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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Dysmenorrhea

Health care; Sexual health

The medical term for the painful cramps that may occur during or before a woman's menstrual period.

Egg

Health care; Sexual health

The reproductive cell in women; the largest cell in the human body.

Method effectiveness

Health care; Sexual health

The reliability of a contraceptive method itself, when always used consistently and correctly.

Mikveh

Health care; Sexual health

The ritual purification performed by Jewish women a week after menstruation or childbirth. Usually a bath of spring or rain water.

Seminal vesicles

Health care; Sexual health

The sac-like pouches that attach to the vas deferens near the base of the urinary bladder. The seminal vesicles produce a sugar-rich fluid (fructose) that provides sperm with a source of energy and ...