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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Cryotherapy

Health care; Sexual health

The removal of abnormal or unwanted tissue — warts and other growths — by freezing them.

Sunna circumcision

Health care; Sexual health

The removal of the tip of the clitoris and/or its hood or covering (prepuce).

Biopsy

Health care; Sexual health

The removal of a small sample of tissue for testing and making a diagnosis.

Urethra

Health care; Sexual health

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

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 ...

Endometrium

Health care; Sexual health

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