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sexual health

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State of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being related to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. 

Additional notes and information

Sources

World Health Organization – WHO. Defining Sexual Health – Working Definition. Available at:

Relations

Related term:
compounded stereotypes, date rape, female infanticide, forced prostitution, gender identity, gender reassignment, intimate partner violence, rape, reproductive health, sexual rights, sexuality, pregnancy
Narrower term:
emergency contraception, female genital mutilation, reproductive health, reproductive rights, sexual rights
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1377?lang=en
Filed under: 
Social affairs
Health

 

The concepts and definitions found in this glossary were published in 2016, and some may be out-of-date. EIGE is currently looking into which terms may need to be updated in the future.