Sexual Health & Intimacy · 100% Confidential · Online Across India & New Delhi
Sexual health is health. Treat it that way
Erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, low desire, painful intercourse: these are among the most common and most treatable conditions in medicine, and among the least discussed. Dr. Shaurya Garg, MD Psychiatry (AIIMS New Delhi), offers completely confidential, evidence-based care for sexual and intimacy concerns in men, women, and couples.
A completely confidential, judgment-free consultation with a psychiatrist trained in sexual medicine, for individuals and couples. Nothing is discussed with family without your consent.
Why a Psychiatrist
Sexual function lives at the
meeting point of mind and body
Most sexual difficulties are not purely physical or purely psychological. They are both, in a loop: one difficult experience creates anxiety, anxiety worsens the next experience, and the loop tightens.
This is why sexual medicine sits naturally within psychiatry. A psychiatrist trained in this area assesses the whole picture: performance anxiety, relationship dynamics, mood and stress, alongside the medical contributors that must never be missed, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hormonal problems, and medication side effects. Where indicated, investigations are ordered and specialists in urology or gynaecology are involved. Nothing is guessed, and nothing is dismissed as "just stress" without checking.
Every consultation is completely confidential. Individuals and couples are both welcome, and nothing is shared with family members without your explicit consent.
Myths & Misinformation
Evidence-based care,
in a market full of miracle cures
Sexual health in India is surrounded by advertisements promising instant cures, unregulated clinics, and generations of misinformation. Much distress walks into clinics carrying words like shighrapatan (premature ejaculation) and napunsakta (impotence), terms so loaded with shame that many men suffer for years before speaking to anyone qualified.
Some of the most common worries deserve plain answers. Masturbation does not cause weakness, infertility, or illness; this is one of the most persistent myths in Indian sexual health. Anxiety about semen loss, sometimes called dhat syndrome, is a recognised, treatable form of health anxiety, not a physical disease. And erectile difficulty in a young man is far more often driven by anxiety than by any permanent physical problem. Real treatment starts with accurate information delivered without judgment.
What Is Treated
Common concerns,
treated clinically
Each of these is common, well understood, and treatable. None of them should be endured in silence.
Women's Sexual Health
Half the conversation,
rarely had
Women's sexual health is even less discussed in India than men's, and even more deserving of proper care. Low desire, difficulty with arousal or orgasm, pain during intercourse, vaginismus, and the sexual effects of pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and menopause are all legitimate clinical concerns with real treatments. An unconsummated marriage, a common and quietly carried distress, is very often resolvable with structured treatment.
Women can consult alone or with a partner, online or in person, with complete confidentiality in every case.
Treatment
How treatment
actually works
Treatment begins with a structured, private assessment of the concern, its history, relationship context, medical background, and medication use, with investigations where indicated. Plans draw on the evidence base of sexual medicine: structured behavioural techniques practised privately or with a partner, cognitive approaches for performance anxiety and guilt, medication when indicated with honest discussion of options and side effects, couple-based work where both partners wish to be involved, and coordination with urology or gynaecology when a medical contributor needs parallel care.
Treatment depends on the cause, and improvement is not identical for everyone. A careful formulation prevents both medical contributors being missed and psychological contributors being dismissed. The hardest step is often the first conversation, and that conversation is private.
For a closer look at one common concern, read Is Erectile Dysfunction Psychological?, which explains the anxiety loop and the medical checks that may be needed.
Common Questions
Asked privately,
answered honestly
Is the consultation really confidential?
Sexual-health consultations are private and can be held one-to-one or with a partner you choose. Information is not shared with family without consent, subject to the usual legal and immediate-safety exceptions that apply to clinical care. For online appointments, choose a space where you can speak privately.
Is erectile dysfunction physical or psychological?
It may be psychological, medical, medication-related, relational or, commonly, a mixture. Onset and pattern provide clues but do not prove the cause. Assessment should consider anxiety alongside diabetes, vascular risk, hormones, neurological factors, substances and medicines.
Can premature ejaculation actually be treated?
Evidence-based options include behavioural or psychosexual approaches and, for selected patients, medication. The plan depends on whether the problem is lifelong or acquired, associated erectile or relationship factors and the person's preferences. Avoid unregulated products that promise a guaranteed cure.
Is vaginismus curable?
Many people improve with a gradual, consent-led plan that may include education, pelvic-floor physiotherapy, psychosexual therapy and gynaecological input. Pain and penetration difficulties have different contributors, so treatment should not be forced or reduced to a guaranteed timeline.
I worry that masturbation or semen loss has damaged my health.
Masturbation and semen loss do not ordinarily cause weakness, thinness, infertility or permanent sexual damage. The fear and distress can still be substantial and deserve a respectful assessment, including any actual physical symptoms rather than automatic dismissal.
Does my partner need to attend?
No. You can consult alone, and many patients do. Partner involvement helps for some concerns, particularly couple-based techniques and mismatched desire, and can be added later whenever you are comfortable.
Can sexual health issues be treated online?
An online consultation can begin the sexual, psychological, medical and medication history and may support ongoing treatment. Some concerns require an examination, laboratory tests or gynaecology, urology or medical review before the assessment is complete.
Private consultation
Speak privately, first
Sexual health consultations are completely confidential, for individuals and couples, online across India or in person in New Delhi. Message on WhatsApp or email to book privately.