Dyspareunia- painful intercourse. Can be particularly problematic for a woman and strain her relationship with partner.…
changed the definition of women’s bodies, health, desire, and orgasm, ultimately at a cost to…
What separate's this behavior from normal sexual functioning is the arousal from the pain. When you think of sexual intercourse, do you think pain or pleasure. Some may say pain is pleasure however starting an argument to get a violent reaction from your partner is unhealthy in any relationship. Having sex to the point of simulating rape is abnormal.…
These differences are to a great extent hard-wired. Female sexual desire can be as powerful and urgent as men’s. But most women are only able to have good sex with men they feel connected to and trust; for most men, that’s not the case. Most women really do not want sex unless it might lead to commitment. Men really do not want to invest a lot of time in women unless it leads to sex. And so it goes. Women’s best reproductive strategy is to be selective. Men’s best reproductive strategy is to be promiscuous. As Woody Allen once wrote: “Sex without love is an empty experience … But as empty experiences go, it’s one of the best.”…
The female partners of circumcised men are less likely to develop cervical cancer, genital herpes, bacterial vaginosis, and chlamydia, some of which can lead to infertility; the chances of acquiring these diseases increase drastically if their partner is unhygienic and uncircumcised. When it comes to intercourse, better sexual function and experience has been recorded with circumcised men, and no reduction in sensation during arousal or in the sensitivity of the flaccid penis has been…
"Sexual and Reproductive Health: Men and Women." Alan Guttmacher Institute. New York. 2003. 24 November 2003 < http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/fb_10-02.h…
Sex may offer an effective relief if you are suffering from joint pain, headache as well as premenstrual tension etc.…
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) which can affect those that are sexually active, which is to say that it can affect a very large range in age groups through-out the population. It is very interesting in that chlamydia is the most oft reported STI in the United States (Breguet, 2007) with over three million new cases each year (Silverstein & Silverstein-Nunn, 2006). Another very interesting fact is that chlamydia is known as a “silent” disease. That is to say that often times in both men and women there are no symptoms of infection (Ross, 2008). In fact as many as 85% of women and 40% of men who are currently infected are without symptoms (Silverstein, Silverstein, & Silverstein-Nunn, 2006). This can cause severe medical problems later on down the road. This paper will examine what chlamydia actually is, how it is spread and treated, and some of the risk factors associated with acquiring it.…
This debate paper covers the issue of how sexism impacts sexual health. Furthermore, it explores its impact from a negative perspective because sexism elicits more harm than imagined good for both women and men. On the other hand, it primarily hurts women because the focus of sexism is male dominance in American society as well as globally. Both sexual health and sexism have complexed definition. For example, sexual health encompasses physical, mental, and social characteristics, not just physical ones. Sexism invades our minds at a young age, pressuring us to embrace values and practices that suggest men should be superior to women in different areas of life. Prominent areas highly influenced by sexism are traditional sex education, the healthcare…
Gender differences are influenced by societal expectations, hormones, and genetic makeup. Traditionally, men have been raised to be more stoic about pain and more affective or emotional displays of pain are accepted for women. Hormonal changes are found to have strong influences on pain sensitivity for women. Women are two to three times more likely to experience migraines during childbearing years, are more sensitive to pain during the premenstrual period, and are six times more likely to have fibromyalgia.18 With recent findings from the Human Genome Project, genetic differences between both genders may account for the differences in pain perception.19 A…
The article is based on Men and Women over the age of 65 who still have sexual desires well into their 70’s, they may have complications due to sexual dysfunctions including vaginal dryness, chronic illnesses, sexual side effects to drugs, erectile dysfunction, etc. There are many things that can come in the way of older adults having a normal sexual relationship; there are things that can make the sexual experience very uncomfortable for the women who are having sex at this age. Arthritis is one of the illnesses that can cause sex to be painful, but can be remedied by using cream or taking a bath before having sexual intercourse.…
There are several factors that affect sexual function in women post-partum. A study showed that tiredness, stress and lack of sleep were the major reasons for reduced sexual inclination. Additionally, breastfeeding, and dyspareunia which is the symptom of pain during sexual intercourse due to childbirth are also considered factors that affect women’s sexual function. Contrastingly, another research suggests that partner’s postpartum sexuality is the dominant factor that influences women’s post-partum sexual desire. It is important for nurses to perform sexuality assessment and determine appropriate…
Sexual behavior, what we consider as sexually normal, our social lives and gender roles all play a part in what makes our sexual scripts differ between males and females. The traditional sexual script identifies the male as sexually aggressive and views sex as more of a recreational pastime, where they are focused more on pleasuring themselves. Cohen, DeVault and Strong 2008 p. 191 describes a few assumptions regarding the male script by Therapist Bernie Zilbergeld; men should not have certain feelings, a man always want sex and is always ready for it, performance is what counts, and a man is in charge, all physical contact leads to sex, sex equals intercourse, sex always leads to orgasm. The traditional female scripts suggest that women focus on emotions more that sex. Assumptions were also made for women; sex is both good and bad, girls don’t want to know about their genitalia, sex is for men, men should know what women want, women should not talk about sex, women should look like beautiful models, women are nurturers, and there is only one right way to experience orgasm.…
(Transition: Along with psychological effects, there are also many emotional and mental scars left behind.)…
It has taken many years for demographers and sociologists to agree that there was a sexual revolution and that it started in the 60s. Some scholars think that the early years of the 20th century, was the real upheaval in our sexual history and that everything else after that, including the 60s was a mere aftershock.…