Sean Mclain from Wallstreet Journal wrote:
Dhat sufferers “believe that that if they lose semen apart from through intercourse, then it is a loss of masculinity,” said Om Prakash, a psychiatrist who treats patients with the disorder.
http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/11/25/the-problems-indias-sex-guru-faces/
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB30001424052702304465604579219472957573500
Clearly Indians know a thing or two about sex. After all, there are 1.2 billion of them. But what they don’t know can cause failed marriages and mental illness, said Dr. Watsa...
Some of the couples he counsels tell him they avoid sex because they fear it is unhygienic or will cause internal injuries, attitudes he attributes to a widespread lack of sex education in India.
Traditional sources of information sometimes do more harm than good, he said, pointing to the 10th-century Khajuraho temple, which is decorated with sculptures of couples entwined in exotic – and acrobatic – poses.
The temple, in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, is a popular destination for Indian honeymooners.
Few schools in India teach sex education. And misinformation about sex abounds.
Indeed, misconceptions about sex are so deep rooted that there are psychiatric disorders unique to India, including one termed Dhat syndrome.
Traditional Ayurvedic beliefs hold that sperm is produced from blood, and people fear that emitting sperm will weaken them and make them ill – echoing Gen. Jack Ripper’s obsession with “precious bodily fluids” in Dr. Strangelove.
Dhat sufferers “believe that that if they lose semen apart from through intercourse, then it is a loss of masculinity,” said Om Prakash, a psychiatrist who treats patients with the disorder.
Dhat sufferers “believe that that if they lose semen apart from through intercourse, then it is a loss of masculinity,” said Om Prakash, a psychiatrist who treats patients with the disorder.
http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/11/25/the-problems-indias-sex-guru-faces/
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB30001424052702304465604579219472957573500
Clearly Indians know a thing or two about sex. After all, there are 1.2 billion of them. But what they don’t know can cause failed marriages and mental illness, said Dr. Watsa...
Some of the couples he counsels tell him they avoid sex because they fear it is unhygienic or will cause internal injuries, attitudes he attributes to a widespread lack of sex education in India.
Traditional sources of information sometimes do more harm than good, he said, pointing to the 10th-century Khajuraho temple, which is decorated with sculptures of couples entwined in exotic – and acrobatic – poses.
The temple, in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, is a popular destination for Indian honeymooners.
Few schools in India teach sex education. And misinformation about sex abounds.
Indeed, misconceptions about sex are so deep rooted that there are psychiatric disorders unique to India, including one termed Dhat syndrome.
Traditional Ayurvedic beliefs hold that sperm is produced from blood, and people fear that emitting sperm will weaken them and make them ill – echoing Gen. Jack Ripper’s obsession with “precious bodily fluids” in Dr. Strangelove.
Dhat sufferers “believe that that if they lose semen apart from through intercourse, then it is a loss of masculinity,” said Om Prakash, a psychiatrist who treats patients with the disorder.
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