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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douche

Health care; Sexual health

A spray of water or solution of medication used to clean a woman’s genitals and vagina.

smegma

Health care; Sexual health

A sticky, white, unpleasant-smelling substance produced under the foreskin at the glans of the penis and clitoris. It is formed by secretions from the Tyson’s glands, bacteria, and body oils.

dental dam

Health care; Sexual health

A stretchable square of latex used as a barrier during certain dental procedures to keep particles from falling into the throat. Also used as a barrier for safer sex during cunnilingus — oral ...

reproductive cell

Health care; Sexual health

A unique cell — egg in women, sperm in men — that can join with its opposite to make reproduction possible.

gynecomastia

Health care; Sexual health

A usually temporary condition during puberty in which the breasts of boys become larger and appear more feminine.

atrophic vaginitis

Health care; Sexual health

A vaginal irritation without a discharge caused by lowered levels of estrogen due to * breastfeeding * induced menopause * natural menopause .

jock itch

Health care; Sexual health

A very common fungal skin infection in the genital area of men that is caused by wearing tight clothing, sweating, or not drying the genitals carefully after bathing. It can cause a reddish, scaly ...