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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radical inguinal orchiectomy

Health care; Sexual health

A surgical procedure to treat testicular cancer in which the doctor removes one or both testicles through an incision (cut) in the groin.

diagnostic laparoscopy

Health care; Sexual health

A surgical procedure used to examine a person’s internal organs. A laparoscope, a thin viewing tube similar to a telescope, is passed through a small incision in the abdomen. Using the laparoscope, ...

bubo

Health care; Sexual health

A swollen gland and sore caused by chancroid.

progestin

Health care; Sexual health

A synthetic progesterone.

levonorgestrel

Health care; Sexual health

A synthetic progestin similar to the hormone progesterone, which is produced by the body to regulate the menstrual cycle. Used in certain birth control pills, the Mirena IUD, and Plan B emergency ...

computed axial tomography (CAT) (CT scan)

Health care; Sexual health

A technique in which multiple X-rays of the body are taken from different angles in a very short period of time. These images are collected by a computer to give a series of cross-sectional "slices" ...