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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spermarche

Health care; Sexual health

The time when sperm is first produced by the testes of a boy.

introitus

Health care; Sexual health

The tissue of the inner vulva that frames the opening to the vagina.

endometrium

Health care; Sexual health

The tissue that lines the inside of the uterus that develops every month in order to nourish a fertilized egg. The lining is shed during menstruation if there is no implantation of a fertilized egg.

primogeniture

Health care; Sexual health

The tradition in which the eldest, “legitimate,” surviving son is the only heir of his father.

urethra

Health care; Sexual health

The tube that carries urine from the bladder to outside of the body.

ovaries

Health care; Sexual health

The two organs that store eggs in a woman’s body. Ovaries also produce hormones, including estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.

Bartholin’s glands

Health care; Sexual health

The two small, mucus-producing glands on either side of the vaginal opening that provide lubrication during sexual excitement. They are located in the inner labia on each side of the opening to the ...