The Quest for Sexual Health
The Quest for Sexual Health

Author: Steven Epstein

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2022-03-23

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 0226818225

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"Since the 1970s, health professionals, researchers, governments, advocacy groups, and commercial interests have invested in the pursuit of something called 'sexual health'. Programs were launched, organizations founded, initiatives funded, products sold-and yet, no book before this one asks: What does it mean to be sexually healthy? When did people conceive of a form of health called sexual health? And how did it become the gateway to addressing a host of social harms and the reimagining of private desires and public dreams? Offering an entryway into the distinctive worlds of sexual health, this book traverses the distance from the research and treatment domains where sexual health is assessed, measured, and improved to the "sex expos" that invite attendees to "leave their inhibitions at the door and explore today's top intimacy products" and beyond. Sexual health encompasses wildly disparate agendas and speaks to innumerable concerns-from sexual dysfunction to sexual violence, from HIV prevention to reproductive freedom, to the practicalities of sexual contact during a global pandemic. Rather than a thing apart, sexual health is intertwined with nearly every conceivable topical debate-and more of them every day. Through his wide-ranging exploration, Steven Epstein provides the critical tools needed to bring into focus the different faces of sexual health and parse the debates that swirl around it"--

Sexually Speaking
Sexually Speaking

Author: Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1118119363

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The ultimate women's guide to sexual health?new from Dr. Ruth In this down-to-earth guide, celebrated sex expert and bestselling author Dr. Ruth Westheimer teams up with prominent gynecologist at Cornell and New York Presbyterian Medical Centers, Dr. Amos Grunebaum, to address the most pressing health issues women face today. Written in Dr. Ruth's refreshingly candid and lively style, it gives you everything you need to take charge of your health?from finding a gynecologist to having a happy sex life to planning or avoiding a pregnancy. With practical advice and information for every age and stage of a woman's life, Sexually Speaking is an invaluable reference you will turn to again and again. Covers everything you've ever wanted to know about women's health?from celebrated sex expert and therapist Dr. Ruth and top gynecologist Dr. Amos Addresses questions related to sexuality, hormones, STDs, pregnancy, menopause, fibroids, ovarian cancer, and other women's health concerns Helps you overcome embarrassment and other common obstacles to understanding and safeguarding your personal health Combines Dr. Ruth's straightforward, reassuring approach to some of the more challenging and uncomfortable concerns related to women's health and the expertise of Dr. Amos, who has seen it all?from routine exams to high risk births

Magnus Hirschfeld and the Quest for Sexual Freedom
Magnus Hirschfeld and the Quest for Sexual Freedom

Author: E. Mancini

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 2015-12-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781349288717

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This volume is the first full-length study on pioneering sexologist and sexual rights activist, Magnus Hirschfeld, that examines his impact on the politics and culture of late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Germany and the value of his rationalist humanist approach for contemporary debates on sexual rights.

Men's Sexual Health
Men's Sexual Health

Author: Barry W. McCarthy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-06-29

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781138441293

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Men�s Sexual Health is a breakthrough book about vital and satisfying male sexuality. It presents a new model of male and couple sexuality, which establishes positive, realistic expectations of pleasure and satisfaction, as opposed to the self-defeating traditional demand for perfect intercourse performance. Men and couples who adopt this approach will enjoy sexuality throughout the lifespan. The authors introduce the new �smart thinking,� focused on an integration of mind and body, which confronts the myths and misunderstandings which limit male sexual growth. The book will help men and women understand how to pursue sexual and relational health, overcome sexual problems, with the goal of greater acceptance and satisfaction. The book advocates for positive, realistic Good-Enough Sex which will significantly enhance male and couple sexual satisfaction.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sexual Health and Fitness
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sexual Health and Fitness

Author: Kate Bracy

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781592577668

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Sex is a how-to topic. There are hundreds of manuals on how to have explosive, amazing, earth-shattering sex. There are exercise books for the muscles used during sex, cookbooks for meals that increase your desire, books about low sex drive, high sex drive, and everything in between. And yet, in most of these manuals, there is usually one small chapter about sexual health. In this age of breakthrough discoveries about potency and infection, new drugs to combat the full range of sexually transmitted diseases, new technologies for contraception and genital health - there is no single volume that fully explains this extremely important aspect of all the incredible sex going on- sexual health and fitness. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Sexual Health and Fitnessfills this market need. Written by Kate Bracy, a veteran nurse practitioner and sexual health expert, and Dr. Kathryn Arendt, respected gynecologist, this comprehensive book explains all aspects of sexual health and fitness for both men and women. In clear, jargon-free, and authoritative language, this book includes information on- The healthy functions of our sexual selves. Diet, exercise, and safe sex practices that can keep us healthy and at our peak fitness. Easy, simple personal hygiene regimens for top health. Current findings on prostate health and erectile dysfunction. In-depth explanations of the most widespread sexually transmitted diseases, their symptoms, prevention, and cures. The latest information on contraception and how it affects sexual health. The most up-to-date findings on sexual health as it is affected by age. The latest word on prescription and alternative supplements available to aid in sexual activities.

A Doctor's Quest
A Doctor's Quest

Author: Gretchen Roedde

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2012-09-25

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1459706439

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Dr. Gretchen Roedde tells the stories of the hopes of village women in the developing world struggling to give birth safely. A Doctor's Quest analyzes the slow progress in global maternal health, contrasting the affluence of the few with the precarious plight of the world's poorest.

Routledge Handbook of Sexuality, Gender, Health and Rights
Routledge Handbook of Sexuality, Gender, Health and Rights

Author: Peter Aggleton

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-12-22

Total Pages: 655

ISBN-13: 1003801846

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Thoroughly updated with over 30 newly written chapters, this edition of the Routledge Handbook of Sexuality, Gender, Health and Rights brings together academics and practitioners from around the world to provide an authoritative and up-to-date account of the field. Social researchers and their allies have worked hard in past decades to find new ways of understanding sexuality in a rapidly changing world. Growing attention is now given to the way sexuality intersects with other structures such as gender, age, ethnicity/race and disability, and increasing value is seen in a positive approach focused on ethics, pleasure, mutuality and reciprocity. This Handbook explores: theory, politics and early development of sexuality studies ways in which language, discourse and identification have become central to research on sex, sexuality and gender key issues across the broad media and digital ecology, demonstrating the centrality of representation, communication and digital technologies to sexual and gender practices research focusing on the body and its sexual pleasures work on forms of inequality, violence and abuse that are linked to sex, gender and sexuality The Handbook is an essential reference for researchers and educators working in the fields of sexuality studies, gender studies, sexual health and human rights, and offers key reading for mid-level and advanced students.

Dr T
Dr T

Author: Tlaleng Mofokeng

Publisher: Pan MacMillan

Published: 2021-02

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9781770107700

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The indomitable Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng - affectionately known as Dr T - is passionate about making sexual health and well-being services available to all, regardless of their sexual and gender identities and their economic status. This updated edition of her bestselling book is filled with the specifics of sexual anatomy and health as well as advice and facts about pleasure and sexual rights, and includes additional resources along with new sections on coercive control as well as sex and pleasure during the time of COVID. Dr T, with her typically honest and warm approach, makes the reader feel comfortable reading about topics that are not always discussed freely, providing ALL the information that demystifies sex and sexuality in a way that is entertaining and enlightening.