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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Bimanual exam

Health care; Sexual health

Physical examination of a woman's internal reproductive organs.

Couvade

Health care; Sexual health

Pregnancy symptoms experienced by the partner of a pregnant woman.

Implantation

Health care; Sexual health

The attachment of the pre-embryo to the lining of the uterus, which begins about six days after fertilisation and is complete in three to four days. The beginning of pregnancy.

Clitoral orgasm

Health care; Sexual health

The climax or peak of sexual arousal for women that is brought about by stimulating the clitoris without stimulating the vagina.

Cowper’s glands

Health care; Sexual health

The glands beneath the prostate gland that are attached to the urethra. They produce a fluid — pre-ejaculate or pre-cum — that prepares the urethra for ejaculation. Pre-ejaculate also reduces ...

Oedipal conflict

Health care; Sexual health

The Freudian theory that children have an unconscious sexual attachment to the parent of the other gender, causing them to be hostile toward the parent of the same gender. Also called "Oedipal ...