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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Sex Addicts Anonymous

Health care; Sexual health

A support group that helps members overcome compulsive sexual behavior. See "sex addiction," "sexual compulsion," and "Sexual Compulsives Anonymous. "

oophorectomy

Health care; Sexual health

A surgical procedure in which one or both of the ovaries is removed.

total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO)

Health care; Sexual health

A surgical procedure in which the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries are removed through an incision (cut) in the abdomen.

radical local excision

Health care; Sexual health

A surgical procedure that involves the removal of cancerous growths and a large portion of normal tissue around the cancer.

total pelvic exenteration

Health care; Sexual health

A surgical procedure that involves the removal of the bladder, the lower part of the colon, the rectum, the female reproductive organs and sometimes the vagina. It is a radical surgery that usually ...