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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diabetic vulvitis

Health care; Sexual health

A yeast infection caused by contact with urine that has the high sugar content associated with a woman with diabetes.

mittelschmerz

Health care; Sexual health

Abdominal pain associated with ovulation in some women.

fetal alcohol effects

Health care; Sexual health

Abnormalities caused by alcohol during pregnancy that may not be as severe as those associated with fetal alcohol syndrome.

sex-positive

Health care; Sexual health

Accepting sex and sexuality as constructive forces in human life.

role-play

Health care; Sexual health

Acting out a fantasy with a partner.

reality-based sexuality education

Health care; Sexual health

Age-appropriate, culturally sensitive sexuality education programs that include open, nonjudgmental information about all aspects of sexuality; they encourage critical thinking, self-actualization, ...

Kinsey scale

Health care; Sexual health

Alfred Kinsey and his associates designed a scale in the late 1940s and early 1950s to demonstrate the range of sexual orientation. The seven points on the scale show the range of sexual orientation ...