title: Yoga in male sexual functioning: a noncompararive pilot study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Yoga is practiced both in developing and developed countries. Many patients and yoga protagonists claim that it is useful in improving sexual functions and treating sexual disorders.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We wanted to study the effect of yoga on male sexual functioning.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 65 males (age range= 24-60 years, average age=40±8.26 years) who were enrolled in a yoga camp and administered a known questionnaire, i.e., Male Sexual Quotient (MSQ) before and after 12 weeks session of yoga.
  
  
  METHODS
  MSQ scores before and after yoga sessions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was found that after the completion of yoga sessions, the sexual functions scores were significantly improved (P<0.0001). The improvement occurred in scores of all the domains of sexual functions as studied by MSQ (desire, intercourse satisfaction, performance, confidence, partner synchronization, erection, ejaculatory control, orgasm).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Yoga appears to be an effective method of improving all domains of sexual functions in men as studied by MSQ.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Institute of Education and Research, Guru Gobind Singh-Indraprastha University, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Department of Neurology, New Delhi, India. vikasdhikav@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dhikav
authors.forename: Girish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karmarkar
authors.forename: Myank
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Ruchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Supriya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Deeksha
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: Kuljeet
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015013:Yoga / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult