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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anus

Health care; Sexual health

The opening from the rectum to the outside of the body and from which solid waste (feces) leaves the body.

placenta

Health care; Sexual health

The organ formed on the wall of the uterus by the developing embryo that provides oxygen and other nourishment from the woman to her fetus and through which waste products are eliminated from the ...

bladder

Health care; Sexual health

The organ sac that collects and stores urine produced by the kidney. The bladder is emptied through the urethra.

spirochete

Health care; Sexual health

The organism that causes syphilis.

fetus

Health care; Sexual health

The organism that develops from the embryo at the end of about eight weeks of pregnancy (10 weeks since a woman’s last menstrual period) and receives nourishment through the placenta.

pre-embryo

Health care; Sexual health

The organism that starts developing at fertilization when the zygote is formed by the joining of an egg and a sperm. It attaches to the lining of the uterus after about seven days. It continues to ...

internal sex and reproductive organs

Health care; Sexual health

The organs inside the body that are responsible for producing, moving, and nourishing human reproductive cells. Internal reproductive organs that are sensitive or respond to sexual stimulation are ...