Sexual health

Sexual health

Enjoying emotional, physical, and social well-being in regard to one’s sexuality, including free and responsible sexual expression that enriches one’s personal and social life and fulfills one’s sexual rights. Disorders in sexual health can impact a person’s physical and emotional health, as well as his or her relationships and self-image.

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contraction

Health care; Sexual health

The periodic tightening of the uterus during childbirth, which also causes cramping.

speculum exam

Health care; Sexual health

The physical examination of the walls of the vagina and cervix that is accomplished by using a speculum.

stages

Health care; Sexual health

The course of disease progression defined by levels or periods of severity: early, mild, moderate, moderately severe, severe. Stages of cancer usually indicate the extent of the disease and how far ...

purdah

Health care; Sexual health

The custom of some Muslim societies and the choice of some individual Muslim women to be fully veiled when in public in order to remain unseen by all men except close relatives.

estrus

Health care; Sexual health

The cyclic period of fertility and sexual receptivity in sub-primate female animals (vertebrates).

Progestin found in Depo-Provera (DMPA)

Health care; Sexual health

The D stands for depot, the solution in which the hormone is suspended. The MPA stands for the hormone medroxyprogesterone acetate. Used for contraception. In larger doses, it is used for ...