Tests Swami will have to undergo to prove he is incapable of sex

 Posted On Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 06:04:51 AM

The identity of the panel of doctors that will be conducting the battery of tests has been kept hush-hush. One of the tests could be injecting erection-stimulating drugs

After declaring his impotency, Swami Nithyananda has been playing cat-and-mouse with the CID, ignoring umpteen letters and not appearing for medical tests. Not any more. With the court’s go-ahead, the CID has chosen July 30 to put the controversial godman through a battery of tests at Victoria Hospital to prove (or disprove) that he is capable of indulging in sex, a CID source said.

The doctors will have no restrictions and will be allowed to conduct any test they feel necessary on Nithyananda, another CID source said. “A notice has already been served on Nithyananda to be present on the morning of July 30 at the CID headquarters, from where he will be taken to Victoria Hospital under tight security. If he fails to turn up for the tests, the CID will have no option but to move court to cancel his bail. So, we are sure that he will turn up this time,” the source added.

Tests to undergo

What are the tests a man has to go through to prove he’s impotent? Considering the sensitivity of the case, details pertaining to the panel of doctors who will be carrying out the tests on Nithyananda are kept highly confidential to check any attempts to influence them, sources said.

So, we asked a few doctors in the city, without mentioning that the person in question was Nithyananda, and here’s the light they threw on this rarely-discussed topic:

Normally, along with the blood samples, the bone marrow is also tested to assess the hormonal levels. But in Nithyananda’s case, it could go beyond this and several tests will be conducted over three-four days. These include: Blood test, supplemented with semen analysis, thyroid analysis and the use of erection-stimulating drugs.

Nithyananda will first undergo a physical examination which will tell doctors if his sexual organs have been operated on. 

“Then, they will look at the possibility of erectile dysfunction. Then comes the semen analysis in which semen motility, semen count and semen appearances are tested. The sperm count and quality will throw light on whether the person is impotent. If he meets minimal standards in each of these tests, he will be considered potent,” Dr K Shastri, a city-based physician said.

An analysis of the thyroid – a major regulatory hormone – will also throw light on his infertility. According to Dr Priya Chinnappa, endocrinologist, “Low levels of T4 hormones result in a low sperm count.”

“Injecting erection-stimulating drugs is another important way to test if one is potent. An impotent person will never develop an erection even if he is injected with such drugs. However, this is not related to fertility. Men with a low sperm count will be able to get an erection with these drugs,” Dr C Ashwath, a physician, said.

Testosterone, FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone), LH (luteinizing hormone) are some other tests to determine impotence.

The results of these tests will be produced in court and will determine the course of investigation into the case filed against him by one-time confidant Lenin Karuppan.

“If the tests do not prove his impotence, Nithyananda will be in trouble,” another source added.

“We can’t comment on anything now, as the matter is very sensitive and pertains to the court. Once the final report is submitted to court, you will get to know,” Dr Gurushankar, superintendent of Victoria Hospital, told Bangalore Mirror.

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