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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non-semonima

Health care; Sexual health

A type of testicular cancer that tends to be aggressive and occurs most often when men are in their 30s. Non-seminomas consist of more than one type of testicular cell. There are four types of ...

bundling

Health care; Sexual health

A custom in colonial North America that allowed an unmarried young woman and man to sleep together, usually with a “bundling board” running the length of the bed between them, or with the young woman ...

inhibited sexual desire

Health care; Sexual health

A decrease in desire for or interest in sexual activity.

reduced libido

Health care; Sexual health

A decrease in desire for or interest in sexual activity.

keloid

Health care; Sexual health

A dense scar formed by the excessive growth of fibrous tissue following an injury to the skin.

chastity belt

Health care; Sexual health

A device designed to prevent women, men, or children from having sex. Used from medieval to modern times, these devices were also supposed to preserve morality. Some were meant to ensure fidelity ...