What does a sexologist do

1. What does a sexologist do? Hello! Vanakkam and Namaste! This is Dr Shah Dupesh, consultant sexologist in adyar. I primarily specialize in the management of male infertility and sexual health. My private practice is based in T- Nagar, Chennai were in I help numerous patients facing complicated sexology issues. What's the big deal with Sexual Health? So, the truth is male reproductive health issues are rampantly on the rise. The American society of reproductive medicine estimates that over 45% of men and close to over 37% of women are actively suffering from some form of sexual dysfunction. Moreover, with increasing age, a large number of men suffer from severe problems like erectile dysfunction. A recent study found that close to over 40% of men over 40 years of age are actually suffering from severe erectile dysfunction and the number rises close to over 65% in men over 70 years. Moreover, problems with sexual function like erection is also linked with severe risk of coronary artery disease. Not just sexual dysfunction, but a large proportion of men also seem to be suffering rampantly from STD's. Common STD's seen in the male patients include Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and a host of other conditions. The overall burden on the health industry is now definitely high

2. Male fertility is also important Not just sexual health, but a large number of men also seem to suffer from severe male factor infertility. As a full time practicing Andrologist, I routinely see men with a host of male factor fertility issues like low sperm count, low sperm motility, abnormal sperm morphology, problems with the sperms DNA integrity, Azoospermia et cetera. In fact among 100 married couples, close to over 40% of fertility issues will strictly reside in the male factor only. What does a Sexologist do? A good Sexologist or Andrologist is a healthcare expert who specializes in handling complicated issues relevant to male fertility and sexual health. Some common problems that a sexologist treats include 1. Erectile Dysfunction 2. Premature Ejaculation 3. Anejaculation 4. Low libido 5. STD assessment and treatment A sexologist can also provide counselling, psychosexual therapy and a host of behavioural treatment strategies depending on the patient. A good sexologist will usually be completely non judgemental and empathic about your problems. You must open with your clinical sexologist with complete honesty since not all problems with sexual health are strictly body based. Many problems can slowly stem from interpersonal conflicts in the relationship that leads to chronic unresolved

3. misunderstandings between partners. Opening up about your relationship will usually give your treating doctor excellent perspective in general. When you visit your sexology doctor, he or she will ask you a battery of questions, sometimes blood tests will also follow. Once a diagnoses is established, treatments usually begin by a combination of medical therapy and psychosexual counselling. I hope you enjoyed reading this short article on 'what exactly a sexologist does?'. If you are suffering from a sexual health problem get in touch with us at the address mentioned below Address:- Dr. Shah's Clinic for Male Infertility & Sexual Health No 5, Hindi Prachar Saba Rd, Parthasarathi Puram, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600017 Ph - 9789843856