The parents of 28-year-old Sandeep Kumar (name changed) are upset, as even after two years of marriage of their son, they haven't become grandparents.


They took their son and daughter-in-law to the Delhi Diabetes Research Centre (DDRC) on Wednesday for a check-up.


Dr AK Jhingan, chairman, DDRC, after check-ups said, "The couple, after their honeymoon, didn't spend good time together. Both have long working hours, and after returning home, they are too tired to have proper sex."


Sandip, a company secretary and his wife, a chartered accountant, are a working couple and have very little time for sex.


Like Sandeep, there are thousands of working professionals whose fast-paced lifestyles are not giving them enough space to relax.


The present generation is more prone to diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases. One reason behind these growing lifestyle diseases is people's failure to recognise the importance of healthy living.


"Getting up late, improper eating habits, smoking, long hours in front of computer screens and late night bouts of drinking ruin the body. I am unable to concentrate on anything," says Arun Goel, a working professional in Noida.


"Now people don't have time to eat proper meals. These factors are lead to disturbances in digestion and adds obesity, which decreases the pleasure of sex," said Dr Jitender, an alumni of MAMC.


Interpersonal relations


One of the growing concerns of this young professional's culture is impairment of inter-personal relationships. They hardly get time to relax. The travel time on bikes and cars leaves professionals fatigued. As both partners have different priorities, sexual relationships take a back seat.


"A human body has a set body clock and hormones are set accordingly. Like the present practice, when a person works at odd hours, his body suffers major hormonal changes. As a result his system gets disturbed, including sexual performance of city men," said Dr Surender Kumar, endocrinologist, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.


"The disturbances in hormone setting also affects the sugar control system and BP control hormone system," added Dr Kumar.


As a result of this lifestyle change, many working professionals suffer from diabetes and hypertension, both which contribute to sexual disfunction.


In diabetes it has been observed that the incidence of sexual disorder varies from 35 to 65 percent. Medicines for high blood pressure can decrease sexual performance.


Regular and excessive intake of alcohol can decrease sexual performance. These problems can create depression and can affect relationships.


The good news is all these factors, which lead to these problems, can be modified.


Regular exercise, meditation and yoga, reduction of weight can help control diabetes and a high blood pressure to a great extent.