Why do men fee weak after sleep emissions?

Post-emission weakness is totally psychological. Right from childhood the idea has been drilled into our minds that the genitals are special and anything coming out of it is equally special. This misconception about the value of semen generates tremendous anxiety in an individual leading to neurasthenic symptoms. In fact, the calories lost during sleep emission are equivalent to those contained in a glass of lime juice!

What is celibacy?

Celibacy is a state of sexual abstinence.

Is sexual abstinence disadvantageous?

Prolonged sexual abstinence may be detrimental to mental and physical health. There are people who are under the impression that sexual abstinence is conducive to human health and happiness. Because of this misguided belief, they make an attempt to conserve the so-called ‘energy’ by sexual abstinence. The moment they are unable to do this, they get a feeling of guilt and anxiety that they have done something detrimental to their health. When this is repeated several times, the roots of the problem get deeper and deeper. Consistent suppression of the sex drive leads to emotional instability and evokes an abundance of sexual imagery. This usually leads to inability to concentrate, insomnia, irritability and extreme nervousness. The extent of disturbance depends upon the individual’s own mental state and the environment. At times, the consistent suppression and continued inactivity of the sex organs lead to diminished ability to function. Besides, it would be a serious mistake to harbor any misconceptions about celibacy as, ‘celibacy is not hereditary’.

Is there any relation between the sizes of the body end the size of the sex organs?

No.

What is ‘Dhat Syndrome’?

Sometime one passes whitish fluid in the urine or while straining at stools. The belief that this fluid is semen is called as the ‘Dhat syndrome’. This is not a disease and it would not be inappropriate to say, “It exists only in the mind of the beholder.”

The physiological sphincter at the neck of the urinary bladder always remains closed and opens only when one is passing urine. Thus, it ensures that normally, urine and semen can never mix together i.e. normally; one cannot pass semen in urine. Sometimes, a physiological alteration in the urinary solutes may change the appearance of urine, making it whitish, which is mistaken to be semen by misinformed individuals.

In reality, it is a secretion of the prostate and the urethral glands. When a person squats in the toilet and exerts a little pressure, this pressure is relayed from the rectum to the prostate and the urethra, and a few drops of a sticky white secretion accumulate, coalesce and trickle down. The phenomenon is akin to there being 10 drops of perspiration on the forehead being joined by an eleventh and tricking down. In my opinion, this misconception is prevalent in our country because of squatting toilet habits, as people tend to look down and see the sticky substance, which they presume to be semen. In developed countries, most people use western style commodes, so they look straight ahead. Hence, ‘what the eye does not see, the mind does not know!’