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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prostitute

Health care; Sexual health

A sex worker. (Often considered offensive. )

nocturnal orgasm

Health care; Sexual health

A sexual climax during sleep.

Madonna complex

Health care; Sexual health

A sexual inhibition in which men separate sexual desire from love. They are only able to have sex with women they perceive as “whores” while being unable to have sex with women they love and ...

gonorrhea

Health care; Sexual health

A sexually transmitted bacterium that can cause sterility, arthritis, and heart problems. A person can become infected when the bacteria enter any opening in the body, including the penis, anus, ...

FemCap / cervical cap

Health care; Sexual health

A silicone cup shaped like a sailor’s cap that fits securely in the vagina to cover the cervix. Used with contraceptive jelly, the FemCap is a barrier method of birth control that is reversible and ...

rape

Health care; Sexual health

A situation when a person has coerced sex with another person against his or her will.

scabies

Health care; Sexual health

A skin condition caused by tiny mites that burrow under the skin, producing small red bumps and severe itching. The mites easily spread from person to person, especially among people who share close ...