Development of Sexual Identity, Barriers to Intimacy, and the Promotion of Sexual Health

Development of Sexual Identity, Barriers to Intimacy, and the Promotion of Sexual Health

2008-07-01 00:00:00
This paper will explore the relationships between sexual identity, intimacy and sexual health. There are barriers that preclude sexual health and factors which promote it.  Recommendations for the promotion of sexual health will be made in this context.
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PDE5 Inhibitors: Do they have a Role in Treating Female Sexual Dysfunction?

PDE5 Inhibitors: Do they have a Role in Treating Female Sexual Dysfunction?

Until recent years therapeutic approaches to female sexual dysfunction (FSD) have relied mainly on cognitive behavioural sex therapy, couple counselling and psychotherapy. The success of the phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in men prompted the notion that there may be a similar role for these drugs in thetreatment of female sexual dysfunction.

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The sexual behavior and consciousness of japanese youth: an orientation of 'pure love'

The sexual behavior and consciousness of japanese youth: an orientation of 'pure love'

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Kamasutra - Ancient yet Modern!

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Tuning In and Turning On:  a Practical Model of Sexual Arousal for Clinical Use

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Sexual arousal is the experience of becoming sexually excited or turned on. Sexual arousal is a three-step process of: 1) tuning out all non-erotic experience 2) focusing on sexually pleasurable stimulation either generated or received by the brain 3) triggering of subjective arousal (feelings of erotic pleasure) and objective (physical) changes

The influence of drug use, exercise, and sexual orientation on body image concerns in men

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Studies of body image concerns in men have largely neglected the influence that these concerns may have on the day-to-day social, professional and emotional lives of this group. Using quantitative data collection methods, the present study sought to measure the day-to-day body image concerns in a general population sample of men located in Sydney, Australia and how these may be affected by men’s legal and illegal drug use, exercise patterns, and sexual orientation. Two hundred and thirty one males comprised the final sample that participated in the study.