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Please explain how regular exercise can positively impact libido.
Query: Hi doctor, I am interested in ways to enhance intimacy in my relationship. Can you provide insights into how regular exercise might positively impact libido and overall sexual health? Additionally, are there specific types of exercises or lifestyle changes that could be incorporated to promote a hea... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com, I can understand your concern. Regular exercise can have a significant impact on both libido and overall sexual health. Exercise improves blood circulation throughout the body, including the genital area. This increased blood flow can enhance arousal and sexual respons... Read Full »
Why did I have severe pain when I tried to have sex after a gap of six months?
Query: Hi doctor, Myself and my husband did not have sex for more than six months. Before few days, we tried to have sex. My vagina got hurt. He did not ejaculate inside. On the next day, I started to have a brown discharge and small tiny blood clots ranging from red to brown came out from my vagina with ... Read Full »
Dr. Mishra Keeranmayee Mihirkumar
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are suffering from a dry vagina. It occurs due to some reasons. Please mention whether you had pain in your vagina in your previous cycles. Please mention in detail about your periods. Please mention the amount of bleeding present in your periods. Please mention whe... Read Full »
I have had low libido and erectile dysfunction. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 29-year-old male have symptoms of failing to initiate or maintain an erection in the past three months. I also have low libido. I have no comorbid conditions, and I am not on any medicines. Please help. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Low libido has many reasons, such as: Urine infections. Diabetes and hypertension. Hormonal disturbances. Obesity. Can be due to vitamin deficiency. High cholesterol. Chronic disease or on any chronic medication. Anxiety can also... Read Full »
I cannot maintain an erection during sex with my partner. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,I cannot maintain an erection during sex with my partner. I think I could not satisfy my partner.Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern about your symptoms. According to your complaints, you may be suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED). Reasons for erectile dysfunction include: Stress, work, or family-related duties. Depression. Varicocele. Fear of failur... Read Full »
Having painful sex six weeks postpartum and cervix closed too soon. Is it normal?
Query: Hello doctor, Having painful sex six weeks postpartum and five weeks after my obgyn had to suction blood out of my uterus because my cervix closed too soon. Wondering if this is normal or if I should set up an appointment to be checked out. I am female, 23 years old. I am 5 feet 9 inches tall and ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, it is normal, sometimes body takes a little longer time to heal especially if there was instrumentation being done with the uterus. If you do not have any pain otherwise or any never, discharge or excessive bleeding then you do not have to worry. It is just that... Read Full »
Why do I have pain with heavy bleeding during or after sex?
Query: Hello doctor, I have pain and sometimes heavy bleeding during or after sex and I can only do certain positions where I can tolerate the pain. I have already been tested and I am negative for STDs. I also have really heavy periods to the point that I cannot wear tampons because they do not work. Wha... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You need to get a pap smear test and a per speculum examination done to rule out cervical erosions or cervicitis which are the most common cause of post-coital bleeding in reproductive age group women. The element of infection present can cause pain during menses and... Read Full »
What can be the reason for lack of libido after discontinuing Risperdal?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 33-year-old male with height 180 cm, and weight 85 kg. I always been healthy. I do not have symptoms of depressions. I took Risperdal to treat minor vocal tics, and I have OCD. Now I have been off Risperdal for five months and still no libido, no sex drive. I searched for post-S... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The drug you used Risperdal contains Risperidone an atypical antipsychotics and it has an effect on libido, but it will wear off when you stop taking medicine. So we need to find other reason causing low libido such as, 1. Decreased sensation in your penis. 2. ... Read Full »
Please explain if having sex will cause belly fat and sagging breasts.
Query: Hi doctor, Does having sex increase estrogen hormone? Will it result in belly fat and sagging breast in women? Is it true or a myth? Please explain. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. All these are false beliefs and let me explain it to you. Whether you have sex or not any lady who puts on weight will have sagging of breast, belly fat, and increase of hormone estrogen. When you have sex, only testosterone hormone is increased in females, which gives a... Read Full »
What causes irritation of my penis after masturbation?
Query: Hi doctor, I am an 18-year-old male. For the past four years, I have burning irritation in the middle portion of my penis after masturbation. The irritation gets relieved to some extent after I urinate. Please help me. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Penile pain occurs due to infections or inflammation of the bladder or prostate. Trauma, persistent erection (priapism), cancers, and Peyronie's disease (the development of scar tissue within the penis) are the other causes. Sickle cell anemia may cause priapism due to ... Read Full »
Can masturbation cause problem during thrusting in sex?
Query: Hello doctor,I have been masturbating for three years, and I was wondering if it is going to cause me any problems during thrusting in sex because in masturbation there is no thrusting, it is just stroking back and forth. Kindly suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Masturbation is normal, ninety-five percent of males do that (out of a hundred male ninety-five males) it is just another way of having sex without a partner. It is a good practice and has the following benefits: 1. It helps to relieve st... Read Full »