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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endometriosis

Health care; Sexual health

A condition in which tissue that looks and acts like endometrial tissue is found outside the uterus, usually inside the abdominal cavity.

physical fitness

Health care; Sexual health

A condition of good health that results from healthful foods, exercise, and regular medical checkups.

low birth weight

Health care; Sexual health

A condition of less than 5. 5 pounds when born. Such an infant is at risk of bleeding, breathing, heart, and other problems.

eclampsia

Health care; Sexual health

A condition that can threaten the life of women during the second half of pregnancy. It can include high blood pressure, fluid buildup, and too much protein in the urine, which can lead to ...

retrograde ejaculation

Health care; Sexual health

A condition that occurs when, at orgasm, the ejaculate is forced back into the bladder rather than through the urethra and out the end of the penis.

vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN)

Health care; Sexual health

A condition that often begins as pre-cancerous changes in the surface cells of the vagina.

Norplant

Health care; Sexual health

A contraceptive system of six small, soft capsules containing the hormone levonorgestrel that are inserted under the skin of the upper arm. A reversible method of birth control that is no longer ...