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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sexual harassment

Health care; Sexual health

Unwanted sexual advances with suggestive gestures, language, or touching.

cunnilingus

Health care; Sexual health

Use of the mouth, teeth, and/or tongue to stimulate the clitoris, vulva, and vagina.

sexual revolution

Health care; Sexual health

Used to describe two different historic shifts in the sexual attitudes and norms of people in the U. S. The first American sexual revolution occurred in the aftermath of World War I — “the roaring ...

sexting

Health care; Sexual health

Using a cell phone to send a sexy text message or image — often of oneself.

natural childbirth

Health care; Sexual health

Using little or no medication during labor and delivery while reducing pain by reducing fear and tension, exercising and training abdominal and uterine muscles beforehand, and using relaxed breathing ...

vaginal adhesion

Health care; Sexual health

Usually in post-menopausal women, a firm, fibrous growth that descends from the upper vagina to obstruct the opening of the vagina.

yeast infection

Health care; Sexual health

Usually, a type of vaginitis caused by an overgrowth of the yeast, candida albicans. Yeast infections may also occur in the penis or scrotum. When they occur orally, they are referred to as ...