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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cervical cap

Health care; Sexual health

A firm, thimble-like, rubber or silicone cup that is intended to fit securely on the cervix. Used with contraceptive jelly, the cervical cap is a barrier method of birth control that is reversible ...

seminal fluid

Health care; Sexual health

A fluid that nourishes and helps sperm to move. Made in the seminal vesicles.

lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)

Health care; Sexual health

A form of chlamydia, most common in tropical regions. Increasingly found in the U. S.

sterilization

Health care; Sexual health

A form of contraception that involves surgically blocking the release of reproductive cells. In women, the fallopian tubes are block so that oocytes (eggs) cannot reach the uterus. In men, the tube ...

corporal punishment

Health care; Sexual health

A form of discipline that inflicts pain on a person’s body — usually a child’s.

viral vaginitis

Health care; Sexual health

A form of vaginitis (infection or inflammation of the vagina) caused by viral infection. One form caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) is often just called "herpes" infection. These infections ...

non-infectious vaginitis

Health care; Sexual health

A form of vaginitis (infection or inflammation of the vagina) that may result as a reaction to certain substances or chemicals, such as soap, laundry detergent or fabric softener.