Penis Size and Penis Enlargement

Penile size differs between men of different ethnic backgrounds and large studies of penis girth and length have been conducted by condom manufacturers. What many men perceive as a short penis actually falls into normal range size. Based on many published charts, scientific articles, and self reported web based surveys, 95 % of caucasian men will fall into one of the following categories of size:

• Average length of flaccid penis is between 3.4 inches and 3.7 inches (8.6 cm and 9.3 cm)
• Average length of erect penis is between 5.1 inches and 5.7 inches (12.9 cm and 14.5 cm)
• Average circumference of an erect penis is between 3.5 inches and 3.9 inches (8.8 cm and 10.0 cm)

Shortening of the penis can be a result of weight gain and the deposition of fat pubic area. This results in the visual shortening of penis. Obesity increases the risk of erectile dysfunction and heavy men who complain of loss of length may simply have inadequate blood flow to achieve adequate rigidity.

Less common reasons for shortening of the penis are inborn defects in response to a male hormone (testosterone), congenital cordae (tethering of penis), chromosomal abnormalities (rare), or a scar from Peyronie's disease (development of scars – plaques in the penis). Penile length may slightly decrease with age because of atrophy related to a decrease in testosterone level and the decreased frequency of erections. Prostate surgery may also damage the nerves and result in shortening of the penis. Thus, men who are concerned about penile size should be fully evaluated by a urologist specializing in sexual medicine, to exclude medical reasons for a change in penile size.

From our experience, a majority of men who are concerned about penile size are younger men in their late teens, 20s and early 30s, and men older than 60.

There is no "one for all" approach to evaluate and manage men concerned about penile size. However, if penile size and a decrease in girth is caused by a variant of Peyronie's disease, a so called "hour glass deformity", it can be successfully treated in specialized centers. A decrease in length of the penis after prostate surgery is managed by increasing the frequency of sexual interactions, corrections of underlying hormonal problems, and supplementation with antioxidants as shortening of the penis after prostatectomy is believed to be secondary to "free radicals", an active damaging form of oxygen which is produced in any part of the body after nerve injury.

Surgical management of a short penis is limited to liposuction and transposition of scrotal skin in men with abnormal position of the penis. Cutting the suspensory ligament with a traction system has been used in some centers to elongate the penis, however it is not a commonly performed procedure as its effectiveness is questionable in most cases, and the effects depend on accurate patient selection and lack of any postoperative scarring. Fat injection, fat flaps, and silicon injections have all been tried to increase girth of penis. Fat injections last temporarily as most adipose (fat) cells dissolve. Fat flaps have been described as a successful method of increasing girth and is occasionally performed in reconstructive surgery. Injection of silicon has often been disastrous with an uneven, "bumpy" surface of the penis, erosion through skin, and scarring of subcutaneous tissue.

Three common "home" methods are used to elongate the penis without medical supervision or proof of effectiveness:

• penile tape (also used in foreskin restoration)
• penile weight system
• penile stretching using a controlled stretch device.

All are based on the assumption that by applying a pulling force on the penis, the penile tissues extend and men can achieve 0.25 to 0.75 cm increase in length.

The penile stretching using adjustable devices like Fastsize has been used in the treatment of Peyronie's disease (curvature of penis). Results of a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine showed a mild increase in penis length after daily use of Fastsize for treatment of Peyronie's disease. Subjectively, all men noted reduced curvature estimated at 10–40 degrees, increased penile length (1–2.5 cm), and enhanced girth in areas of indentation or narrowing. Objective measures demonstrated reduced curvature in all men from 10–45 degrees; average reduction for the group was 33% (51–34 degrees). There were no adverse events including skin changes, ulcerations, hypoesthesia, or diminished rigidity. When supervised by a urologist with a sexual medicine specialty, the stretching method using FastSize may be safe. However, the unsupervised stretching treatment has resulted in bruising of the penis, vein thrombosis, and damage to nerves of the penis, especially if weights are used.

Many web sites promote and sell devices, herbal preparations, and instructional DVDs for penile enlargement. We have reviewed some of the sites and it is almost universal that the pictures taken before treatment are taken with semi rigid penises. The trained eye of a sexual medicine specialist can recognize the arousal and rigidity of penises in pictures without much of difficulty, and we have not seen the convincing photographic documentation that those devices provide significant benefit.

The no-device self-exercise method recommends stretching the penis with the hand for extended times during day. However, no medical literature is available to suggest that this is an effective method of penile elongation.

Jelqing (jelq) is a type of exercise to increase girth of the penis by increasing positive pressure in the penis. By rolling the fingers from the base of the penis toward the head with the penis mostly rigid, the blood flow pushes on the side of penis and is supposed to stretch the tissues. This technique, in principle, is a modification of an old technique of the penile vacuum device (penile pump), where, by placing the cylinder on the penis and by creating negative pressure, the tissues get expanded. There are not medical studies evaluating the effectiveness of either jelqing or the penile pump to increase girth of the penis. The penile pump is occasionally used in our practice as part of the treatment of an hour glass deformity (narrowing of penis shaft). It is always combined with other medications and performed after an evaluation and training by a urologist.

Penis size is an import issue for many men and men of all ages are concerned about length and thickness of their penises.

Penile growth and development is a complex process regulated by genes, hormones, and enviromental factors. As with any health concern, men who are worried about their penis size should consult with a urologist trained in sexual medicine.

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Male sexual problems

It's estimated 1 in 10 men has a problem related to having sex, such as premature ejaculation or erectile dysfunction. Find out more through the links below.  

Sexual problems can affect any man, whether he is straight, gay, bisexual or transgender.

Erectile dysfunction (impotence)

This is when a man can't get, or keep, an erection. Most men experience it at some time in their life, and the causes can be physical or psychological.
Physical causes include heart disease, diabetes and raised blood pressure. Alcohol, smoking and illegal drugs, as well as some prescription medicines, can also cause erectile problems.
Worries about work, money, your relationship, family, and even worrying about not getting an erection can all be factors=
Find out more about erectile dysfunction.

Premature ejaculation

This is when a man ejaculates (comes) sooner than he wants to during sex. It's only a problem if it bothers him or his partner.
Causes can include anxiety about sexual performance, stress, unresolved issues in a relationship, or depression.
You can see your GP or a psychosexual therapist for help.
Find out more about premature ejaculation.

Loss of sex drive

Losing your sex drive, or libido, is common. It can be linked to a number of factors, including relationship issues, stress, anxiety and side effects of medication.
There is help available. Talk to your GP, or get in touch with the Sexual Advice Association.
Find out more about loss of libido.
Talking about your problems can help. Find out more about relationship counselling at Relate.

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Gaining Weight The Healthy Way!

It's easy to gain weight, but it's not eat to gain muscle mass without a lot of fat gain. Plan your diet and training for weight gain without too much fat!

There are many reasons why a person may require weight gain due to being underweight. Genetics may play a major part in keeping a person lean. Some medical conditions may alter the way food is digested or have an effect on a person’s food intake. So the first port of call for any underweight individual would be to visit their doctor to rule out any hormonal imbalances and also medical conditions that may lead to inadequate absorption of nutrients.

Other problems like social pressures may contribute to being underweight, an example would be females who desire to be thin. A working environment which is very physical, yet has no time for meal breaks. Students, who might be constantly studying for exams may have a problem with constantly missing their meal times. Emotional problems may cause difficulties with food intake in that during periods of emotional crisis appetite may be increased due to comfort eating and in some people the opposite may occur with appetite being depressed, often for long periods. Another problem may be economic in which an individual may not be able to spend much money on foods due to having to make money available to meet other financial commitments.

Having a purpose for gaining weight.

Having an important reason for gaining bodyweight may give the drive required for weight gain.
One reason may be for an increased physical appearance for attracting partners. Self esteem may be another reason. The athlete who may want to increase power, strength, speed or muscle mass may also benefit for weight gain.
Whatever the reason that a person may have for gaining weight remember that weight gain may compromise speed if that is a main goal from weight gain.

Calorific Intake

This subject is a very important factor in weight gain and depends on a number of factors, age, bodyweight, sex, resting energy expenditure (REE), the thermic effect of feeding (TEF) and also a persons physical activity levels (PA).
REE is the amount of calories required by the body for a day at rest to stay alive (also known as BMR or basal metabolic rate). Most of the body's energy, about 60-70%, goes to supporting the ongoing metabolic work of the body's cells. This includes such activities as heart beat, respiration and maintaining body temperature. There are many formulas used in calculating REE or BMR depending on medical conditions, age, obesity and other factors. One of the most frequently used formulas for predicted energy expenditure is the Harris Benedict formula.

Harris-Benedict Equations (calories/day):
Male: (66.5 + 13.8 X weight) + (5.0 X height) - (6.8 X age)
Female: (665.1 + 9.6 X weight) + (1.8 X height) - (4.7 X age)
(weight in kilograms, height in centimetres, age in years)

TEF or Thermic effect of feeding; represents the increase of energy expenditure associated with digesting, absorbing and storing food. In most individuals it accounts for approx 10% of daily energy expenditure.
TEA or Thermic effect of activity; is the amount of energy expended in all non resting daily activities be they occupational, recreational or domestic, and contributes 20-30% to the body’s total energy output.
An easy way to calculate your calories required to maintain your bodyweight is to use Muscle&Strength's BMR Calculator.
We now know by use of the calculator above what calorie s we require per day to maintain our bodyweight. Our goal though is to “increase” our bodyweight, not maintaining it, but without the common gaining of large increases of bodyfat. The only way we can do this is by increasing bodyweight through resistance training, which in turn increases our muscle tissue. But to do this we have to increase our calorie intake.
Our muscle tissue consists of approx 70% water, 22% protein, and the remainder is fat, carbohydrates and minerals. By taking away the water content of the muscle which has no calorific value, the total caloric value of one pound of muscle tissue is only approx 700-800 cal. We already know that to add muscle tissue we have to add more calories than our body burns off to synthesise new muscle tissue.
Studies have shown that between 5 to 8 calories are required to support an additional 1 gram of new tissue during growth. With the recommended amount of weight gain per week of 1 lb (1 lb = 454 grams). This gives us an approximate requirement of 2300 – 3500 extra calories would be required per week. Which would give us a requirement of an extra 400 – 500 extra calories per day, above our normal calorific maintenance level.
Ok; we now know that we require extra calories, but where do we get them from? We can have extra fast food that would increase calories. This would also increase body fat; we have to increase the foods that the body requires if we are going to embark on a resistance training program to increase our lean body mass and also our total bodyweight. The foods that are required are proteins, carbohydrates and essential fats but how much?

Protein:

Protein Foods: Lean meats, Fish, Poultry, Eggs, Milk, Cheese, Yogurt, Peanut Butter, Beans, Tofu, Lentils, and other Legumes, Grains, including bread and pastas, Nuts, and Seeds
Protein Functions: Proteins that we eat are digested into amino acids and these are joined along side other amino acids produced by the body to constitute the amino acid pool. Tissues take the amino acids from the pool to synthesise specific proteins the body needs for muscle, hair, nails, hormones, enzymes etc. Proteins maintain fluid balance and buffer both acid and alkaline environments to maintain blood pH, transporter of vitamins and minerals, oxygen. Provide a source of carbon for energy yielding reactions by amino acid conversion to glucose and metabolised to provide ATP, while others can be stored as fat.

Carbohydrates:

Carbohydrate Foods: Rice, Pasta, Bread, Potatoes, Cereals, Fruits, Vegetables, Beans, Pulses, Yogurt, Milk.
Carbohydrate Functions: To provide energy and muscular fuel for body strength and building muscle. Carbohydrates are converted to stored energy as liver and muscle glycogen, sugars and starch acts as the perfect fuel to enable you to carry out your physical activities efficiently and effectively. Fiber is important in keeping bowel function going smooth. Carbohydrates aid in regulating blood glucose.

Fats:

Fat Foods: Nuts, Nut oils, flaxseeds, avocados, sunflower, rapeseed and olive oil and olive oil spreads, fish and fish oils.
Fat Functions: Essential fats (EFAs) are necessary fats that us as humans cannot synthesise and must be obtained though our diet. EFAs are long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from linolenic, linoleic, and oleic acids. EFAs support the cardiovascular, reproductive, immune, and nervous systems.
The human body needs EFAs to manufacture and repair cell membranes, enabling the cells to obtain optimum nutrition and expel harmful waste products. An important function of EFAs is the production of prostaglandins, which regulate body functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, blood clotting, fertility, conception and play a large role of immune function by regulating inflammation and encouraging the body to fight infection.

Dietary Supplementation

For some people dietary supplementation is necessary to increase calorie intakes due to some restraints with regard to obtaining nutrient dense solid foods. Protein powders, carbohydrate powders like Maltodextrins or Dextrose, and essential fats, are all available to supplement a nutrition plan, but may be costly.

Creatine Supplementation.

Using creatine can increase bodyweight and can improve strength with high intensity resistance exercises with short term recovery. Weight gain at the start of using the supplement will be water weight, but an increased resistance training capacity may lead to muscle gains over time.

Weight Gain With Resistance Training

Resistance training places a heavy load on a muscle cell and creates an increase in protein synthesis in the muscle cells and the cells increasing in size by incorporating more protein. Secondly the myofibrils in each cell may multiply, which will increase the size of the muscle fiber. Thirdly the amount of connective tissue surrounding the muscle fiber and around each bundle of muscle may increase and thicken, again increasing the size of the muscle. Fourth, the cell may increase its content of enzymes and energy storage, particularly ATP (muscle energy) and muscle glycogen levels.
The increased muscle glycogen along with the increased muscle protein binds additional water which contributes to an increased bodyweight. Studies have also shown that resistance training exercises may increase bone mineral content, with the possible increase in muscle tension effects on the bone and which may also increase bodyweight slightly.
Resistance training may be effective in increasing muscle size and mass and as such help improve muscular strength and endurance and both are important in weight control programs. Females who perform resistance training normally do not experience the same amount of hypertrophy (muscle size) that males experience with the same amount of resistance training although they do experience gains in muscular strength and endurance.

Types of Resistance Training for Increasing Bodyweight.

There are many methods of resistance training. Isometric training involves a muscle contraction against an immovable object like trying to trying to pull a fence post out of a hole. If you managed to pull the fence post out of the ground then you would be performing isotonic type movement. Isotonic training involves two types of movement.
Firstly the concentric movement means shortening the muscle as you would experience when performing a bicep curl. The second movement is the eccentric phase which means the muscle is lengthening even though the muscle is still contracting, as in the down phase of the bicep curl, the muscle is contracting eccentrically as it slows the decent of the weight even though gravity is trying to pull the arm down to the start position.
Another form is Isokinetic type training which involves resistance machines that regulate the resistance as you are trying to perform the exercise, as happens with Nautilus type machines. Studies have shown that resistance training with free weights is the most effective method of increasing the size and weight of muscles provided that the basic principle of overload is followed.

The Basic Principles of Resistance Training.

The principle of overload is the most important principle in all resistance training programs. The use of weights places a greater stress on the muscle cell. This overload stress stimulates the muscle to grow and become even stronger to overcome the increase resistance imposed by the weights. So to continually overload the muscle you must increase the volume of training that the muscle must do, another way is to increase the number of repetitions and sets that you perform. Although there is no single best combination of sets and repetitions, usually two or three sets with 8-12 RM (repetition maximum) provide an adequate training stimulus for muscle growth. If you know your 1RM (Maximum weight that can be used for 1 repetition with strict form) you should be able to do 8-12 RM if you use 60-80 percent of your 1RM value. As the muscle continues to get stronger during the training program, you must increase the amount of resistance training overload to continue to get the proper stimulus for sustained muscle growth. This is known as principle of progressive resistance exercise (PRE), another basic principle of resistance training. After a learning period the normal recommended program for beginners is three to five sets with 8RM in each set, the first step is to find out the maximum amount of weight that you can lift for eight repetitions. If you can do more than eight repetitions, the weight is too light and you will need to increase weight. As you get stronger during the weeks you will be able to lift the initial weight more easily, when you can perform 12 repetitions, add more weight to force you to go back to the eight repetitions, this is the progressive resistance principle. Over the next several months you will probably need to increase the weight several times as you get stronger.
The principle of specificity is a broad training principle with many implications for resistance training, including specificity for various sports movements, strength gains, endurance gains, and body weight gains. An example would be a swimmer who wants to gain strength and endurance for a specific swimming stroke should find a resistance program that exercises the specific muscles in a way as close as possible to the form used in that particular stroke. If you want to gain muscle mass in a certain part of the body, those muscles must be exercised.

The exercise routine should be based on the principle of exercise sequence. This means that if you have ten exercises in your training routine then they should be arranged in an order so that muscle fatigue does not limit your ability to lift. For example the first exercise in the routine might stress the biceps and second the abdominals, the third the quadriceps etc. After you perform one full set of all the exercises you then do a complete second set, followed by a third set depending on how long you have been lifting. This training approach is best for beginners to training. Another popular method is to do three sets of the same exercise with a small rest in between the exercises and then perform three sets of the second exercise and so on. This type of training is very effective but may be fatiguing for the beginner at the outset. Beginners should start on an all over body routine as stated above to allow an adaptation by the body to weight training before moving onto a split type routine (splitting the body into different muscle groups to be trained on different days)
The Principle of exercise recovery states that resistance training if done correctly achieves the greatest gains and also imposes a severe stress on the muscles, requiring a period of recovery both during the workout and between workouts. For beginners resistance training should generally be performed about three days per week, with a rest day in between sessions. This rest day allows time for the muscles to repair and to synthesise new protein as it continues to grow.

Bulk-Up Method of Resistance Training.

If your goal is to increase a large amount of muscle mass then you may wish to use the bulk-up method of resistance training. This method involves the use of exercises to stress the major muscle groups of the body. About three to five sets of each exercise is performed.
The use of 8-12 repetitions is recommended for beginners and using the principle of progressive resistance exercise you start with a resistance that you can perform eight repetitions and progressively increasing the repetitions to twelve. After you reach the twelve you must increase the weight until you again achieve the lower of the repetition being used, in this case 8.
The bulk-up method should be used for several months to increase the body weight. Once you have achieved the weight that you want to be at, you may then wish to shape the bulk or known as “cutting up.” Again once you have achieved the reduction of bodyfat in the cutting phase that you want, you again hit a bulking up phase, this technique is used to both maintain weight and shape.

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Asthma Symptoms, Treatment and More

Asthma is a disease affecting your lungs. Asthma causes wheezing, shortness of breath, chest pain and coughing. In many instances, these symptoms appear mostly at night or early morning. Some people with asthma have these symptoms daily. People with asthma often have asthma attacks. An asthma attack occurs when something bothers your lungs. Airways become swollen and inflamed, which makes it hard to breathe. These attacks can be mild, moderate or severe. Even though you may feel fine, an asthma attack can occur anytime.

Asthma affects 25 million people in the United States, including 7 million children. Many children outgrow their asthma. For others, it becomes a lifelong condition. Most children develop symptoms before the age of 5. More boys have asthma than girls. In adults, there is no difference between men and women.

What Causes Asthma?

We don't know the exact cause of asthma. Researchers believe it results from several factors. Genes appear to be involved. For example, children of parents who have asthma are more likely to have asthma than children of parents who don't have asthma. Environmental factors also play a role. These factors are called "triggers." An asthma attack occurs when you come in contact with these triggers. Most people with asthma have allergies, which are also triggers.

Not all people have the same triggers. To help you identify your triggers, you should keep a diary and write down what you were doing before your symptoms got worse. If your asthma gets worse when you come in contact with a particular agent, then that agent is a trigger. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, common asthma triggers include: tobacco smoke, dust mites, cockroaches, pets, outdoor air pollution, mold, smoke from burning wood or grass and infections. Many other things can make asthma worse, including exercise, food additives, food preservatives, fragrances, medicines and emotions. Knowing and avoiding your triggers will help keep your asthma under control.

How Is Asthma Treated?

Asthma is treated with two types of medicines—a long-term medication and a quick relief medication. The quick relief medicine is also called a "rescue" medication. The long-term medication helps reduce airway inflammation. This medication reduces or even eliminates asthma symptoms. Most patients are given inhaled corticosteroids for long-term use. Quick relief medication is used when an asthma attack occurs or when symptoms suddenly get worse. You need to carry your quick relief medication with you at all times because an asthma attack can occur without warning.
Your treatment depends on the severity of your symptoms. Once you begin taking medication, your doctor will ask about your symptoms. He will also ask about any side effects that you may be experiencing. If symptoms are not under control, your doctor will adjust your dose or try another medication. The goal is to achieve maximum control with the least amount of medication.

What Is an Asthma Action Plan?

You and your doctor will create an asthma action plan. This plan describes your daily treatments and the time you should take your medication. It will also tell you which triggers to avoid. Your asthma action plan helps you identify if your asthma is getting worse. The plan gives you instructions as to when you should call the doctor or 911.

Your asthma action plan also tells you how to measure and record your peak air flow. You will be given a small handheld device along with instructions on how to use it. The device will measure how well air is coming out of your lungs. If your peak air flow measures at 80 percent or higher, your asthma is considered to be under control. If your peak air flow is between 50 percent and 79 percent, it means your asthma is not under control. If your peak air flow is less than 50 percent, you need to call your doctor or an ambulance.

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Best Natural Home Remedies To Cure Thin and Watery Semen

Thin and watery semen is one of the major sexual problem of many males. Low sperm count, smoking, drug abuse, stress, hormonal imbalance, lack of fructose and poor diet plan are some common causes of thin and watery semen. Excessive sexual activity and frequent masturbation are some other causes of thin and watery semen. However you can cure this problem by following some natural remedies which are given below:

Natural Home Remedies To Cure Thin Semen

1. Fructose Rich Foods
As Fructose is one of the main component of semen so a diet poor in fructose may result in thinning of semen. You can replenish your fructose deficiency by eating food rich in carbohydrates. Fruits and vegetables are rich source of fructose so try to include fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet plan. Apple, berries, pears, grapes, dates, guava, mango, pineapple and watermelon and rich sources of fructose. Cucumber, cabbage, tomato, lettuce and onions are good sources of fructose.

2. Dried Dates and Milk
Soak 5-7 dry dates(chhuhara) in milk for 2-3 hours or until they become soft. Eat them with milk daily to cure thinning of semen. Dates are excellent source of carbohydrates and dietary fibers. They also contain a good amount of Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5 and small amount of Vitamin A1. Dates(khajur) not only improve overall energy level but also increase sexual stamina and help to make your semen dense.

3. Zinc Rich Foods
Sometimes zinc deficiency also cause thinning of semen. Oyster, lamb(mutton), almonds, peanuts, pine nuts(chilgoza), cashews and sunflower seeds are good sources of Zinc.


4. Selenium Rich Foods
Selenium is also essential for proper thickening of semen. Brazil Nuts, Sunflower Seeds, Fish(salmon, sardines and tuna), Oyster, Lamb(mutton),chicken,eggs,wheat germ, barley, brown rice, oats and onion are good sources of selenium.

5. Vitamin C, E, and B12 Rich Foods
Sometimes deficiency of certain vitamins may also lead to thinning of semen. Increase your intake of Food rich in Vitamins C, E, B12 in your diet plan.


6. Reduce your Stress Level
Reduce your stress level because stress is also responsible for hormonal imbalance and cause thinning of semen. You can reduce your stress level by regular practice of yoga or meditation.

7. Regular Exercise Along with Healthy Foods
Exercise is important to strengthen the body muscles and and adequate production of semen. Regular exercise not only helps to overcome the problem of thin semen but also helps to reduce your overall stress level. After exercise don't forget to fuel your body with healthy foods including fresh fruits and vegetables otherwise fructose deficiency may further lead to thinning of semen.

8. Proper Sleep
Proper and uninterrupted sleep of 6-8 hours is essential for healthy brain because only a healthy brain is able to release a balanced amount of sex hormones for proper thickening of semen.

Some Precautions and Useful Tips

(i)If you are a diabetic patient fructose rich food are hazardous to you so avoid consuming them before consulting a doctor.

(ii)Avoid Masturbation because the men who indulge in over masturbation start producing poor quality semen due to weakness of muscles. Testes require 48-72 hours to replenish sperms that`s why daily masturbation or ejaculation not only reduces the amount of semen available for each ejaculation but also reduce sperm count in semen and hence results in thinning of semen.

(iii)Maintain a gap of 3 days between two consecutive ejaculations. More times you ejaculate, the less dense your semen will be because daily ejaculation reduces the amount of semen available during each ejaculation. So for dense semen and healthy sperms have sex with your partner at least after 2 or 3 days.

(iv)Avoid Smoking because it not only damage blood vessels but also restrict the oxygen supply to blood and decrease sperm production and also decrease their life span.

(v)Avoid alcohol because it affects your liver function, which, in turn disturb hormonal levels. Even two drinks a day will have long term effects on sperm production.So strictly avoid alcohol intake.

(vi)Avoid hot baths because over heating is dangerous for sperms.

(vii)If you don't get rid of thinning of semen by using above remedies then don't rely only on these home remedies and consult your problems with doctor because sometimes thinning of semen may be a cause of an other underlying sexual disease.

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9 Home Remedies To Increase Female Libido

Female libido is a fluctuating pendulum on which many women hang with uncertainty. Many researchers suggest that the ever fluctuating hormones in a woman’s body finally take a toll during her middle age and lead to varying degrees of sexual problems.

It is mostly men who use pills, drugs and medications for increasing sexual libido. However, there are quite a few natural ways by which a woman’s libido too can be made to increase. If you are in your middle age and have a lack of sexual libido, here are some natural ways to try.

9 Home Remedies To Increase Female Libido

Avocados

Known as a natural aphrodisiac, taking avocados can help attain a heightened sexual energy that was hitherto absent in your sexual life. Avocados are rich in potassium, vitamin B6, folic acid etc. which have a great role to play in increasing female libido. Potassium helps in increasing thyroid function which will again increase female sexual urge. Vitamin B6 encourages the production of male hormones and folic acid is essential for metabolizing proteins in the body.

Bananas

Again, a pleasant fruit that is rich in potassium and vitamin B, which are nutrients that are required for optimum sexual satisfaction and production of testosterone, bananas produce energy for the person and this help to increase sexual libido of men as well as women. Bananas can be included in your daily diet to attain maximum benefit.

Oysters

Oysters are rich in zinc which is essential for male sexual health. Zinc helps in production of testosterone and production of sperms in the body. Raw oysters can be cleaned thoroughly and can be taken after freezing it.

Asparagus

Asparagus helps in producing sex hormones in the body. They are high in vitamin E and are good for increasing the sexual libido of men and women. As they are easily available, asparagus can be taken on a daily basis.
Rich in vitamin B6 and B5 that is necessary for reducing stress levels in the body, eggs not only help in increasing sexual libido, but also balance the hormone levels in the body which too impact sexual libido a great deal.

Celery

Celery is a great vegetable that can be added to your soups and salads. Androsterone, a hormone that is released through the perspiration of men is a hormone that is similar to pheromones that help in attracting females in animals.
Androsterone is supposed to help in increasing the sexual desire of women. As celery is a healthy vegetable and has as pleasant taste, it is something which can be taken by everyone.

Figs

Figs contain amino acids that are helpful in increasing female libido. Taking figs every day will also enhance your sexual libido.

Licorice Root

Licorice is helpful for women who have vaginal dryness due to estrogen fluctuation in the body. Licorice root can be taken in 2-3 ml quantities 2-3 times a day or as directed by the physician. They are also very beneficial in improving female libido.

Ginseng

Ginseng is a herb that is widely popular for sexual problems. It has a chemical that aids in the production of sex hormones in both men and women. Ginseng also increases blood circulation and provides energy to the body which too is good for overall sexual health.

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Is your penis normal?

Who's to blame for the modern man's obsession with the shape, size and colour of the penis?

This seems to be one of the biggest questions haunting the modern man. For some reason, he has become extremely worried about his penis. Perhaps it’s the media to blame which keeps on telling men that to be a good lover they must have a big organ, something that resembles a third leg. The problem has even been given a name ‘penile dysmorphic disorder’ which is a form of body dysmorphic disorder – a kind of mental illness where a person can’t stop thinking about a flaw in their appearance, which is imagined most of the time. A survey we did found the average size is 5.54 inches (14.07 cm) in length and 3.11 inches (7.9 cm) in girth.  (Revealed – the average Indian penis size)

The truth is that penises come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours and a lack of sex education means we get our information from wrong sources like porn, movies, magazines, etc. which gives us a twisted sense of reality. According to men’s health physician, Dr Hashmi, the problem lies more with the lack of sex education than something like porn.

He said: ‘The main culprit here is the lack of knowledge and awareness about sexuality. If we have to blame something, it would be the lack of sex education more than porn.  One of the contributing/risk factors for body dysmorphic disorder is the society/culture which sends a message that ‘certain’ images of body are desirable and others are not. So, yes when a person takes the norm from viewing porn then it can lead to problems. Accessing porn is much easier and free than accessing scientific information and or finding a specialist doctor to deal these sorts of problems. So, over a period of time, the wrong information (obtained through porn) gets reinforced and becomes to be TRUE for that person.’ (Penis enlargement methods – do they work?)

The truth is that the size of the penis doesn’t really add to sexual pleasure. There’s far more to sex than vaginal penetration. Dr Hashmi: ‘. It is vital to understand that the main sex organ in the body is your brain and not your genitals.’  (Penis size – should you really worry about it?)

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