Yoga in male sexual functioning: a noncompararive pilot study.
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.
Dhikav
Vikas
V
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
Karmarkar
Girish
G
Verma
Myank
M
Gupta
Ruchi
R
Gupta
Supriya
S
Mittal
Deeksha
D
Anand
Kuljeet
K
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