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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manual vacuum aspiration (MVA)

Health care; Sexual health

An in-clinic, early abortion procedure in which the uterus is emptied with the gentle suction of a hand-held syringe.

vasocongestion

Health care; Sexual health

An increase in the amount of blood in certain body tissues (breasts, clitoris, inner labia, nipples, penis) that is caused by sexual arousal. Also causes sex flushes and lubrication of the vagina.

sexual minority

Health care; Sexual health

An individual or group who is considered outside socially accepted norms regarding gender identity, sexual behavior, sexual orientation, or sexual preference.

pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

Health care; Sexual health

An infection of a woman’s internal reproductive system that can lead to sterility, ectopic pregnancy, and chronic pain. It is often caused by sexually transmitted infections, such as gonorrhea and ...

ethnocentric

Health care; Sexual health

The belief that one’s own country, culture, or ethnic group is superior to others’.

menstrual suppression

Health care; Sexual health

The use of hormonal treatments — usually birth control pills — to prevent having a period.

hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

Health care; Sexual health

The use of hormones, usually estrogen and progesterone, as a therapy, often used to treat the discomforts of menopause or to replace hormones (especially estrogen) lost after menopause.