we are always assessing ourselves against the ‘so-called’ myth. My Health Guardian helps you separate the facts from the fiction….. 1. Size matters for men. Dr. Rajesh Taneja, consultant urology at PSRI, Delhi says, “It doesn’t. The female

Since time immemorial women have been prisoners of their fertility. With the advent of ‘the pill’ fifty years ago, women were set free from the tyranny of unwanted pregnancies. For the last fifty years the pill has helped women to seek education, plan family, space children and carve out careers. Beyond preventing pregnancies the pill has been helping women treat acne and skip periods. To modern women it would be hard to imagine that the US officials were not initially comfortable announcing the approval of the world’s first oral contraceptive. “… Our own ideas of morality had nothing to do with the case,” said John Harvey of the Food and Drug Administration in