Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, and social well-being pertaining to sexuality. It is more than just the absence of disease, dysfunction, or infirmity.
Sexual health necessitates a positive and respectful attitude towards sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the ability to have pleasurable and safe sexual experiences that are free of coercion, discrimination, and violence.
Men seeking urologic evaluation for sexual health issues frequently use supplements. With a dizzying array of formulations available and little regulation on dosage, purity, or ingredients found in these products, the health effects of nutraceuticals are frequently perplexing to both patients and medical practitioners. The top-selling nutraceuticals marked for men’s sexual health contain a blend of multiple supplements (up to 33 in one formulation identified). The most common are ginseng, Tribulus, zinc, horny goat weed, B complex vitamins/trace minerals, fenugreek, L-arginine, maca, DHEA, ginkgo, and yohimbine are just a few of the ingredients. The currently available medical literature evaluating the efficacy of these substances is generally of low quality.
Dr. M. Niharika, senior gynaecologist, at Kamineni Hospitals, L B Nagar shares, “Intimate health concerns among male patients are not uncommon, with an estimated 40 to 70 per cent of men experiencing some form of sexual dysfunction. Frequently, conversations concerning sexual health topics such as libido, erectile function, and sexual activity are hindered by feelings of embarrassment, concerns over drug cost or side effects, and the stigma of a sexual dysfunction diagnosis.”
Oftentimes, patients will turn to off-the-shelf products because they can be purchased without physician prescriptions, recommendations, or oversight, thus allowing patients to avoid surveillance or documentation. The use of natural (possibly a misnomer in some instances) products and herbal remedies to improve men’s sexual health is widely accepted in many cultures worldwide and is increasing in popularity.
While certain natural supplements show great promise at improving mild sexual dysfunction, all substances reviewed till today lack robust human evidence. In addition, concerns of contamination and adulteration are sufficiently worrisome that we would caution against routinely recommending dietary supplements for male sexual health.
To conclude, it’s clearly known that there are varied types of sexual supplements for both male and female sexual health. As we live in a life where we need everything to be fast and instant, we tend to find easier ways to every problem and so is the hype with these supplements.
In the mask of instant pleasure and happiness, people forget the fact that they become very dependent and addicted to these supplements which are not suitable for their health.
