Sexual Counselling

About

About us…

www.Sexualcounselling.com is promoted by
Ramsha Institute of Sexuality,
a division of Ramsha-Sirisha Publications, India

Its publications include Abhisarika, a sex science monthly magazine in Telugu (Indian language) published since 1949, for the lay public.

The principal consultant at this site is
Dr. Darbha VR Poosha,
a Ph.D in Human Genetics,
Fellow of the Council of Sex Education and Parenthood,
and editor of Abhisarika.

Mailing address:

Dr. DVR Poosha, PhD.,
Ramsha Institute of Sexuality
Abhisarika
40, Industrial Estate,
SAMALKOT 533 440, India

Ph: +91-884-2327454
Res: +91-884-2328394
Fax: +91-884-2329454

Email: poosha@abhisarika.com

Companion web sites:

htp://www.abhisarika.com
Contains articles, and notes on various aspects of human sexuality. Also has back numbers of ‘Abhisarika’ (Telugu), and books for free download.

Dr. Poosha Darbha

Dr. Poosha is a Doctorate in Human Genetics from Andhra University, India and is a Fellow of the Council of Sex Education and Parenthood International. He is also a member of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists and a life member of the Indian Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists. He has been practicing Psychosexual Medicine since 1989 in Andhra Pradesh, India.

He is currently the editor of the oldest Indian sexology magazine for the lay public in the Indian language Telugu, published since 1949. He has written and published a number of books on Sexual Medicine, HIV/AIDS, the Kama Sutra, STDs and Menstruation and other topics in Telugu.

He also answers sex questions at www.sexualhealth.com

PUBLISHED WORKS

BOOKS

1. 1990 You and Your Health (in Telugu)
2. 1991 Sexual Medicine (3 Parts) (in Telugu)
3. 1992 AIDS – Let us Prevent lt. (in Telugu)
4. 1993 Premature Ejaculation : Causes and How to overcome it. (in Telugu)
5. 1993 Yogic Cure for Common Illnesses (in Telugu)
6. 1994 Sex Anatomy – A guide for the to-be-married and just-married
7. 1999 The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana (in Telugu)
8. 2001 Sexually Transmitted Diseases – You can avoid them.
9.2002 An Illustrated Dictionary of Sexology (English)

Research Papers

1. Poosha, DVR, M Satyanarayana, S mathew, and CS Rao (1982): Genetics of Palmar Total Interdigital ridge coounts. South Asian Anthropologist, 3-13-15.

2. Padmavathi, VJ, Poosha, DVR and Busi BR (1984): A Note on the age at menarche and its relationship to diet, economic class, sibship size and birth order in 300 Andhra girls. Man in India, 64:175180.

3. Poosha, DVR, PJ Byard, M Satyanarayana, JP Rice and DC Rao (1984) : Family Resemblance for craniofacial measurements in Velanati Brahmins from Andhra Pradesh, India. Amer.J.Phys.Anthropol 65:15-22

4. Borecki IB, Malhotra KC, Mathew S, Vijayakumar M, Poosha DVR and Rao DC. A family study of dermatoglyphic traits in India: Resolution of Genetic and Uterine environmental effects for palmar pattern ridge counts. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 68:417-424, 1985.

5. Borecki IB, Rao DC, Lalouel JM, McGue M and Gerrard JW. Demonstration of a common major gene with pleiotropic effects on immunoglobulin E levels and allergy. Genetic Epidemiology, 2:327-338, 1985.

6. Byard PJ, Poosha DVR, Satyanarayana M, Rao DC and Russell JM. Path analysis of family resemblance for craniofacial traits in Andhra Pradesh nuclear families and twins. Annals of Human Biology, 12:305-314, 1985.

7. Byard PJ, DVR Poosha, and M Satyanarayana : Genetic and environmental determinates of height and weight in families from Andhra Pradesh, India, Hum. Biol., 57:621-33, 1985

8. Byard PJ, Poosha DVR, Satyanarayana M and Rao DC. Family resemblance for components of craniofacial size and shape. Journal of Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology, 5:229-238, 1985.

9. Malhotra KC, Vijayakumar M, Borecki IB, Mathew S, Poosha DVR and Rao DC. Resolution of genetic and uterine environmental effects in a family study of new dermatoglyphic measure: sole pattern ridge counts. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 74:103-108, 1987.

10. Mathew S, Vijayakumar M, Borecki IB, Malhotra KC, Poosha DVR and Rao DC. A family study of dermatoglyphic traits in India: Resolution of genetic and environmental effects for Manus, pes and total ridge counts in man. Journal of Genetics, 66:93-100, 1987.

11. Poosha DVR (1994) Control of Orgasm: Man-on-top method. Paper presented at the 3rd Asian Conf. Sexology, New Delhi

12. Adolescent Sex Education – Article published in News & Views of CSEPI

13. Male Dyspareunia – Article published in News & Views of CSEPI

14. Control of Orgasm Man-on-top method. – Article published in News & Views of CSEPI

15. Priapism – a review. Article published in News & Views of CSEPI, Vol 78, 2006

16. Gene Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction. Article published in News & Views of CSEPI, Vol 80-81, 2007