UNDERSTANDING OF KLAIBYA W.S.R TO MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION- A CONCEPTUAL STUDY

Dr. Rashma S.* and Dr. Byresh A.

ABSTRACT

Klaibya is a condition wherein an individual has persistent inability to perform the sexual act even with the beloved, cooperative and submissive partner due to difficulty in erection, non-erection or flaccidity of the penis, associated with tachycardia, perspiration & exhaustion. Acharya Charaka has described in detail about general & specific Nidanas of Klaibya, shukrapradoshaja vikaras & various types of Napumsaka. WHO defines Sexual Dysfunction as “The various ways in which an individual is unable to participate in a sexual relationship as he or she would wish”. The Male Sexual Dysfunctions (MSD) includes all sorts of disturbances of coital performance and sexual congress in male. Male Sexual Dysfunctions are common among men of all ages, it has been recently estimated that in 1995 more than 152 million men worldwide experienced sexual dysfunction and this number will rise, to approximately 322 million by the year 2025. The basic etiology behind this includes psychological, neurological, vascular insufficiency, drug side effects of antihypertensive drugs, anti-depressants drugs and diseases like diabetes mellitus. On analyzing the condition Klaibya, it doesn‟t refer to only impotency but has a broad consideration under Male Sexual Dysfunctions. This helps us to explore the Male Sexual Dysfunctions under the light of Klaibya with probable mode of management based on the principles of treatment explained by Acharya Charaka.

Keywords: Klaibya, shukrapradoshaja vikaras, Male Sexual Dysfunction, Impotency.